Republican Representative Jack Drake, from Griswold, has announced he will seek re-election to the Iowa House in district 21 which includes all of Union and Adams Counties as well as portions of Cass and Pottawattamie Counties.

Rep. Jack Drake (R), from Griswold.

In the House, Drake serves as the chairman of the Agriculture and Natural Resources budget committee and is vice chairman of the International Relations committee. Additionally, he serves on the Agriculture, Appropriations and State Government committees. In a press release, Drake said “Agriculture is the backbone of this state and we must continue to find ways to make it easier for farmers to feed the world. “We need to be sure we are not putting up obstacles for Iowa producers and that we are doing what we can to encourage the next generation of farmers.”

Jack and his wife, Shirley, will be married 60 years this summer. They have four children, 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.