nationality party office birth_date term_start article_title term_end name alma_mater
australian labor senator for south australia yes 1959 1 july 2005 dana wortley
 30 june 2011 dana wortley university of south australia
dana wortley

dana johanna wortley -lrb- born 1959 in adelaide -rrb- is an australian politician .
she has been an australian labor party member of the south australian house of assembly since march 2014 , representing the electorate of torrens .
she was previously a labor senator for south australia from july 2005 to july 2011 .
wortley has a bachelor of education -lrb- communication studies -rrb- from the university of south australia and a diploma of teaching from the salisbury college of advanced education .
she has previously been employed as a primary school teacher , a journalist and state secretary for the media , entertainment and arts alliance .
wortley was placed winnable third on the sa labor senate ticket at the 2004 federal election , sa labor was successful in electing their first three candidates .
she began her six-year senate term on 1 july 2005 .
she was again third on the sa labor senate ticket at the 2010 federal election but sa labor was only successful in electing their first two candidates .
wortley won the seat of torrens at the 2014 south australian state election .
wortley is married to south australian politician russell wortley and has one son .
