Chuck Soderberg

{{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Chuck Soderberg | image = Member of the Iowa House of Representatives Chuck Soderberg.jpg | image_size = | state_house = Iowa | district = 5th | term_start = January 10, 2005 | term_end = September 14, 2015 | predecessor = Ralph Klemme | successor = Chuck Holz<ref>{{cite web | url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/unopposed-holz-nails-down-iowa-house-district-win/article_05155778-ce57-58e7-a625-a28107f91aa3.html | title=Unopposed Holz nails down Iowa House District 5 win | date=November 3, 2015 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=86&personID=17102 | title=State Representative }}</ref> | prior_term = 3rd (2005–2013) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|05|24|mf=y}} | birth_place = Burt, Iowa, U.S. | party = Republican | spouse = Linda, Dawn | relations = | children = 2 children. | alma_mater = Westmar College | occupation = Executive Vice President, Iowa Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives | profession = | signature = | website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=779 legis.iowa.gov/...] | footnotes = }}

'''Chuck Soderberg''' (born May 24, 1957) was the Iowa State Representative from the 5th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2005 through 2015.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=779 | title=State Representative }}</ref> Soderberg was born in Burt, Iowa. He has a B.A. in education from Westmar College.

{{As of|January 2013}}, Soderberg serves on several committees in the Iowa House – Commerce and Environmental Protections committees. He also serves as the chair of the Appropriations Committee.

Soderberg has been employed by the energy cooperative Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative for the past 24 years and is currently vice president of Planning and Legislative Services at NIPCO.<ref>[https://archive.today/20121116005654/http://www.uiowa.edu/~govrel/legislativeupdates/advocate_update/december_issue/index.html University of Iowa: Office of Governmental Relations]</ref>

==Biography== Soderberg was first elected to the House in 2004. Chuck is the Vice-President of Planning for Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative. He was born on May 24, 1957, in Algona, Iowa. His father, Gerald, and mother, Beryl, were dairy farmers. Chuck has one brother and three sisters.

Soderberg grew up near the town of Burt, Iowa. He graduated from the Burt Community School District in 1975. Following high school graduation, he attended one year at Iowa Lakes Community College then transferred to Westmar College in Le Mars. He graduated from Westmar in 1979.

Soderberg has two children, Leah, living in St. Paul, MN, and Andrew, living in Seattle, WA.

Soderberg and his wife, Dawn, attend the Calvin Christian Reform Church in Le Mars.

Prior to becoming elected to the House, Soderberg served on the Le Mars City Council from 1998 to 2004. He has served on several boards, including the Siouxland Interstate Metropolitan Planning Council, Le Mars Business Initiative Corporation, and the Le Mars Chamber of Commerce. In addition, he serves on the St. Luke’s Hospital Foundation Board where he helped raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network. He is a past little league coach, and fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association and Habitat for Humanity.

In 2008, Soderberg promoted a book, along with four of his House colleagues, which rejects the notion that human activity impacts global warming.

==Electoral history== <nowiki>*</nowiki>incumbent {{Show | frame-style = border: 1px solid silver; padding: 0.3em; width: 75%; | head-align = center | content-align = center | 1 = 3rd District contests | 2 = {{Compact election box no change begin}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2004 |election_note = District 3 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/primary/PrimaryCanvassSummaryFinal.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 Primary Election 6/8/2004 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | date= |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=23 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 4,811 |result = |winner = Chuck Soderberg |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 2,912 |winner_percent = 60.53% |candidate2 = Kent Schwiesow |candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa |candidate2_votes = 1,894 |candidate2_percent = 39.37%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2004 |election_note = District 3 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 General Election 11/2/2004 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | date= |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=18 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 10,802 |result = hold |winner = Chuck Soderberg |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 10,778 |winner_percent = 99.78%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 |election_note = District 3 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2006/primary/2006PrimaryElectionOfficialResults.pdf |title=2006 Primary Election, Official Results |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 1,977 |result = |winner = Chuck Soderberg* |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 1,975 |winner_percent = 99.90%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006 |election_note = District 3 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/GenOffResults.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | date=2006-11-21 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=25 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 7,825 |result = hold |winner = Chuck Soderberg* |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 7,806 |winner_percent = 99.76%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 |election_note = District 3 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialResultsReport2008Primary.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | date=2008-06-19 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=80 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 949 |result = |winner = Chuck Soderberg* |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 948 |winner_percent = 99.89%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 |election_note = District 3 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf |title=State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=33 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 13,847 |result = hold |winner = Chuck Soderberg* |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 10,456 |winner_percent = 75.51% |candidate2 = T.J. Templeton |candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party |candidate2_votes = 3,283 |candidate2_percent = 23.71%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 |election_note = District 3 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/canvsummary.pdf |title=Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 3,382 |result = |winner = Chuck Soderberg* |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 2,913 |winner_percent = 86.13%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 |election_note = District 3 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/streporr.pdf |title=Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=44 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 10,588 |result = hold |winner = Chuck Soderberg* |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 9,052 |winner_percent = 85.49%}} {{Compact election box no change end}} }}

{{Compact election box no change begin}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 |election_note = District 5 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=70 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 2,572 |result = |winner = Chuck Soderberg |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 2,228 |winner_percent = 86.63%}} {{Compact election box no change |election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 |election_note = District 5 |election_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State | accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=51 }}</ref> |turnout_votes = 15,855 |result = (newly redistricted) |winner = Chuck Soderberg* |winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa |winner_votes = 12,011 |winner_percent = 75.76%}} {{Compact election box no change end}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== {{Commons category}} {{Portal|Iowa}} * [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=779 Representative Chuck Soderberg] ''official Iowa General Assembly site'' * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=32391 | fec= | congress= }} * [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=4794 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100213133307/http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/chuck-soderberg Profile] at ''Iowa House Republicans'' * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070318053628/http://www.nipco.coop/index.htm Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative (NIPCO)]

{{s-start}} {{s-par|us-ia-hs}} {{succession box | title = 3rd District | before = Ralph Klemme | years = 2005–2013 | after = Dan Huseman }} {{succession box | title = 5th District | before = Royd Chambers | years = 2013–2015 | after = Chuck Holz }} {{s-end}}

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