All posts by Jack Whitver

As a legislative leader I feel one of my most important responsibilities is to ensure a climate exists for Iowa to have a vibrant and expanding economy. Achieving this will not only provide jobs and opportunity to Iowans already here, it will keep our young people from leaving and draw…

There are two things with me each and every day as I sit at my desk in the Senate chamber. Today I would like to briefly talk about each of them and explain how they are related. The first are the philosophies I apply to every bill in determining how…

Last week the Iowa Senate and Iowa House passed, and Governor Branstad signed into law, a 10 cent increase in Iowa’s per gallon fuel tax. While for several reasons I voted against this action, the bill passed and is now law. Our focus moving forward should be on reducing your…

One of the biggest issues every session is how much additional funding to allocate for Iowa’s K-12 schools. The debate centers on what percentage to increase education funding known as Supplemental State Aid. This year House Republicans have proposed increasing K-12 spending by 1.25% for 2016 and 2.45% for 2017.…

One of the most important things we do in the state legislature is set the state budget. It is our ultimate oversight to all areas of state government as we can set priorities. Our state budget is around $7 billion per year of state money and about $6 billion of…

As we complete our third week of the session, the procedural process in the Senate begins to have an impact on what issues we ultimately will get to vote on.  For this reason, I’d like to take the time to review how this process works. The first two weeks of…

It was an exciting week at the Capitol to start off the 2015 Legislative session. This year’s session is scheduled to last 110 days, which puts our scheduled ending date on May 1st this year. The first week of session is always a pretty active week as we get reacquainted…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Iowa Corn Growers Association PAC Endorses Jack Whitver JOHNSTON, Iowa – September 23, 2014 – The Iowa Corn Growers Association (ICGA) Political Action Committee (PAC) endorsed Jack Whitver in his race for Iowa Senate District 19. ICGA PAC decisions are made by a bipartisan committee of…

Senator Jack Whitver of Ankeny has been named a Friend of Iowa Business by the Iowa Industry PAC (IIPAC), the political action committee of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry. Whitver is seeking re-election to Senate District 19 in Polk County. The Iowa Industry PAC evaluates candidates based on…

Ankeny, Iowa – August 19, 2014 – Senator Jack Whitver of Ankeny has been designated a “Friend of Agriculture” by the Iowa Farm Bureau Political Action Committee (PAC). Whitver is seeking re-election to Senate District 19, which is in the northern part of Polk County. “I am proud to earn…