Jack Kibbie

John Patrick Kibbie
Member of the Iowa Senatefrom the 4th district
In officeJanuary 11, 1993 – January 13, 2013
Preceded by	Richard Vande Hoef
Succeeded by	Dennis Guth
Member of the Iowa Senatefrom the 6th district
In officeJanuary 9, 1989 – January 10, 1993
Preceded by	Lee Warren Holt
Succeeded by	Wayne D. Bennett
Member of the Iowa Senatefrom the 48th district
In officeJanuary 11, 1965 – January 12, 1969
Preceded by	John Emmetsburg
Succeeded by	Marvin Smith
Member of the Iowa House of Representativesfrom Palo Alto County
In office1960–1964
Preceded by	John Brown
Succeeded by	Niels Nielsen
Personal details
Born	John Patrick Kibbie(1929-07-14)July 14, 1929 Emmetsburg, Iowa, U.S.
Died	March 4, 2025(2025-03-04) (aged 95)
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Kay
Residence(s)	Emmetsburg, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Farmer
Website	Kibbie's website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	Korean War
Awards	Bronze Star Medal

John Patrick Kibbie (July 14, 1929 – March 4, 2025) was an American politician who served as an Iowa State Senator from the 4th district and President of the Iowa Senate. A Democrat, he had 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 included an earlier term serving in the Iowa Senate senator from 1964 to 1968, served as a representative in the Iowa House from 1960 to 1964, and served 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]

On March 4, 2025, Kibbie died at the age of 95.^[2]

References

1. "Official Canvass 2008 General elections"(PDF). Archived from the original(PDF) on March 25, 2009.
2. John "Jack" P. Kibbie

External links

• Senator Jack Kibbieofficial Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Jack Kibbieofficial Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Jack Kibbieofficial constituency site
• Profile at Vote Smart