title: Sharon Steckman
text: # Sharon Steckman
  
  Sharon S. Steckman (born 1947 in Chicago, Illinois) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 59th District since 2008. She has a B.S. degree in education from Iowa State University and a M.S. degree, also in education, from Morningside College.
  
  As of October 2011, Steckman is a member of several committees in the Iowa House – Ranking Chair of Education, State Government, Environmental Protection, and Education Appropriations committees. She is also the ranking member of the Education Committee and a member of the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. In October 2009, she was elected Assistant House Majority Leader, becoming Assistant House Minority Leader when the Democrats lost their majority in 2011.
  
  ## Electoral history
  
  *incumbent
  
  | Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 District 13 Turnout: 1,390 | Democratic | Sharon Steckman | Democratic | 1,092 | 78.6 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 District 13 Turnout: 1,390 | Democratic | Lionel L. Foster, Sr. | Democratic | 177 | 12.7 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 District 13 Turnout: 1,390 | Democratic | Texas W. Newman | Democratic | 101 | 7.3 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 District 13 Turnout: 14,659 | Democratic gain from Republican | Sharon Steckman | Democratic | 8,366 | 57.1 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 District 13 Turnout: 14,659 | Democratic gain from Republican | Scott Tornquist | Republican | 6,267 | 42.8 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 District 13 Turnout: 10,382 | Democratic hold | Sharon Steckman* | Democratic | 6,235 | 60.1 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 District 13 Turnout: 10,382 | Democratic hold | Brian R. Randall | Republican | 4,011 | 38.6 |
  