Jack Kibbie
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John Patrick "Jack" Kibbie (born July 14, 1929) is the Iowa State Senator from the 4th District and President of the Iowa Senate
. A Democrat
, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 1988, and now serves as Iowa Senate President.
Kibbie serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Agriculture committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; the Rules and Administration committee, where he is vice chair; the State Government committee, where he is vice chair; and the Ethics committee, where he is chair. His political experience includes an earlier term serving in the Iowa Senate senator from 1964–1968, serving as a representative in the Iowa House
from 1960–1964, and serving as a member of the National Convention Platform Committee in 1968.
Kibbie was last re-elected in 2008
with 18,059 votes, defeating Grassroots for Life opponent Ken Vaske.http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf
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...
. A Democrat
Iowa Democratic Party
The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...
, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 1988, and now serves as Iowa Senate President.
Kibbie serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Agriculture committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; the Rules and Administration committee, where he is vice chair; the State Government committee, where he is vice chair; and the Ethics committee, where he is chair. His political experience includes an earlier term serving in the Iowa Senate senator from 1964–1968, serving as a representative in the Iowa House
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 1960–1964, and serving as a member of the National Convention Platform Committee in 1968.
Kibbie was last re-elected in 2008
Iowa Senate elections, 2008
The 2008 Iowa Senate election were held on November 4, 2008. The Senate seats for the twenty-five even-numbered districts were up for election. Senate terms are staggered such that half the membership is elected every two years, with each Senators serving a four-year term...
with 18,059 votes, defeating Grassroots for Life opponent Ken Vaske.http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf
External links
- Senator Jack Kibbie official Iowa Legislature site
- Senator Jack Kibbie official Iowa General Assembly site
- State Senator Jack Kibbie official constituency site