Jerry A. Kearns (born July 8, 1944) is a Democratic politician who represented the 83rd District in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2008.

He was ranking member of the Veterans Affairs Committee and also served on the Agriculture, Labor, and Ways and Means Committee.

[2] Kearns graduated from Wyaconda High School in Missouri in 1962.

He later attended Southeast Iowa Community College and also went to a four-year electrician apprenticeship.

Outside politics Kearns spent 38 years as an industrial electrician at Henniges Automotive.