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Senate adopts resolution honoring retiring Sen. Tom Shipley; colleagues praise his service
Summary
The Iowa Senate adopted Senate Resolution 113 honoring Sen. Tom Shipley’s 12 years of service. Colleagues offered personal tributes and Shipley responded with remarks about his time in the chamber before the Senate adjourned.
Senate Resolution 113, read into the record by Senator Rosenboom, honors Senator Tom Shipley for his public service in the Iowa Senate. Multiple senators delivered personal remarks, recalling Shipley’s work for agriculture, local government, and his role as a consensus-builder. Comments ranged from humorous anecdotes to memories of legislative cooperation; Senator Sweeney, Senator Kreinbrink and others praised Shipley’s character and mentorship.
Shipley addressed the chamber in turn, offering reflections on his time in public service and thanking colleagues, staff and friends. He concluded with a short personal message and a version of a lyric he said resonated for him as he retires. The Senate adopted the resolution by voice vote and later recessed so senators could offer personal well wishes.
Why it matters: The resolution and the floor tributes mark the formal recognition of a long-serving lawmaker by peers and provide a public record of his tenure and relationships across the chamber.
Provenance: The resolution reading and tributes are recorded in the transcript from Senator Rosenboom’s opening remarks through the roll-call adoption and Shipley’s remarks (SEG 1131–SEG 2341).
