Albert Sorensen | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 40th district 44th (1991–1993) | |
| In office 1991 –January 13, 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Jack Nystrom |
| Succeeded by | Jerry Behn |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 19,1932 Norwalk,Iowa,U.S. |
| Political party | Democrat |
| Spouse | JoAnn |
| Residence | Boone,Iowa |
Albert "Al" Sorensen (born February 19,1932) is an American politician who served as a Democratic Iowa State Senator from 1991 to 1997. He joined the Senate after winning a special election in 1991,his predecessor,Jack Nystrom (R-Boone),having resigned to serve on the Iowa Liquor Commission. [1] He won re-election in 1992,but lost in 1996 to Republican Jerry Behn.
During his second term in the Senate,Sorensen served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Agriculture committee;the Natural Resources,Environment and Energy committee;the Small Business,Economic Development &Tourism committee;the State Government committee;and the Local Government committee,where he was the chair.
Sorensen was elected to the Boone County Board of Supervisors in 2000 and re-elected in 2004. He was nominated to be the Democratic candidate for the 24th Senate District,challenging Republican incumbent Jerry Behn in the 2008 general election. [2]
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