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Libby Swanson Jacobs
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 60th district
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 11, 2009
Preceded byLance Horbach
Succeeded byPeter Cownie
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 74th district
In office
January 9, 1995 – January 12, 2003
Preceded byDorothy F. Carpenter
Succeeded byMark Davitt
Personal details
Born (1956-10-01) October 1, 1956 (age 68)
Lincoln, Nebraska
Political partyRepublican
SpouseSteven
ResidenceWest Des Moines, Iowa
WebsiteJacobs's website

Libby Swanson Jacobs (born October 1, 1956) is a former Iowa State Representative from the 60th District.

Education

Jacobs received her BA in political science from the University of Nebraska and her MPA from Drake University.

Career

Prior to her career in politics, Jacobs was president of a consulting firm called The Jacobs Group, LLC. She also spent some time in the telecommunications, non-profit, and financial services industries.

She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 2009. She was a majority whip and sat on several committees: the Commerce committee; the Judiciary committee; the State Government committee; and the Ways and Means committee. Jacobs was re-elected in 2006 with 7,849 votes, running unopposed.

As a member of the Iowa Utilities Board, she voted in June 2016 alongside Nick Wagner in favor and against Chairwoman Geri Huser to allow the controversial construction of the Bakken pipeline to continue.

Awards and honors

Jacobs has won a number of awards which include:

  • West Des Moines Citizen of the Year (2008)
  • Drake University Outstanding Master of Public Administration Alumnus Award (2008)
  • Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute Business Leadership Award (2008),
  • Iowa Grocers Association Legislative Leadership Award (2005)
  • Des Moines Business Record Woman of Influence (2001)

Family

Jacobs is married to her husband Steve and together they have two daughters. They reside in West Des Moines.

References

  1. "Libby Jacobs' Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Elizabeth (Libby) S. Jacobs, Chair". Iowa Utilities Board. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2013.
  3. William Petrowski (6 June 2016). "Despite critics, Bakken pipeline gets go-ahead in Iowa". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 8 June 2016.

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded byDorothy F. Carpenter 74th District
1995 – 2003 		Succeeded byMark Davitt
Preceded byLance Horbach 60th District
2003 – 2009 		Succeeded byPeter Cownie


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