William Witt


William G. Witt is an American politician in the state of Iowa.

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. 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" and "A Field Guide to Iowa's Native Orchids". He won International Regional Magazine Awards for feature writing and photography.