Spirit Lake, IA (KICD) — State Senator Zach Whiting officially announced his resignation last night. The Spirit Lake Republican says he’s taken a job with the Texas Public Policy Foundation.

Whiting says he was going to leave quietly, but was talked into saying “Good-Bye” by his colleagues meeting in Des Moines to vote on redistricting.

Whiting was first elected in 2018 representing Clay, Dickinson, Lyon, Osceola and Palo Alto Counties.