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HAVERHILL — On Monday afternoon, Republican Jarret Heil of Haverhill, the current chairman of the Marshall County Board of Supervisors, officially announced that he will seek a second term in 2026.

Heil, who previously served as the Marshall County Treasurer for 12 years, was first elected in 2022 after he and fellow Republican Carol Hibbs emerged out of a four-candidate GOP primary that included then-incumbent Dave Thompson and Laurel Mayor Evan Folk before the duo won the general election over Democrat Linda Von Holten and independent Mark Giannetto.

The 2026 primary election is slated for June 2, while the general election will be held on Nov. 3. All three seats will be on the ballot this year as Heil and Hibbs are coming to the end of their four-year terms, and newcomer Christian Goodman has announced that he plans to run as a Republican in the June primary and, if he wins in the primary and general elections, serve out the remainder of his late father Kevin’s term, which ends on Dec. 31, 2028. At presstime, Hibbs had not yet publicly announced whether she plans to seek another term.

“I really enjoy serving the people of Marshall County and doing my part to represent them in managing the county. While it’s great that the county’s net position has increased well above our growth and inflation, I’m most especially proud of our exemplary team of elected officials, department heads and employees who follow the vision of serving others each day in their work and doing it efficiently,” Heil said.

In the release, he touted accomplishments such as designating Marshall County a Home Base Iowa community, initiating a Veteran Relocation Assistance Program, approving the construction of a new Veterans Memorial, which was dedicated last March, on the southwest corner of the Courthouse square and keeping annual property tax rates below the annual growth rate in the county and within the inflation rate.

“The recipe to controlling property taxes is simple; spend less than you grow, be efficient in your processes and always keep the property taxpayers in mind,” he said. “We’ve done it and done so by withstanding massive double digit insurance increases, increasing our county contribution to county roads, paying down our debt and chipping away to get our employees’ pay more competitive.”

The supervisor’s future goals, he said, include facilitating growth in the agriculture, energy and business sectors, improving infrastructure — especially farm to market roads — and enhancing recreation in Marshall County’s conservation parks. He also looks forward to managing the county budget through the state legislature’s proposed property tax reform package.

“The people want their property taxes low. The legislature is working on ways to lower property taxes, and I am excited to take what the legislature gives us to serve our citizens proficiently and do my part to keep property taxes in check,” he said.

Heil has previously served as the Chair of the Iowa Republican County Officials’ Association and a delegate alternate at the Republican National Convention in 2016 and 2020. He grew up working on a family farm in Haverhill. He previously worked for Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in his Washington, D.C. office and U.S. Senate Finance Committee and served on former U.S. Rep. Tom Latham’s (R-Iowa) district staff.

Heil currently serves as the Director of Financial Operations at St. Francis of Assisi Parish and School in Marshalltown, and he and his wife Dawna have four children.