| Intro | American politician |
| Is |
Athlete Baseball player Politician |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Politics Sports |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 2 September 1949, Dysart, Tama County, Iowa, U.S.A. |
| Age: | 70 years |
| Politics | Iowa Democratic Party, Democratic Party |
William M. “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 is a graduate of the University of Iowa, where he earned a B.S. in Financial Management and 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 [1] while leading the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska. [2]
Heckroth previously served on several committees in the Iowa Senate – 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%). [3]