Steve Warnstadt

Steven Henning Warnstadt
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 1st district
In office January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2011
Preceded by	Steven Hansen
Succeeded by	Rick Bertrand
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 2nd district
In office January 9, 1995 – January 13, 2003
Preceded by	Patrick Gill
Succeeded by	Roger Wendt
Personal details
Born	August 2, 1967 Sioux City, Iowa
Political party	Democratic
Spouse(s)	Mary
Residence	Sioux City, Iowa
Occupation	Intelligence Officer, Instructor
Religion	Methodist
Website	Warnstadt's website

Steven Henning "Steve" Warnstadt (born August 2, 1967) was the Iowa State Senator from the 1st District. A Democrat, he has served in the Iowa Senate from 2003 until 2011. He received his BA from Drake University and his MA from Temple University, and is serving as an adjunct instructor with Western Iowa Technical Community College and as an intelligence officer with the Iowa Army National Guard.

Warnstadt served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Appropriations committee; the Judiciary committee; the Transportation committee; the Veterans Affairs committee, where he is vice chair; and the Commerce committee, where he is chair. He also serves as vice-chair of the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House from 1995 to 2003, serving on the Woodbury County Democratic Central Committee in 1996, and serving as president of the Drake College Democrats from 1987 to 1988.

Warnstadt did not seek re-election in 2010.^[1]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1994 [2] District 2 Turnout: 7,009		Democratic hold		Steven H. Warnstadt	Democratic	3,856	55.0
				Darold R. Sea	Republican	3,145	44.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1996 [3] District 2 Turnout: 8,517		Democratic hold		Steven H. Warnstadt*	Democratic	5,667	66.5
				Douglas A. Lehman	Republican	2,835	33.3
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 [4] District 2		Democratic hold		Steve Warnstadt*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 [5] District 2 Turnout: 8,469		Democratic hold		Steve Warnstadt*	Democratic	5,787	68.3
				Joel Arends	Republican	2,670	31.5
Iowa Senate elections, 2002 [6] District 1 Turnout: 13,906		Democratic (newly redistricted)		Steve Warnstadt	Democratic	8,871	63.8
				Jack Voss	Republican	5,020	36.1
Iowa Senate elections, 2006 [7] District 1 Turnout: 13,956		Democratic hold		Steve Warnstadt*	Democratic	9,340	66.9
				Barbara Blanchard	Republican	4,607	33.0

References

1. Crowd pleaser: Senators gave emotional goodbye speeches to Sioux City senator Warnstadt, Jennifer Jacobs, Des Moines Register, March 26, 2010
2. "1994 General Election, November 8, 1994, Official Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 23. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
3. "Iowa General Election - November 5, 1996" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 446. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
4. "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 422. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
5. "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
6. "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 16. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
7. "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 18. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

External links

• Senator Steve Warnstadt official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Steve Warnstadt official Iowa General Assembly site
• State Senator Steve Warnstadt official constituency site
• Profile at Project Vote Smart
• Steve Warnstadt Reflects on 16 Years in Office, Erika Thomas, KMEG14, March 31, 2010