Steve Sodders

Steve Sodders
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office
9 January 2009 – 8 January 2017
Preceded byLarry McKibben
Succeeded byJeff Edler
Constituency22nd district (2009–2013)
36th district (2013–2017)
Personal details
Born1968 (age 55–56)[1]
Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseCarrie
Children2
Residence(s)State Center, Iowa, U.S.
Alma materIowa State University (Attending)
Iowa Valley Community College (A.S.)
OccupationDeputy Sheriff
WebsiteSodders' website

Steven J. "Steve" Sodders was a Democratic politician, who was a [needs update?] Mayor of State Center, Iowa.[2] He represented the 22nd and 36th Districts in the Iowa Senate between 2009 and 2017. He received his A.S. from Iowa Valley Community College and is attending Iowa State University, pursuing a degree in Sociology. He received an honorary degree in Educational Leadership from Iowa Valley Community College.

Sodders served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - Chair Economic Growth committee; the Education committee; Vice-chair Government Oversight committee; the Judiciary Committee; the State Government Committee; and the Veterans Affairs committee.

Sodders was elected in 2008 with 14,837 votes, defeating Republican opponent Jarret P. Heil.[3]

Sodders retired as a deputy sheriff dated 20 November 2018.

He also served as Deputy Sheriff in Marshall County until he was forced into early retirement for falsifying records.[4]

  1. ^ "Steven J. Sodders". Archived from the original on September 19, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Voters elect city leaders".
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 7, 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ Barske, Emily (November 2, 2018). "Records: Violations lead to Sodders' resignation". Times Republican.