Rocky De Witt

American politician
Rocky De Witt
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 January 2023
Preceded byDave Rowley
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceLawton, Iowa

Rocky De Witt is an American politician.

Early career and personal life

De Witt and his wife Vicki are residents of Lawton.[1][2] He was previously married to Julie Katseres, with whom he raised three sons.[3] De Witt worked for the MidAmerican Energy Company for 22 years.[4] After leaving MidAmerican Energy, De Witt provided security for the Woodbury County Sheriff's Office.[5]

Political career

De Witt was first elected to the District 5 seat on the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors in November 2016,[6] and reelected in 2020.[7] He served as board chairman in 2018 and 2021.[1][8] In December 2021, De Witt began his campaign for the District 1 seat of the Iowa Senate.[9][10] De Witt defeated incumbent Democratic legislator Jackie Smith, who was redistricted to District 1.[11][12][13]

References

  1. ^ a b Hayworth, Bret (29 January 2018). "Vowing to make positive changes from inside look, De Witt leads Woodbury County in 2018". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  2. ^ McNett, Jared (12 October 2022). "Two GOP candidates in Northwest Iowa state legislature races opted out of Sioux City League of Women Voters candidate event". Sioux City Journal/DeWitt Observer. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Justin Lee DeWitt". Iowa City Press-Citizen. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ^ Yamada, Caitlin (27 October 2022). "Jackie Smith, Rocky De Witt vie for Iowa Senate District 1 seat as attack ads fly". Sioux City Journal/Bellevue Herald-Leader. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  5. ^ Gottburg, Woody (9 December 2021). "DE WITT ANNOUNCES RUN FOR STATE SENATE IN IOWA". KSCJ. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  6. ^ Hayworth, Bret (3 January 2017). "PROFILE: Rocky De Witt cruising into Woodbury County seat". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  7. ^ Peikes, Katie (1 January 2021). "Woodbury County Board Of Supervisors Entirely Republican For The First Time In 40 Years". Iowa Public Radio. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  8. ^ "De Witt selected as the new chairman of the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors". KMEG. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Rocky De Witt announces campaign for Iowa Senate". KMEG. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  10. ^ Dockter, Mason (11 December 2021). "Rocky De Witt announces a run for Jackie Smith's Iowa Senate seat". Sioux City Journal/The Daily Nonpareil. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  11. ^ Thorne, Wesley (8 November 2022). "Rocky DeWitt wins race for Iowa State Senator of District 1". KCAU-TV. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  12. ^ Yamada, Caitlin (9 November 2022). "Republicans prepared to represent Woodbury County in state legislature seats". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  13. ^ Yamada, Caitlin (9 November 2022). "Republicans oust Democrats for Woodbury County state legislative seats". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 12 December 2022.


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  1. ▌Rocky De Witt (R)
  2. ▌Jeff Taylor (R)
  3. ▌Lynn Evans (R)
  4. ▌Tim Kraayenbrink (R)
  5. ▌Dave Rowley (R)
  6. ▌Jason Schultz (R)
  7. ▌Kevin Alons (R)
  8. ▌Mark Costello (R)
  9. ▌Tom Shipley (R)
  10. ▌Dan Dawson (R)
  11. ▌Julian Garrett (R)
  12. ▌Amy Sinclair (R)
  13. ▌Cherielynn Westrich (R)
  14. ▌Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
  15. ▌Tony Bisignano (D)
  16. ▌Claire Celsi (D)
  17. ▌Izaah Knox (D)
  18. ▌Janet Petersen (D)
  19. ▌Ken Rozenboom (R)
  20. ▌Nate Boulton (D)
  21. ▌Mike Bousselot (R)
  22. ▌Brad Zaun (R)
  23. ▌Jack Whitver (R)
  24. ▌Jesse Green (R)
  25. ▌Herman Quirmbach (D)
  26. ▌Jeff Edler (R)
  27. ▌Annette Sweeney (R)
  28. ▌Dennis Guth (R)
  29. ▌Sandy Salmon (R)
  30. ▌Waylon Brown (R)
  31. ▌William Dotzler (D)
  32. ▌Mike Klimesh (R)
  33. ▌Carrie Koelker (R)
  34. ▌Dan Zumbach (R)
  35. ▌Chris Cournoyer (R)
  36. ▌Pam Jochum (D)
  37. ▌Molly Donahue (D)
  38. ▌Eric Giddens (D)
  39. ▌Liz Bennett (D)
  40. ▌Todd Taylor (D)
  41. ▌Kerry Gruenhagen (R)
  42. ▌Charlie McClintock (R)
  43. ▌Zach Wahls (D)
  44. ▌Adrian Dickey (R)
  45. ▌Janice Weiner (D)
  46. ▌Dawn Driscoll (R)
  47. ▌Scott Webster (R)
  48. ▌Mark Lofgren (R)
  49. ▌Cindy Winckler (D)
  50. ▌Jeff Reichman (R)