US EditionMike Klimesh Takes Helm as Iowa Senate Majority Leader
Klimesh succeeds retiring Jack Whitver as majority leader with Republicans holding a 33-17 Senate majority, aiming to reduce taxes and improve Iowa schools, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Iowa Senate Republicans elected Sen. Mike Klimesh, R-Spillville, to lead the caucus, replacing Sen. Jack Whitver as majority leader.
- Earlier this month, Sen. Jack Whitver, of Grimes, former Iowa Senate Majority Leader, said he would resign as leader while finishing his four-year term ending next year, citing family and health.
- Klimesh brings long local experience, having served 22 years as Spillville mayor and on the Winneshiek County Economic Development Board, and has held leadership roles in the Iowa Senate since 2023.
- With Republicans holding a 33-17 majority, Klimesh assumes agenda-setting control one seat shy of a supermajority, and Governor Kim Reynolds congratulated and endorsed him Wednesday.
- Looking ahead, Sen. Mike Klimesh said he will pursue tax cuts, lower barriers to work and investment, expand the economy, and improve schools, while Janice Weiner, Iowa Senate Democrats' Majority Leader, congratulated him and urged bipartisan cooperation.
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Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
Mason City Globe GazetteMike Klimesh of Spillville chosen new Republican leader for Iowa Senate
Sen. Jack Whitver, of Grimes, resigned from the post earlier this month.
Mike Klimesh takes helm as Iowa Senate Majority Leader
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Senate Republicans elected a new Majority Leader on Wednesday. Sen. Mike Klimesh (R) Senator Mike Klimesh (R) was picked to fill the role. He was first elected to the Iowa Senate in 2020 and previously served as the mayor of Spillville in Winneshiek County. Klimesh replaces Senator Jack Whitver, who announced earlier this month he won’t seek reelection and would step down from leadership. Sen. Klimesh said, “I look forwa…
Iowa Senate Republicans elect new majority leader - The Daily Iowan
Iowa Senate Republicans elected Iowa Sen. Mike Klimesh, R-Spilville, to lead the caucus on Wednesday after former Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver announced his retirement earlier this month. Klimesh steps into the position with a breadth of experience, including serving as a member of the Winneshiek County Economic Development Board and mayor of Spillville. Klimesh has served as an Iowa Senator for four years, elected in 2021 and reele…
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Sen. Mike Klimesh elected Iowa Senate majority leader
Sen. Mike Klimesh, joined by Sens. Annette Sweeney, left, and Sarah Trone Garriott, right heard public comments on a bill related to pharmacy benefits managers Feb. 5, 2025. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)Sen. Mike Klimesh, R-Spillville, was elected Wednesday to serve as Iowa Senate majority leader, taking over the role from Sen. Jack Whitver. Republicans, who hold a 33-17 majority in the Iowa Senate, met Wednesday and elected Klim…
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