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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 was defeated by former legislator Bill Dix. 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 while leading the Hawkeyes to the Big Ten Championship and a berth in the NCAA Division I College World Series in Omaha, Nebraska.
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 is vice chair; and the Rebuild Iowa committee, where he is vice chair. He also serves as vice-chair of the Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee.
Heckroth was elected in 2006 with 11,902 votes (52%), defeating Republican opponent Tom Hoogestraat.
Heckroth is currently running in House District 63, an open seat contest.
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