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Jack Whitver

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Jack Whitver
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Iowa State Senate District 19
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 10, 2015
Years in position 2
PartyRepublican
Compensation
Base salary$25,000/year
Per diem$135/day
Elections and appointments
First electedJanuary 18, 2011
Next electionNovember 4, 2014
Term limitsN/A
Education
Bachelor'sIowa State University
Master'sIowa State University
Personal
ProfessionAssistant Football Coach, Drake University
Websites
Office website
www.CandidateVerification.org

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Jack Whitver is a Republican member of the Iowa State Senate, representing District 19 since 2013. He previously represented District 35 from January 2011 to 2013. He was first elected in a January 18, 2011 special election.

Whitver is native Iowan and small business owner. He is the owner of Acceleration Iowa, an athletic training center with three locations. Whitver graduated from Iowa State University with a BS in Exercise Science and a Masters in Business Administration. He is currently studying law at Drake University and working as an assistant coach. Whitver is married to his wife Rachel. They have one child.

Issues

Presidential preference

2012

See also: Endorsements by state officials of presidential candidates in the 2012 election

Jack Whitver endorsed Michele Bachmann in the 2012 presidential election. [1]

Campaign themes

2011

Whitver's 2011 special election campaign site emphasizes several key policy positions and campaign themes:

  • Summary: "Jack is a pro-life, pro-family, fiscal conservative. He will fight for traditional marriage and will fight to support the 2nd Amendment. He believes that an attack on the 2nd Amendment is not only an attack on gun rights, but an attack on all of our liberties protected in the Bill of Rights."


Jack Whitver's nomination speech

  • Budget: "Jack believes that spending in America has gotten out of control. It is immoral for government to continue to incur debt and pass it on to our children. Concerned that the spending problems at the national level have trickled down to Iowa, Jack is dedicated to balancing the state budget. As a business owner, Jack believes that a balanced budget means "money in" equals "money out."He will oppose legislation that uses gimmicks or one time "stimulus" dollars to balance the budget."
  • Taxes: "Jack believes that the government is not the answer to our problems. Lower taxes will allow the private sector to stimulate the economy. It is wrong for government to think they are the ones who can stimulate the economy."
  • Agriculture: "Jack understands that agriculture remains the backbone of Iowa's economy and will work to not only promote Iowa's agricultural interests, but protect farmers from overzealous regulation and increased taxation."
  • Education: "As a young father and product of Iowa's public schools, Jack knows that Iowa must prepare its children to compete in a global economy. Jack is dedicated to making sure that Iowa’s schools are the best in the nation, which means a greater focus on student achievement and rewarding quality teachers."

Below is a video of Jack's nomination speech, courtesy of Craig Robinson of The Iowa Republican. [2]

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Whitver served on the following committees:

Iowa Committee Assignments, 2012
• Appropriations
• Economic Growth/Rebuild Iowa
• Ethics
• Human Resources
• Judiciary
• State Government

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Whitver served on these committees:

Elections

2011

See also: State legislative special elections, 2011; Iowa state legislative special elections, 2011

Whitver won the Republican nomination for the special election to fill Noble's vacant Senate seat. Whitver went on to defeat Demcratic candidate John Calhoun (D) in the January 18 special election.[3]

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

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References

  1. ↑ Iowa Independent "Bachmann gets nod from fourth Iowa Senator," August 14, 2011
  2. ↑ The Conservative Reader:Iowa, Jack Whitver Wins GOP Nomination In Iowa Senate District 35, December 31, 2010
  3. ↑ Des Moines Register, "Republican Jack Whitver wins Iowa Senate seat," January 19, 2011
Political offices
Preceded by
Robert Hogg (D) 		Iowa State Senate District 19
2013–present 		Succeeded by
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Preceded by
Larry Noble (R) 		Iowa State Senate District 35
2011–2013 		Succeeded by
Wally Horn (D)
v • d • e
Democrat majority Current members of the Iowa State Senate
Senate President: Pam Jochum (D) • Majority Leader: Michael Gronstal (D) • Minority Leader: Bill Dix (R)
   
  1. Hubert Houser (R)
  2. Joni Ernst (R)
  3. Kent Sorenson (R)
  4. Amy Sinclair (R)
  5. Dennis Black (D)
  6. Dick Dearden (D)
  7. Jack Hatch (D)
  8. Janet Petersen (D)
  9. Jack Whitver (R)
  10. Brad Zaun (R)
Democratic (26) • Republican (24) • Iowa State Senate • Iowa House of Representatives
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