Albert Sorensen

Albert "Al" Sorensen (born February 19, 1932) 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.

Albert Sorensen
Member of the Iowa Senate
from the 40th district
44th (1991–1993)
In office
1991 – January 13, 1997
Preceded byJack Nystrom
Succeeded byJerry Behn
Personal details
Born (1932-02-19) February 19, 1932
Norwalk, Iowa
Political partyDemocrat
Spouse(s)JoAnn
ResidenceBoone, Iowa

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]

References
  1. Eschliman, Bob (February 27, 2008). "Sorensen to run for Iowa Senate: Stage is set for rematch of 1996 battle". Boone News-Republican. Boone Publishing Company. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011.
  2. Unofficial 2008 Primary Results Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, from the Iowa Secretary of State's website.
Iowa Senate
Preceded by
George Kinley		 40th District
1993 – 1997		 Succeeded by
Jerry Behn
Preceded by
Jack Nystrom		 44th District
1991 – 1993		 Succeeded by
Leonard Boswell


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