Sharon S. Steckman
84th General Assembly portrait (2011)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 59th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2009
Preceded byBill Schickel
Personal details
Born1947 (age 76–77)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseAlan L. Steckman
ChildrenJon, Matthew, Lisa, Aaron
nine grandchildren
ResidenceMason City, Iowa
Alma materB.S. Iowa State University;
M.S. Morningside College
OccupationIowa State Representative
ProfessionRetired educator
Website[1]

Sharon S. Steckman (born 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 59th District since 2008. She has a B.S. degree in education from Iowa State University and a M.S. degree, also in education, from Morningside College.[1]

As of October 2011, Steckman is a member of several committees in the Iowa House – Ranking Chair of Education, State Government, Environmental Protection, and Education Appropriations committees. She is also the ranking member of the Education Committee and a member of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. In October 2009, she was elected Assistant House Majority Leader,[2] becoming Assistant House Minority Leader when the Democrats lost their majority in 2011.[3][4]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [5]
District 13
Turnout: 1,390		Democratic Sharon SteckmanDemocratic1,09278.6
Lionel L. Foster, Sr. Democratic17712.7
Texas W. Newman Democratic1017.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [6]
District 13
Turnout: 14,659		Democratic gain from RepublicanSharon SteckmanDemocratic8,36657.1
Scott Tornquist Republican6,26742.8
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [7]
District 13
Turnout: 10,382		Democratic hold Sharon Steckman*Democratic6,23560.1
Brian R. Randall Republican4,01138.6

References

  1. ^ "Sharon S. Steckman". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2011-12-18. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ "Re-Elect Sharon Steckman for Iowa House". Sharonsteckman.com. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  3. ^ "House leadership, 83rd General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  4. ^ "House leadership, 84th General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. 2003-01-13. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  5. ^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election – 06-03-2008" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 99. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  6. ^ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on 2009-04-08. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  7. ^ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010". Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 54. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-11-25. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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