John Patrick Kibbie | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 4th district |
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In office 1988–2013 |
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Preceded by | Richard Vande Hoef |
Succeeded by | Dennis Guth |
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 48th district |
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In office 1964–1968 |
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Preceded by | John Emmetsburg |
Succeeded by | Marvin Smith |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from Palo Alto County |
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In office 1960–1964 |
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Preceded by | John Brown |
Succeeded by | Niels Nielsen |
Personal details | |
Born |
Emmetsburg, Iowa |
July 14, 1929
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Kay |
Residence | Emmetsburg, Iowa |
Occupation | Farmer |
Website | Kibbie's website |
John Patrick "Jack" Kibbie (born July 14, 1929) was 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 also served as Iowa Senate President.
Kibbie served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Agriculture committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; the Rules and Administration committee, where he was vice chair; the State Government committee, where he was vice chair; and the Ethics committee, where he was chair. His political experience includes an earlier term serving in the Iowa Senate senator from 1964 to 1968, serving as a representative in the Iowa House from 1960 to 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.