Steven J. "Steve" Sodders was a
Democratic politician, who was a Mayor of
State Center, Iowa
State Center is a city in Marshall County, Iowa, United States. The population was 1,391 at the time of the 2020 census. State Center is known as the Rose Capital of Iowa.
History
State Center got its start in the year 1864, following constr ...
. He also served as
Deputy Sheriff
A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland, the , which is commonly ...
in
Marshall County until he was forced into early retirement for falsifying records. He represented the 22nd and 36th Districts in the
Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the Iowa, state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . Each Senat ...
between 2009 and 2017. He received his A.S. from
Iowa Valley Community College and is attending
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a Public university, public land-grant university, land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricult ...
, pursuing a degree in Sociology. He received an
honorary degree
An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or '' ad hon ...
in Educational Leadership from Iowa Valley Community College. He currently is attending Bellevue University to receive a BA degree Security and Investigations studies.
Sodders served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - Chair Economic Growth committee; the Education committee; Vice-chair Government Oversight committee; the ChairJudiciary 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.
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References
https://www.timesrepublican.com/news/todays-news/2018/11/records-violations-lead-to-sodders-resignation/
External links
Senator Steve Sodders
''official Iowa Legislature site''
Senator Steve Sodders
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
State Senator Steve Sodders
''official constituency site''
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Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Living people
Iowa State University alumni
American deputy sheriffs
People from Marshall County, Iowa
Place of birth missing (living people)
1968 births
21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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