William G. Witt (born February 2, 1950) is an American politician in the state of

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the ...

Biography

Witt was born in

Elkader, Iowa Elkader is a city in Clayton County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,209 at the time of the 2020 census, down from 1,465 in 2000. It is the county seat of Clayton County. It is the site of Iowa's lowest recorded minimum temperature, on ...

and attended University of Northern Iowa. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 (23rd district). Witt specialized in the policy areas of long-term care of the elderly and persons with disabilities and natural resource conservation and environmental protection. He led an eight-year-long, ultimately successful, campaign to reform Iowa's Medicaid reimbursement system for long-term care facilities. Writing and photographing under the byline "Bill Witt", he published numerous freelance magazine articles, as well as two books from the University of Iowa Press: ''Enchanted by Prairie'' (2009) and ''A Field Guide to Iowa's Native Orchids'' (2006). He won International Regional Magazine Awards (IRMA) for feature writing (1997) and photography (2000).

References

1950 births Living people People from Clayton County, Iowa University of Northern Iowa alumni Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives {{Iowa-politician-stub