DISTRICT 2 – Supervisor E.J. Giovannetti

E. J. Giovannetti was elected in 2002 and is serving his third term. He represents District II which consists primarily of Ankeny, Grimes, Johnston, Sheldahl, and Urbandale. Giovannetti’s experience in government began on the Planning and Zoning Commission in Urbandale in 1973. He was appointed mayor in 1977 and served in that position through 1997. He has been in the private practice of law with Hopkins & Huebner, P.C. since 1970. Prior to that time, he served as Assistant Attorney General, Counsel for Legislative Research Bureau, and Deputy Industrial Commissioner, all with the State of Iowa.

He has served as a chairman and member of the Greater Des Moines Civic Center, chairman of the Iowa Municipalities Workers’ Compensation Association, president of the Urbandale Economic Development Association, a member of Affordable Housing Task Force, member of Greater Des Moines Partnership, member of Team Ankeny, past member of the National League of Cities Committee on Finance, Administration, and InterGovernmental Relationships, member of Board of Directors of Bishop Drum Care Center, Mercy Clinics Board of Directors, and chairman and member of Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Giovannetti currently serves as Chair of the Polk County Housing Trust Fund. He also serves on the board of Choose Des Moines Communities, Des Moines Arts Festival, Downtown Events Group, Mid-Iowa Association of Local Governments (MIALG), Mid-Iowa Development Fund, Des Moines Wastewater Reclamation Authority (WRA), Metropolitan Advisory Council (MAC), Polk County Risk Management Committee, Civic Center Executive Committee, Central Iowa Drinking Water Commission, and Endow Urbandale. He is also a liaison to the Polk County Board of Health and an alternate to the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO).

Giovannetti was born and raised in northern California. He attended and graduated from Bellarmine College Preparatory San Jose. He obtained his undergraduate and law degrees from Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska. He has served as managing partner for his law firm.

Giovannetti has two adult children, Mark of Ankeny, Iowa, and Beth of New Orleans, Louisiana.