Kent Sorenson is an Iowa state legislator. A Republican

Republican Party of Iowa

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, he was elected to the Iowa Senate

Iowa Senate

The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 members of the Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 59,500 per constituency. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts...

 in 2011 and represents District 37. Sorenson graduated from the Indianola

Indianola, Iowa

As of the census of 2000, there were 12,998 people, 4,748 households, and 3,261 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,414.7 people per square mile . There were 4,981 housing units at an average density of 542.1 per square mile...

 High School in 1990 and served in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

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 from 2009 to 2011, representing District 74. He is the owner and operator of Pro-Kleen Maintenance.

, Sorenson is a member of several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Judiciary, Natural Resources and Environment, and State Government committees. He is also the ranking member

Ranking member

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 of both the Senate and Joint Oversight Committees and a member of the Advisory Council for Agricultural Education, the Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Council, and the Human Rights Board.

Electoral history

Sorenson was first elected to the Iowa House in 2008, defeating incumbent Democrat

Iowa Democratic Party

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 Mark Davitt

Mark Davitt

Mark Davitt is a former Iowa State Representative from the 74th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009....

. He ran for the Senate in 2010, defeating incumbent Democrat Staci Appel

Staci Appel

Staci Appel is an American politician from the U.S. state of Iowa. She served in the Iowa Senate from 2007 to 2011 representing the 37th District.-Iowa Senate Legislative History:...

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*incumbent

External links

• Representative Chuck Soderberg official Iowa General Assembly site
• Campaign website