John Patrick Kibbie
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 4th district
In office
January 11, 1993 – January 13, 2013
Preceded byRichard Vande Hoef
Succeeded byDennis Guth
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 6th district
In office
January 9, 1989 – January 10, 1993
Preceded byLee Warren Holt
Succeeded byWayne D. Bennett
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 48th district
In office
January 11, 1965 – January 12, 1969
Preceded byJohn Emmetsburg
Succeeded byMarvin Smith
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from Palo Alto County
In office
1960–1964
Preceded byJohn Brown
Succeeded byNiels Nielsen
Personal details
Born
John Patrick Kibbie

(1929-07-14) July 14, 1929
Emmetsburg, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseKay
ResidenceEmmetsburg, Iowa
OccupationFarmer
WebsiteKibbie's website
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/serviceUnited States Army
Battles/warsKorean War
Awards Bronze Star Medal

John Patrick "Jack" Kibbie (born July 14, 1929) is an American politician who served as an 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 interviewed by CNN on the 2020 Iowa caucus night, he voiced his support for former Vice President Joe Biden.

Kibbie was last re-elected in 2008 with 18,059 votes, defeating Grassroots for Life opponent Ken Vaske.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Official Canvass 2008 General elections" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 25, 2009.


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