William Michael Heckroth (born September 2, 1949) is an American politician. He is a former Iowa State Senator from the 9th District, who as a Democrat served in the

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from 2007 to 2011. He owns and is a financial consultant for Financial Architects.

Early life

Heckroth is a graduate of the

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, earning a B.S. in Financial Management. While at Iowa, he played baseball; starting out as a walk-on to the

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baseball team. He later earned 1st Team "All-Big Ten" honors as a pitcher in his senior year, while leading the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division I

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Career

While serving in the Iowa Senate, Heckroth served on the Economic Growth committee; the Education committee; the Transportation committee; the Commerce Affairs committee, where he was vice chair; and the Rebuild Iowa committee, where he was vice chair. He also served as vice-chair of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee. Heckroth was elected in 2006 with 11,902 votes (52%).

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* * * * * 1949 births Living people Democratic Party Iowa state senators Iowa Hawkeyes baseball players People from Tama County, Iowa People from Waverly, Iowa 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-politician-stub