John Patrick Kibbie | |
Birth Name: | John Patrick Kibbie |
Birth Date: | 14 July 1929 |
Birth Place: | Emmetsburg, Iowa, U.S. |
Residence: | Emmetsburg, Iowa |
State Senate: | Iowa |
District: | 4th |
Term Start: | January 11, 1993 |
Term End: | January 13, 2013 |
Predecessor: | Richard Vande Hoef |
Successor: | Dennis Guth |
State Senate1: | Iowa |
District1: | 6th |
Term Start1: | January 9, 1989 |
Term End1: | January 10, 1993 |
Predecessor1: | Lee Warren Holt |
Successor1: | Wayne D. Bennett |
State Senate2: | Iowa |
District2: | 48th |
Term Start2: | January 11, 1965 |
Term End2: | January 12, 1969 |
Predecessor2: | John Emmetsburg |
Successor2: | Marvin Smith |
Office3: | Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from Palo Alto County |
Term Start3: | 1960 |
Term End3: | 1964 |
Predecessor3: | John Brown |
Successor3: | Niels Nielsen |
Party: | Democratic |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Spouse: | Kay |
Website: | Kibbie's website |
Allegiance: | United States |
Branch: | United States Army |
Battles: | Korean War |
Mawards: | 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]