Chuck Soderberg

Chuck Soderberg

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 5th district 3rd (2005 – 2013)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 10, 2005
Preceded by	Ralph Klemme
Personal details
Born	(1957-05-24) May 24, 1957 Burt, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Dawn
Children	2 children.
Residence	Le Mars, Iowa
Alma mater	Westmar College
Occupation	Planning and legislative services
Website	Soderberg's website

Chuck Soderberg (born 1957) is the Iowa State Representative from the 5th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2005. 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.^[1]

Biography

Chuck was first elected to the House in 2004. Chuck is the Vice-President of Planning for Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative. Chuck 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.

Chuck 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.

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

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

Prior to becoming elected to the House, Chuck served on the Le Mars City Council from 1998-2004. 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

*incumbent

3rd District contests

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2004 ^[2] District 3 Turnout: 4,811	Republican	Chuck Soderberg	Republican	2,912	60.53%
	Republican	Kent Schwiesow	Republican	1,894	39.37%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2004 ^[3] District 3	Republican hold	Chuck Soderberg	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006 ^[4] District 3	Republican	Chuck Soderberg*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006 ^[5] District 3	Republican hold	Chuck Soderberg*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 ^[6] District 3	Republican	Chuck Soderberg*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 ^[7] District 3 Turnout: 13,847	Republican hold	Chuck Soderberg*	Republican	10,456	75.51%
	Republican hold	T.J. Templeton	Democratic	3,283	23.71%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[8] District 3	Republican	Chuck Soderberg*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[9] District 3	Republican hold	Chuck Soderberg*	Republican	unopposed

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[10] District 5		Republican		Chuck Soderberg	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[11] District 5		Republican (newly redistricted)		Chuck Soderberg*	Republican	unopposed

References

↑ University of Iowa: Office of Governmental Relations
↑ "Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 Primary Election 6/8/2004" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 23. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 General Election 11/2/2004" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 18. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2006 Primary Election, Official Results" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 25. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 80. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 33. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 44. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 70. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 51. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Chuck Soderberg.

Representative Chuck Soderberg official Iowa General Assembly site

Profile at Project Vote Smart
Profile at Iowa House Republicans
Northwest Iowa Power Cooperative (NIPCO)

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Ralph Klemme	3rd District 2005 – 2013	Succeeded by Dan Huseman
Preceded by Royd Chambers	5th District 2013 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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86th General Assembly (2015-2016) Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

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