Kent Sorenson
Kent Sorenson (born March 29, 1972) is a former Iowa state legislator who resigned after pleading guilty to obstruction of justice and other felonies related to campaign finances.
Kent Sorenson | |
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| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – October 2, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Tod Bowman |
| Succeeded by | Julian Garrett |
| Member of the Iowa Senate from the 37th district | |
| In office January 10, 2011 – January 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Staci Appel |
| Succeeded by | Robert Dvorsky |
| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 74th district | |
| In office January 12, 2009 – January 9, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Davitt |
| Succeeded by | Glen Massie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 29, 1972 Des Moines, Iowa |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Shawnee |
| Children | 6 |
| Residence | Indianola, Iowa |
| Website | Sorenson's legislative webpage |
Sorenson graduated from Indianola High School in 1990. He was the owner and operator of Pro-Kleen Maintenance. According to his LinkedIn profile, Sorenson is currently a realtor with EXIT Realty North Star in Norwalk, IA. Sorenson is not listed as an agent on the EXIT website.
Sorenson resigned from office on October 2, 2013, after Iowa's Senate Ethics committee found "probable cause" that Sorenson violated state ethics rules by taking illegal payments from the Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul campaigns in the 2012 Republican presidential primaries and that "his denials of doing so constituted felonious misconduct in office." He was sentenced to 15 months in prison after pleading guilty to one count of causing a federal campaign committee to falsely report its expenditures to the FEC and one count of obstruction of justice.