Jack G. Hatch is the Iowa State Senator from the 33rd District. A Democrat

Iowa Democratic Party

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, he has served in the Iowa Senate

Iowa Senate

The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 members of the Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 59,500 per constituency. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts...

 since 2003 and is currently an assistant majority leader

Majority leader

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. He received his B.S. and MPA

Master of Public Administration

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 from Drake University

Drake University

Drake University is a private, co-educational university located in Des Moines, Iowa, USA. The institution offers a number of undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as professional programs in law and pharmacy. Today, Drake is one of the twenty-five oldest law schools in the country....

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Hatch currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Economic Growth committee; the Human Resources committee; the Labor and Business Relations committee; and the State Government committee. He also serves as chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 from 1985 to 1993 and from 2001 to 2003, serving as board member of Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa

Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...

 Water Works in 1998, board member of Des Moines Public Housing from 1996 to 1997, board member of Children & Families of Iowa from 1980 to 1984, and a congressional candidacy in 1995 and 1996.

Hatch was re-elected in 2006

Iowa Senate elections, 2006

The 2006 Iowa Senate election was held on November 7, 2006. The Senate seats for the twenty-five odd-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years. Senators serve four-year terms. Prior to the election, the Senate...

 with 10,204 votes, running unopposed. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf

External links

• Senator Jack Hatch official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Jack Hatch official Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Jack Hatch official constituency site