Larry E. McKibben (born January 5, 1947, in

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) was the

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State Senator from the 22nd District. He had served in the

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since 1997 and was an assistant minority leader until he retired in 2008. He received his

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(1970) from the

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and his J.D. (1972) from the

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. He was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1973. McKibben served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Commerce committee; the State Government committee; the Veterans Affairs committee; the Judiciary committee, where he was

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; and the Ways and Means committee, where he was ranking member. He also served on the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. McKibben was a candidate for the

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, District 3, in 1998. McKibben was re-elected in 2004 with 14,185 votes (51%), defeating Democratic opponent Wayne Sawtelle. He did not rerun in the 2008 Iowa Senate elections. From 2013 to 2019, McKibben served as a member of the

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. In 2017, he considered running for the board presidency, as

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decided to step down. Michael Richards was elected to succeed Rastetter as board president.

Publications

*Granting Parole in Iowa: A Time for Change, ''Iowa Advocate'', Vol. X, No. 3, Spring, 1972

References

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Iowa General Assembly - Senator Larry McKibben
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Project Vote Smart - Larry McKibben
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