Former Iowa state legislator Libby Jacobs has been elected as chair of the Taxpayers Association of Central Iowa’s board of directors. The association was founded in 1921 as the Polk-Des Moines Taxpayers Association. The group’s mission is to promote effective and efficient public sector organizations by promoting data-driven discussions and open and civil discussions. Others on the group’s executive committee are Michele Wilkie, Carmine Boal, Rich Pullen, Marc Ward, Ron Herman, Jim Sarcone and Art Wittmack.