Steven Henning "Steve" Warnstadt (born August 2, 1967) was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District. A

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, he served in the

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from 2003 until 2011. He received his BA from

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and his MA from

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. He is serving as an adjunct instructor with

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and as an intelligence officer with the Iowa Army National Guard. Warnstadt served on several committees in the Iowa Senate: the Appropriations committee, the Judiciary committee, the Transportation committee, the Veterans Affairs committee, (where he was vice chair), and the Commerce committee (where he is chair). He also served as vice chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the

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from 1995 to 2003, as well as being a member of the

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Democratic Central Committee in 1996, and serving as president of the

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College Democrats from 1987 to 1988. Warnstadt did not seek re-election in 2010.Crowd pleaser: Senators gave emotional goodbye speeches to Sioux City senator Warnstadt
, Jennifer Jacobs, ''

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'', March 26, 2010

Electoral history

*incumbent

References

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Electoral history

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