Senator Al Sturgeon View All Years

Compiled Historical Information

Party Affiliation: Democrat

Assemblies Served:
Senate: 72 (1987) - 75 (1993)

House: 69 (1981) - 71 (1985)

Home County: Woodbury

Al Sturgeon

Woodbury County

Born in Sioux City, on February 14, 1956, son of Harold A. and Opal. Graduated from Sioux City East High School and Morningside College (summa cum laude). State legislator and second year law student at University of Iowa. Member: Baker and Confectionery Workers Union, NAACP, and Rustin Avenue United Methodist Church. Wife, Elizabeth, a public school teacher; son, Jason; daughter, Amanda. Previously Chairman House Labor and Industrial Relations Committee, 1983-84, and Chairman House Human Resources Committee, 1985-86. Three terms in Iowa House. Chairman, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Rights. First term.

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