John R. Whitaker (born 1956) is the head of the United States Department of Agriculture's

Farm Service Agency The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is the United States Department of Agriculture agency that was formed by merging the farm loan portfolio and staff of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service ...

in Iowa, a former Iowa State Representative from the 90th District, and a former assistant House majority leader. He served in the

Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...

from 2003 until his July 17, 2009 resignation from the House to accept an appointment to head the USDA's Farm Service Agency in Iowa. A special election to fill his seat took place on September 1, 2009. During his last term in the House, Whitaker served on several committees in the Iowa House: the Administration and Rules committee; the Environmental Protection committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Public Safety committee; and the Transportation committee. His political experience includes serving as Assistant Majority Leader of the Iowa House and serving as Van Buren County Supervisor.

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

External links

Whitaker on Project Vote Smart

Whitaker's Capitol Web Address
{{DEFAULTSORT:Whitaker, John Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people United States Department of Agriculture officials People from Van Buren County, Iowa People from Henry County, Iowa Place of birth missing (living people) County supervisors in Iowa 1956 births 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly