Lawton, Iowa — A state senator from the Sioux City area has died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 66.
Rocky De Witt, a Republican from Lawton, worked for MidAmerican Energy for 22 years. He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2022 after serving six years on the Woodbury County Board of Supervisors. Governor Kim Reynolds says De Witt made a profound impact in the state legislature, all while heroically battling cancer. Senate Republican Leader Jack Whitver says De Witt was a passionate defender of constitutional rights who will be deeply missed by his colleagues.
De Witt’s last speech in the legislature was on April 15th — about a proposed constitutional amendment to require supermajority votes to pass income tax increases in the Iowa House and Senate.
