Hatch (born March 13, 1950) is an Iowa State Senator and American business owner.
He was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Iowa in the 2014 election.
A Democrat, Hatch has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003 and currently is an assistant majority leader.
Prior to his election to the Iowa Senate, Hatch served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1985-1993 and 2001-2003.
He unsuccessfully ran for mayor in the 2019 Des Moines mayoral election, narrowly being defeated by incumbent mayor Frank Cownie in the runoff.