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

Bill Heckroth
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 9th district
In office
January 8, 2007 – January 8, 2011
Preceded byBob Brunkhorst
Succeeded byBill Dix
Personal details
Born (1949-09-02) September 2, 1949 (age 75)
Dysart, Iowa
Political partyDemocrat
SpouseJan
Children3 sons
ResidenceWaverly, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
ProfessionFinancial Planner
WebsiteHeckroth's Official profile

Early life

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Heckroth is a graduate of the University of Iowa, earning a B.S. in Financial Management. While at Iowa, he played baseball; starting out as a walk-on to the Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team. He later earned 1st Team "All-Big Ten" honors as a pitcher in his senior year,[1] while leading the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.[2]

Career

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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%).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Big Ten Awards". Hawkeye Sports. January 20, 2013. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
  2. ^ "All-Time Results". Hawkeye Sports. January 20, 2013. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
  3. ^ "Official Election Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. July 15, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2017.
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Iowa Senate
Preceded by 9th District
2007 – present
Succeeded by