Bill Heckroth
{{Short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| image =William M. Heckroth - Official Portrait - 83rd GA.jpg
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| name =Bill Heckroth
| state_senate =Iowa
| district =9th
| term_start =January 8, 2007
| term_end =January 8, 2011
| preceded =Bob Brunkhorst
| succeeded =Bill Dix
| birth_date ={{birth date and age|1949|09|02}}
| birth_place =Dysart, Iowa
| death_date =
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| party =Democrat
| spouse =Jan
| relations =
| children =3 sons
| residence =Waverly, Iowa
| alma_mater =University of Iowa
| occupation =
| profession =Financial Planner
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| website =[https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=82&personID=6256 Heckroth's Official profile]
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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.
Early life
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,{{Cite news |url=http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/big-ten-awards.html |title=Big Ten Awards |date=2013-01-20 |website=Hawkeye Sports |access-date=2017-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120073801/http://hawkeyesports.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/big-ten-awards.html |archive-date=2013-01-20 }} while leading the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.{{cite web |url=http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html |title=All-Time Results |date=20 January 2013 |website=Hawkeye Sports |access-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130120013748/http://www.hawkeyesports.com/sports/m-basebl/spec-rel/all-time-results.html |archive-date=20 January 2013}}
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%).{{cite web |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf |title=Official Election Results |date=15 July 2007 |website=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=13 August 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070715101939/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf |archive-date=15 July 2007}}
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?PID=6443 |title=Senator Bill Heckroth |website=Iowa Legislature |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716210411/http://www.legis.iowa.gov/Legislators/legislator.aspx?PID=6443 |archive-date=2011-07-16}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=6443 |title=Senator Bill Heckroth |website=Iowa General Assembly |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081231173754/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=6443 |archive-date=2008-12-31}}
- {{cite web |url=http://iowasenatedemocrats.org/heckroth |title=State Senator Bill Heckroth |website=Iowa Senate Democrats |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119144251/http://iowasenatedemocrats.org/heckroth |archive-date=2008-11-19}}
- {{cite web |url=http://www.billheckrothforiowa.com/ |title=Bill Heckroth for Iowa State Senate |website=Campaign site |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726082148/http://www.billheckrothforiowa.com/ |archive-date=2010-07-26}}
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Category:Democratic Party Iowa state senators
Category:Iowa Hawkeyes baseball players
Category:People from Tama County, Iowa
Category:People from Waverly, Iowa
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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