SR 118 (LSB 6934SV (5) 91)

SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 118

BY  COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION

A Resolution honoring Senator Jack Whitver for his service in the Iowa Senate.

   WHEREAS, in 2011 Senator Jack Whitver was first elected to the Iowa Senate where he served in multiple leadership roles representing his constituents; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Whitver is a proud lifelong Iowan, having grown up in Grinnell and then graduating from the Iowa State University of Science and Technology where he started as a wide receiver on the Cyclones football team and finished his playing career ranked in the team’s top 10 for all-time career receptions and receiving yards; and
   WHEREAS, immediately following his graduation from Iowa State University having earned both a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Business Administration, Senator Whitver started his first small business that he grew into various other businesses, relying on both the values with which he was raised and his experience founding and growing a small business to shape his political philosophy; and
   WHEREAS, shortly after his first election to the Senate, Senator Whitver earned his Juris Doctor from Drake University Law School where he was named to the Drake Law Review; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Whitver was elected President of the Senate by his colleagues in November 2016 and then in March 2018, Senator Whitver was first elected as the Senate Majority Leader, a position to which he was reelected after the 2020 election, the 2022 election, and the 2024 election; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Whitver led one of the most conservative, productive, and largest chamber majorities in Iowa history, eventually gaining a Republican supermajority in the Senate under his leadership, which was the first time either party held such a majority in over half a century, all while prioritizing conservative legislative goals including simplifying the regulatory structure in Iowa, historically reducing income tax, and strongly protecting life and the Second Amendment, while also focusing on solutions to critical issues like protecting girls’ sports and private spaces, welfare reform, tort reform, and election integrity; and
   WHEREAS, during his Senate tenure, Senator Whitver has served on the Appropriations, Commerce, Economic Growth, Government Oversight, Human Resources, Judiciary, Labor and Business Relations, Rules and Administration (chair), and State Government committees; the Legislative Council (chair and vice chair), the Administration Committee (chair and vice chair), the Service Committee (chair and vice chair), the Studies Committee (chair and vice chair), and the Capital Projects Committee; the Council on Human Services, the Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (Hawki) Board, the Iowa Innovation Council, the Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council, the Medical Assistance Projections and Assessment Council; and the State Government Efficiency Review Committee; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Whitver is a faithful member of the Lutheran Church of Hope and continues to enjoy his work as an entrepreneur and attorney; and
   WHEREAS, Senator Whitver looks forward to spending more time with his wife Rachel and three children, pursuing his next endeavors, and will be forever grateful to the citizens of his district for placing their trust in him; NOW THEREFORE,

   BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honors Senator Jack Whitver for his dedicated service to the people of Iowa and wishes him all the best in the years to come.