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Jack Whitver

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Jack Whitver
Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate
Assumed office
March 14, 2018
Preceded byBill Dix
President of the Iowa Senate
In office
January 9, 2017 – March 14, 2018
Preceded byPam Jochum
Succeeded byCharles Schneider
Member of the Iowa Senate
Assumed office
January 2011
Preceded byLarry Noble
ConstituencyDistrict 23 (2023–present)
District 19 (2013–2023)
District 35 (2011–2013)
Personal details
Born
Jack Andrew Whitver

(1980-09-04) September 4, 1980 (age 43)
Knoxville, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRachel Whitver
Children3
EducationIowa State University (BS, MBA)
Drake University (JD)

Jack Whitver (born September 4, 1980) is an American businessman and politician, who is currently the Iowa State Senator for the 23rd District. Since 2018 he has served as Senate Majority Leader.

Business career

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Whitver campaigning for Marco Rubio in 2016

Whitver founded Acceleration Iowa in 2004 with business partner Geoff Jensen. They added new locations in 2007 and 2009. Acceleration Iowa is a sports training business, which develops speed, quickness and overall athletic ability for young athletes. In 2012, Whitver bought CrossFit Des Moines and CrossFit Waukee and opened North Ankeny CrossFit. Whitver was an assistant coach (wide receivers and offensive coordinator) for the Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League from 2008 to 2011. Whitver is also an attorney with the Des Moines law firm Whitaker Hagenow & Gustoff.[citation needed]

Political career

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Whitver was elected to the Iowa State Senate from District 35 on January 18, 2011, in a special election. District 35 covered Ankeny, Johnston, Grimes, Polk City and the entire northern part of Polk County. He defeated John Calhoun by a margin of 63%-37%. After the redistricting of 2012, Whitver represented District 19 in the State Senate, which covered Ankeny, Alleman, Saylor Township, and a small part of Des Moines. After redistricting in 2022, Whitver currently represents District 23.

Whitver was sworn into the Iowa Senate on January 24, 2011, and was named to the Judiciary, Economic Growth and Human Resource committees. In 2013 Whitver was named Ranking Member of the Appropriations Committee as well as serving on the Economic Growth, Ethics, Human Resource, Judiciary and State Government committees.[1]

Personal life

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Whitver was born in Knoxville, Iowa. He played college football for Iowa State University, starting at wide receiver.[2] He earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration from Iowa State University. He attended Drake University, where he graduated with a Juris Doctor.

He is married to Rachel Whitver and they have three children.

In May 2024, Whitver announced that he was diagnosed with a brain tumor, a month prior, and would undergo radiation treatment.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Jack Whitver | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "NCAA College Football". ESPN. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  3. ^ "Republican Jack Whitver, Iowa Senate majority leader, undergoing treatment for brain tumor". Des Moines Register. May 17, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024.
Iowa Senate
Preceded by Majority Leader
2018 – present
Succeeded by
Preceded by President of the Iowa Senate
2017 – 2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by 23rd District
2023 – present
Succeeded by
Preceded by 19th District
2013 – 2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by 35th District
2011 – 2013
Succeeded by