Steve Sodders

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Steve Sodders
Member of the Iowa Senate
In office 9 January 2009 – 8 January 2017
Preceded by	Larry McKibben
Succeeded by	Jeff Edler
Constituency	22nd district (2009–2013) 36th district (2013–2017)
Personal details
Born	1968 (age 56–57)[1] Ames, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Carrie
Children	2
Residence(s)	State Center, Iowa, U.S.
Alma mater	Iowa State University (Attending) Iowa Valley Community College (A.S.)
Occupation	Deputy Sheriff
Website	Sodders' website

Steven J. "Steve" Sodders was a Democratic politician, who was a ^{[needs update?]} Mayor of State Center, Iowa.^[2] He represented the 22nd and 36th Districts in the Iowa Senate between 2009 and 2017. He received his A.S. from Iowa Valley Community College and is attending Iowa State University, pursuing a degree in Sociology. He received an honorary degree in Educational Leadership from Iowa Valley Community College.

Sodders served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - Chair Economic Growth committee; the Education committee; Vice-chair Government Oversight committee; the Judiciary Committee; the State Government Committee; and the Veterans Affairs committee.

Sodders was elected in 2008 with 14,837 votes, defeating Republican opponent Jarret P. Heil.^[3]

Sodders retired as a deputy sheriff dated 20 November 2018.

He also served as Deputy Sheriff in Marshall County until he was forced into early retirement for falsifying records.^[4]

• Senator Steve Sodders official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Steve Sodders official Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Steve Sodders official constituency site
• Profile at Vote Smart

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