Zach Whiting
{{short description|American politician from Iowa}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Zach Whiting
| birth_place = Spirit Lake, Iowa
| children = 2
| education =
| spouse = Juliana
| party = Republican
| death_place =
| death_date =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1987|12|17}}
| image = Iowa State Senator Zach Whiting.jpg
| successor = Dave Rowley
| predecessor = David Johnson
| term_end = October 30, 2021
| term_start = January 14, 2019
| district = 1st
| state_senate = Iowa
| occupation =
| alma_mater = Stetson University
Regent University (JD)
}}
Zach Whiting (born December 17, 1987) is an American politician and policy analyst.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/senate|title=Iowa Legislature – Senators|last=Agency|first=Iowa Legislative Services|website=www.legis.iowa.gov|access-date=2020-02-01}} A Republican, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2019–2021 before resigning to take a job at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.{{Cite web|url=https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/122063/zachary-whiting|title=Vote Smart Facts Matter|website=Vote Smart|language=en-US|access-date=2020-02-01}}
Political career
Whiting served on the following committees: Labor and Business Relations (Vice Chair), Government Oversight, Judiciary, State Government, and Transportation. He also served on the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee, as well as the Administrative Rules Review Committee, Tax Credit Review Committee, and the Human Rights Board. On October 30, 2021, Whiting resigned from the State Senate, stating that his family would soon move to Texas.
Whiting was elected in 2018 with 21,245 votes, running unopposed in the general election. He won the Republican primary with 62.4% of the vote.{{cite web|url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2018/general/canvsummary.pdf|title=2018 Election Results|date=2018|website=sos.iowa.gov|format=PDF|access-date=2020-02-01}}
In October 2021, Whiting resigned from his position in the legislature to work at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. His term was completed by Republican Dave Rowley after a November 2021 special election was held.{{cite news |last1=Richardson |first1=Ian |title=Republican Dave Rowley wins special Iowa Senate election in northwest Iowa, keeping GOP control of seat |url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/14/iowa-election-results-republicans-hold-northwest-iowa-senate-seat/6506823001/ |access-date=December 15, 2021 |work=Des Moines Register |date=December 14, 2021}}
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Category:Republican Party Iowa state senators
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
Category:Stetson University alumni