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Kibbie, John P. (Jack) – Emmetsburg (D) 

District 4 

Term: Served in House from 1961-1964 and Senate from 1965-

1968. Reelected in 1988. Now serving seventh term in Senate.  

Profession: Farmer and cattle feeder.  Education: Graduated from 

Ayrshire High School.  Military Service: Served as a tank 

commander in the U.S. Army during Korean War and received a 

Bronze Star.  Memberships and Activities: Iowa Lakes 

Community College board member for 17 years and president of 

Iowa Lakes Community College Board of Directors for 10 years. 

Member of American Legion, VFW, and various commodity and 

farm organizations.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1929 in Palo 

Alto County. Resides in Emmetsburg.  Family Members: Wife 

Kay; six children, five stepchildren, 24 grandchildren, three 

stepgrandchildren, and one great-grandchild.   

 

 

 

 

 

Kreiman, Keith A. – Bloomfield (D) 

District 47 

Term: Served five terms in House. Serving second term in 

Senate.  Profession: Attorney.  Education: Received A.A. in 

1974, B.A. in 1976, and J.D. in 1978.  Memberships and 

Activities: Member of Good Shepard Lutheran Church of 

Bloomfield, Davis County Board of Education, Volunteer 

Lawyer’s Project, Davis County Optimist Club. State Democratic 

Platform member in 1988.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1954 in 

North Dakota and raised in Iowa. Resides in Bloomfield.  Family 

Members: Wife Rose Ann; four daughters.    

 

 

 

 

McCoy, Matt – Des Moines (D) 

District 31 

Term: Served two terms in House. Serving third term in Senate.  

Profession: Vice president, Downtown Community Alliance.  

Education: Graduated from Dowling High School, West Des 

Moines. Received B.A. in history and political science from Briar 

Cliff College.  Memberships and Activities: Member of Interfaith 

Alliance, Des Moines Metro Arts, and St. John’s Lutheran Church. 

Former board member of the Southside YMCA and board member 

of Youth Emergency Services and Shelter. Served on Polk County 

Conservation Board, 1988-1993.  Birth and Residence: Born in 

1966 in Des Moines. Resides in Des Moines.  Family Members: 

One son.   

 

 

 

 

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McKinley, Paul – Chariton (R) 

District 36 

Term: Serving third term in Senate.  Profession: Retired 

manufacturing executive.  Education: Graduated from Russell 

High School. Received B.A. from the University of Iowa.  

Memberships and Activities: Served on the board of directors of 

Great Western Bank. Member of Chariton First United Methodist 

Church, Lucas County Farm Bureau, Lucas County Historical 

Society, and Lucas County Arts Council. Former member of 

Southern Prairie AEA. Former member of Rathbun Lake 

Association, area agency on aging, Iowa Job Training Council, 

CIRAS, Rathbun Area Health Services Board, Wayne County 

Hospital Board of Trustees, and NFIB.  Birth and Residence: Born 

in 1947 in Russell. Resides in Chariton.  Family Members: Wife 

Trish; one son, one daughter, and one grandson.    

 

 

 

Noble, Larry L. – Ankeny (R) 

District 35 

Term: Serving first term in Senate.  Profession: Retired Iowa 

State Patrol. Education: Graduated from Grandview Senior High 

School, Grandview, Missouri. Earned B.S. in criminal justice 

administration at Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, 

MO.  Memberships and Activities: Member of the Iowa State 

Police Association, Ankeny Chamber of Commerce, Retired State 

Peace Officers Association, Iowa State Police Officer Association, 

Ankeny Art Center and Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.  Birth and 

Residence: Born in 1950 in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Resides in 

Ankeny.  Family Members: Wife Jane; four children.   

 

 

 

Olive, Rich – Story City (D) 

District 5 

Term: Serving first term in Senate.  Profession: Real estate 

agent.  Education: Graduated from Story City High School, 1968.  

Military Service: Served in Army National Guard, 1969-1975.  

Memberships and Activities: Member of Story City Development 

Corporation, Mary Greeley Foundation, Bethany Life Foundation, 

Story City American Legion, Story City Lions, Story City Golf 

Course Advisory Board, Roland-Story Booster Club, and Immanuel 

Lutheran Church.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1949 in Bethesda, 

Maryland. Resides in Story City.  Family Members: Wife Marian; 

three daughters and eight grandchildren.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Quirmbach, Herman C. – Ames (D) 

District 23 

Term: Serving second term in Senate.  Profession: Associate 

professor of economics at Iowa State University.  Education: 

Graduated from Central High School in Brookfield, Wisconsin. 

Received B.A. in government with honors from Harvard and M.A. 

and Ph.D. in economics from Princeton.  Memberships and 

Activities: City Council for the 4th Ward of Ames, 1995-2003, and 

Ames mayor pro tem, 2002. Served as treasurer of Story County 

Democratic Central Committee. Served on board of directors of the 

Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau, Mayor’s Veishea Task 

Force, Story County REAP Committee, and Ames Utility 

Retirement Board. Member of Ames Chamber of Commerce, 

Kiwanis Club of Ames, Ames Patriotic Council, Ames League of 

Women Voters, and Story County Tobacco Task Force. Served as 

co-chair of Ames Veterans Memorial Committee. Leadership Ames 

graduate.  Birth and  Residence: Born in 1950 in St. Paul, 

Minnesota, and raised in Mahtomedi, Minnesota, and Brookfield, 

Wisconsin. Resides in Ames.  

 

Ragan, Amanda – Mason City (D) 

District 7 

Term: Serving second term in Senate.  Profession: Executive 

director of the Community Kitchen of North Iowa, Inc., and the 

Mason City Meals on Wheels.  Education: Graduated from 

Rockwell-Swaledale High School.  Received A.A. from North Iowa 

Area Community College and B.A. (cum laude) in human services 

from Buena Vista University.  Memberships and Activities: 

Member of Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa hawk-i Board, Child 

Welfare Advisory Committee, Mason City Chamber of Commerce, 

Charles City Chamber of Commerce, Osage Chamber of 

Commerce, Mason City Sunrise Rotary, Francis Lauer Youth 

Services Board of Directors; member North Iowa Band Festival 

Planning Committee, former member of the Buena Vista University 

Alumni Foundation, and past member of Northern Lights Homeless 

Shelter Board.  Birth and Residence: Born in 1954 in Mason City. 

Resides in Mason City.  Family Members: Husband Jim; two 

children and four grandchildren.  

 

Reynolds, Kim – Osceola (R) 

District 48 

Term:  Serving first term in Senate.  Profession:  Business 

development technology. Four-term Clarke County Treasurer.  

Education:  Graduated from Interstate 35, Truro. Completed three 

years postsecondary education at Northwest Missouri State 

University and Southwest Community College.  Memberships and 

Activities:  Served six years on the IPERS Board. Past president of 

Iowa State County Treasurers Association. Served as first vice 

president of the National Association of County Treasurers, 

Collectors and Finance Officers. Awarded the Victor E. Martinelli 

Award as National Treasurer of the Year in 2004.  Birth and 

Residence: Born in 1959 in St. Charles and raised in Madison 

County. Resides in Osceola. Family Members: Husband Kevin; 

three daughters and two grandchildren.  

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