Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II (R-Greenfield) filed papers last week for the Iowa House District 20 race. Iowa District 20, which is currently represented by Clel Baudler who recently announced his retirement. The district includes the counties of Adair, Guthrie, and portions of Dallas and Cass. Sorensen says “My priorities are to work for the district by providing reliable constituent services and giving the people a voice in our legislative process. As a small business owner and lifelong resident of the district, I can be an advocate for rural Iowa with a common-sense approach.”

Ray and Maria Sorensen & family

“Bubba” is a life-long resident of Adair County where in Greenfield he operates his business, Sorensen Studios, with his wife Maria. They are the parents of two children. A graduate of Bridgewater-Fontanelle (now Nodaway Valley), he was active in sports and showing cattle in 4-H. Engaged in local, state, and national politics, Sorensen served as an intern for former Iowa State Senator JoAnn Johnson and clerked for former Representative Steve Olson.

Sorensen is well known for painting the Freedom Rock® just south of Interstate 80 near Menlo, Iowa. Painting the original Freedom Rock® each year as a volunteer effort, he is now commissioned to paint the smaller Freedom Rocks® in every county in Iowa. He currently has sixty-nine of the county Freedom Rocks® completed. He said “It was great to get up to our capitol building, getting to see some familiar faces and meeting the House leadership. I want to thank Representative Baudler for showing my family around, my kids are still talking about it!”