DES MOINES – It is now widely reported that Senator Kent Sorenson of Milo, Iowa wants to introduce legislation to re-establish the death penalty in Iowa.
Iowa abolished the death penalty in 1965.
Sorenson, a Republican, has served in the Iowa Legislature since 2008. He serves on a number of boards and commissions, including Advisory Council for Agricultural Education, Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Council and the Human Rights Board.
Sorenson, 38, works at a cleaning business and has 6 children.
Sorenson is no stranger to making news.
The Des Moines Register ran a story two years ago laying out his criminal past, which includes jail time on a drug conviction. He also was involved in a spat between Ron Paul and Michelle Bachmann.