Senator Jack Hatch is serving his second term in the Iowa Senate after winning re-election in November 2006.  He represents central Des Moines, which includes some of the highest and lowest income families in the state.

Senator Hatch is an Assistant Democratic Leader and chair of the Health & Human Services Budget Subcommittee. He also serves on the Economic Growth, Human Resources, State Government, Labor & Business Relations, and Appropriations committees.

In addition to his committee work, Senator Hatch serves on the Developmental Disabilities & Brain Injury Commission, the Iowa Mental Health Planning & Advisory Council, the Medical Assistance Projections Council, and a review committee for the Department of Human Services.

Senator Hatch has continually demonstrated his commitment to affordable, quality health care for vulnerable Iowans as he led passage of legislation creating the Community Health Center Incubator Program and the Iowa Collaborative Safety Net Provider Network.

Hatch has received several awards for his work in championing children’s issues. In 2005, Orchard Place, a statewide child and family counseling agency, and the Coalition for Family & Children’s Services in Iowa both awarded Jack the Outstanding Legislator Award for his work on shepherding child welfare initiatives. 

For his involvement in health care, the Iowa/ Nebraska Primary Care Association recognized Jack as the Underserved Champion of the Year in 2005.  For his work with the assisted living’ industry, Senator Hatch also received the Outstanding Service Award from the Iowa Health Care Association in 2005 and in 2006.  In January 2007 Senator Hatch was awarded the "Outstanding Leadership Award" by the Polk County Medical Society. 

In 2003, Senator Hatch received the ‘Community Spirit Award’ from the Business Record publication. In 2003, he was awarded the Friends of Youth Award from the Youth Homes of Mid America, and in 2003 and 2005, the Protector of Children Award from Coalition for Family & Children’s Services in Iowa for his work to prevent child welfare budget cuts.

Jack served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1985 to 1993. In 1993, he accepted the position of State Director with U.S. Senator Tom Harkin.  He returned to the Iowa House after winning election in November of 2000.

In 1997, Jack founded the Hatch Development Group, a real estate development firm. His firm has completed two downtown affordable housing communities, the 56 unit apartment community called the Woodland Avenue Brickstone and the 115 unit East Village Square Apartments.  He has completed six condominiums, called the Alchemilla, in the historic neighborhood of Sherman Hill, and his company is presently renovating a historic commercial building, the Chamberlain, in the Gateway West Park of downtown Des Moines.

Jack graduated from Drake University in 1972 with a BA degree and in 1973 with a Masters in Public Administration. Jack, his wife, Sonja Roberts, and two daughters, Regan, 27, and Caslon, 17, live in the historic Sherman Hill neighborhood of Des Moines.