Career
After graduating from Sebelas Maret,Sudewo began to work as a civil servant for the Ministry of Public Works. [4]
In 2002,Sudewo put himself forward as a candidate for regent of Karanganyar with Juliyatmono [ id ] as his running mate,though the pair lost the election. [5] In the 2009 legislative election,he was elected a member of the House of Representatives,representing the electoral district of Central Java VII [ id ],as a member of the Democratic Party. [6] In 2013,he left the Democratic Party for the Gerindra Party and was replaced as a House member by RA. Ida Riyanti. [7] He returned to the House following the 2019 election as a member of Gerindra,representing the electoral district of Central Java III [ id ]. He received 52,095 votes in the election. [8] He was re-elected in the 2024 election with 44,333 votes. [9]
Regent of Pati
In the 2024 Indonesian local elections,Sudewo announced his candidacy for the regent of Pati with Risma Ardhi Chandra [ id ] as his running mate. The pair were elected with 419,684 votes or 53.53% of the vote. [3] [5] As regent,he ordered a staff reduction at Pati's Soewondo Regional Hospital due to perceived overcrowding. He also banned the usage of Sound horeg [ id ] in the regency,though this policy was retracted after protests. [5]
In an attempt at increasing the regional revenue,Sudewo sought to increase the Rural and Urban Land and Building Tax by 250%. This caused protests and demonstrations calling for Sudewo's resignation. [3] On 13 August 2025,protesters gathered in front of the Pati Regional Administration Office carrying banners with anti-Sudewo messages,such as "Step down,Sudewo,or the people will remove you by force." [2] By 14 August,Pati's Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) had agreed to form a special committee to investigate a potential impeachment of Sudewo. [10] On 31 October 2025,the DPRD voted on his impeachment,but the motion failed with only PDI-P voting to impeach while the other six parties in the legislature voted against. [11]
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