Jeff Shipley (born August 9, 1988) is an American politician from the state of Iowa currently serving in the Iowa House of Representatives as the representative of District 87.
Early life and education
Shipley was born in Euclid, Ohio, in 1988 and was raised in Naperville, Illinois, where he graduated from high school. He received his B.A. in political science from the University of Iowa in 2010. Since 2011, he has been a resident of Fairfield, Iowa.
Political career
In late January 2024, Shipley proposed a bill to remove gender identity protections from Iowa civil rights law and classify gender dysphoria as a disability. The bill was eventually rejected on January 31. Shipley previously compared affirming transgender identity or gender dysphoria to affirming a sarcoma, saying "a sarcoma would be treated with aggressive therapies to remove or heal the cancerous growth and that same medical framework should be applied to the epidemic of identity disorders".
In March 2026, Shipley was confronted by a Cedar Falls resident about a bill which made Ivermectin available over the counter. In response, Shipley called the resident a "r*tarded f*ggot". After facing backlash from this incident, Shipley apologized to the resident, stating "I'm sorry for calling you a name, but in my defense you were being super condescending and antagonistic."
As a member of the Iowa House, Shipley serves as the vice chair for the Government Oversight and Higher Education Committees.
Electoral history
2014
2018
2020
2022
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