William Witt

William G. Witt (born February 2, 1950) is an American politician in the state of Iowa.

William Witt
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office January 11, 1993 – January 12, 2003
Personal details
Born	(1950-02-02) February 2, 1950 (age 75) Elkader, Iowa, United States
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Karen J. Franczyk
Alma mater	University of Northern Iowa
Occupation	photojournalist

Biography

Witt was born in Elkader, Iowa and attended University of Northern Iowa. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 (23rd district).^[1] Witt specialized in the policy areas of long-term care of the elderly and persons with disabilities and natural resource conservation and environmental protection. He led an eight-year-long, ultimately successful, campaign to reform Iowa's Medicaid reimbursement system for long-term care facilities.

Writing and photographing under the byline "Bill Witt", he published numerous freelance magazine articles, as well as two books from the University of Iowa Press: Enchanted by Prairie (2009) and A Field Guide to Iowa's Native Orchids (2006). He won International Regional Magazine Awards (IRMA) for feature writing (1997) and photography (2000).