Chris Jones
Democratic · IA
Chris Jones is a research scientist, author, and water quality expert who managed the Des Moines Water Works testing laboratory. He earlier worked as an Iowa Soybean Association environmental scientist and a University of Iowa research engineer.
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Track record
Track record — General
General · 2 records
Led the Iowa nonprofit Driftless Water Defenders as its president while the group challenged the state's renewal of a water-use permit for the Supreme Beef cattle feedlot near Bloody Run Creek. The Iowa Court of Appeals overturned the dismissal of that challenge and sent the case back to the lower court.
June 10, 2026
Source: law.justia.com · researched August 21, 2026
A University of Iowa Provost event page identified Chris Jones as executive director of Iowa Driftless Water Defenders after his research-engineer career at IIHR, documenting his leadership of the water-focused organization.
April 4, 2025
Source: provost.uiowa.edu · researched August 16, 2026
Race Chris Jones is in:
- Secretary of Agriculture · November 3, 2026 · Iowa
Profile last researched August 16, 2026.