Steve Warnstadt

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Steven Henning Warnstadt
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Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 1st district
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2011
Preceded by Steven Hansen
Succeeded by Rick Bertrand
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 2nd district
In office
January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003
Preceded by Patrick Gill
Succeeded by Roger Wendt
Personal details
Born (1967-08-02) August 2, 1967 (age 56)
Sioux City, Iowa
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Mary
Residence Sioux City, Iowa
Occupation Intelligence Officer, Instructor
Religion Methodist
Website Warnstadt's website

Steven Henning "Steve" Warnstadt (born August 2, 1967) was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 until 2011. He received his BA from Drake University and his MA from Temple University, and is serving as an adjunct instructor with Western Iowa Technical Community College and as an intelligence officer with the Iowa Army National Guard.

Warnstadt served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Judiciary committee; the Transportation committee; the Veterans Affairs committee, where he is vice chair; and the Commerce committee, where he is chair. He also serves as vice-chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House from 1995 to 2003, serving on the Woodbury County Democratic Central Committee in 1996, and serving as president of the Drake College Democrats from 1987 to 1988.

Warnstadt did not seek re-election in 2010.[1]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1994 [2]
District 2
Turnout: 7,009
Democratic hold Steven H. Warnstadt Democratic 3,856 55.0
Darold R. Sea Republican 3,145 44.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1996 [3]
District 2
Turnout: 8,517
Democratic hold Steven H. Warnstadt* Democratic 5,667 66.5
Douglas A. Lehman Republican 2,835 33.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 [4]
District 2
Democratic hold Steve Warnstadt* Democratic unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 [5]
District 2
Turnout: 8,469
Democratic hold Steve Warnstadt* Democratic 5,787 68.3
Joel Arends Republican 2,670 31.5
Iowa Senate elections, 2002 [6]
District 1
Turnout: 13,906
Democratic (newly redistricted) Steve Warnstadt Democratic 8,871 63.8
Jack Voss Republican 5,020 36.1
Iowa Senate elections, 2006 [7]
District 1
Turnout: 13,956
Democratic hold Steve Warnstadt* Democratic 9,340 66.9
Barbara Blanchard Republican 4,607 33.0

References

  1. Crowd pleaser: Senators gave emotional goodbye speeches to Sioux City senator Warnstadt, Jennifer Jacobs, Des Moines Register, March 26, 2010
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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by 2nd District
1995 – 2003
Succeeded by
Roger Wendt
Iowa Senate
Preceded by 1st District
2003 – 2011
Succeeded by
Rick Bertrand