Larry McKibben

Larry E. McKibben
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 22nd district
32nd (1997-2003)
In office
January 13, 1997 – 2008
Preceded byRandal Giannetto
Succeeded bySteve Sodders
Personal details
Born (1947-01-05) January 5, 1947 (age 77)
Marshalltown, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMarki
Residence(s)Marshalltown, Iowa
OccupationLawyer
WebsiteMcKibben's website
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Larry E. McKibben (born January 5, 1947, in Marshalltown, Iowa) was the Iowa State Senator from the 22nd District. He had served in the Iowa Senate since 1997 and was an assistant minority leader until he retired in 2008. He received his B.A. (1970) from the University of Northern Iowa and his J.D. (1972) from the University of Iowa College of Law. He was admitted to the Iowa bar in 1973.[2] 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 ranking member; 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 United States House of Representatives, District 3, in 1998.[3] McKibben was re-elected in 2004 with 14,185 votes (51%), defeating Democratic opponent Wayne Sawtelle.[4] He did not rerun in the 2008 Iowa Senate elections.[5] From 2013 to 2019, McKibben served as a member of the Iowa Board of Regents.[6] In 2017, he considered running for the board presidency, as Bruce Rastetter decided to step down.[7] Michael Richards was elected to succeed Rastetter as board president.[8]

  1. ^ "Moore, McKibben, Goodman, Lorenz & Ellefson, LLP". Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  2. ^ "Larry E. McKibben - a Marshalltown, Iowa (IA) General practice". Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  3. ^ "Iowa General Assembly - Larry McKibben". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on December 9, 2006. Retrieved December 9, 2006.
  4. ^ "Canvass Summary - FINAL - ELECTION: 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 6, 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2007.
  5. ^ Black, Ken (February 15, 2008). "State senator Larry McKibben to retire". Marshalltown Times Republican. Marshalltown, IA. Retrieved June 15, 2009. Sen. Larry McKibben, R-Marshalltown, has announced his retirement after the current regular session of the Legislature adjourns later this spring. Speculation that McKibben would retire has been consistent for the past several months. The three-term senator would have been facing re-election later this year. Four years ago, he narrowly won re-election against Marshalltown fire fighter Wayne Sawtelle. "It was time that my wife and I thought we both needed to spend some time together," McKibben explained. "It's become more and more difficult to work 70 to 80 hours a week from January to April and maintain a tax practice."
  6. ^ Payne, Marissa; Mitchell, Andy (March 7, 2019). "Iowa Republican Party member appointed to serve as new regent". The Daily Iowan. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  7. ^ Miller, Vanessa (April 20, 2017). "Former Iowa lawmaker Larry McKibben announces bid for Board of Regents presidency". The Gazette. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
  8. ^ Charis-Carlson, Jeff (1 May 2017). "Iowa Regents tap Michael Richards to replace Rastetter as next president". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 28 May 2017.