Jack Kibbie

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.

On March 4, 2025, Kibbie died at the age of 95.