Kent Sorenson
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 13th district |
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In office January 14, 2013 – October 2, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Tod Bowman |
| Succeeded by | Julian Garrett |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 37th district |
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In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Staci Appel |
| Succeeded by | Robert Dvorsky |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 74th district |
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In office January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Davitt |
| Succeeded by | Glen Massie |
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March 29, 1972 Des Moines, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Shawnee |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Indianola, Iowa |
| Website | Sorenson's legislative webpage |
Kent Sorenson (born March 29, 1972) is a former Iowa state legislator. Sorenson graduated from Indianola High School in 1990. He was the owner and operator of Pro-Kleen Maintenance. According to his LinkedIn profile, Sorenson is currently a realtor with EXIT Realty North Star in Norwalk, IA. Sorenson is not listed as an agent on the EXIT website.
A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 to 2011, representing District 74 and then represented District 37 in the Iowa Senate. As of October 2013[update], Sorenson was a member of the Judiciary,Government Oversight, and State Government committees of the Iowa Senate. He was also the ranking member of both the Senate and Joint Oversight Committees and a member of the Advisory Council for Agricultural Education, the Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Council, and the Human Rights Board.
Sorenson resigned from office October 2, 2013 after Iowa’s Senate Ethics committee found “probable cause” that Sorenson violated state ethics rules by taking payments from the Michele Bachmann (R MN) and Ron Paul (R TX) campaigns in the 2012 Republican Presidential primaries and that "his denials of doing so constituted felonious misconduct in office."
Sorenson was first elected to the Iowa House in 2008, defeating incumbent Democrat Mark Davitt. Sorenson then ran for the Senate in 2010, defeating incumbent Democrat Staci Appel.
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On December 28, 2011, Sorenson resigned as Michele Bachmann's Iowa campaign chairman and endorsed Ron Paul as his choice in the 2012 Iowa caucus and the presidency of the United States. Sorenson originally endorsed Michele Bachmann and was serving as the state Chairman of her campaign in Iowa prior to endorsing Paul. Sorenson made the announcement at a rally for Paul on December 28, 2011, stating, "I believe we're at a turning point in this campaign. I thought it was my duty to come to his aid, just like he came to my aid during my Senate race."
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