Ray Sorensen's Biography
- State House (IA) - District 23, Republican
On The Ballot: Running, Republican for State House (IA) - District 23
Contact Information
Office
1007 East Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50319
Full Name:
Ray Bubba Sorensen
Family:
Wife: Maria; 2 Children: Independence, Michael
Birth Place:
Creston, IA
Home City:
Greenfield, IA
Attended, Art/Art Studies/General Studies, Iowa State University, 1998-2002
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 23, 2023-present
Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives, District 23, 2022
Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 20, 2019-2022
Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 20, 2020
Member, Appropriations Committee
Chair, Economic Growth and Technology Committee
Member, Education Committee
Member, Transportation Committee
Former Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, State Government Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Former Member, Veterans Affairs Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives
Owner/Muralist, Sorensen Studios, 2008-present
Member, Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Member, Farm Bureau
Member, Iowa Cattlemens Association
Member, Iowa Corn Growers Association
Volunteer, Saint Malachy School
Awards:
George Washington Honor Medal, Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge
Commissioned a Kentucky Colonel by Kentucky Governor Ernie Fletcher, 2005
Outstanding Young Iowan, Iowa Jaycees, 2007
Commander's Award for Public Service from Major General Timothy Orr
Priority Issues:
Broadband, healthy budget practices, and economic growth.