Bill Heckroth
State senateIowa
District9th
Term startJanuary 8, 2007
Term endJanuary 8, 2011
PrecededBob Brunkhorst
SucceededBill Dix
Birth dateSeptember 2, 1949 (age 76)
Birth placeDysart, Iowa
PartyDemocrat
SpouseJan
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
ProfessionFinancial Planner
WebsiteHeckroth's Official profile

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,[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

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

  1. ^ "Big Ten Awards". Hawkeye Sports. 2013-01-20. Archived from the original on 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2017-11-12.
  2. ^ "All-Time Results". Hawkeye Sports. 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Official Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2017.