Preceded by Bob Brunkhorst Religion Roman Catholic Education University of Iowa Children 3 sons Website Heckroth's website | Alma mater University of Iowa Name Bill Heckroth Succeeded by Bill Dix Profession Financial Planner Spouse Jan Heckroth | |
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Born September 2, 1949 (age 74)
Dysart, Iowa ( 1949-09-02 ) Residence Waverly, Iowa, United States | ||
Political party Iowa Democratic Party | ||
William Michael "Bill" Heckroth (born September 2, 1949) is a former Iowa State Senator from the 9th District. A Democrat, he served in the Iowa Senate from 2007 to 2011. He is the owner and a financial consultant for Financial Architects.
Bill Michael is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he earned a B.S. in Financial Management. While at Iowa, Bill played baseball. He started out as a walk-on to the Iowa Hawkeyes baseball team. He later earned 1st Team "All-Big Ten" honors as a pitcher his senior year, while leading the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
While in the Idaho Senate, Heckroth served on several committees: 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%).