Kevin Sorenson was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000 as the Member of Parliament for the federal riding of Crowfoot.
Kevin was re-elected in the 2004 federal election with a majority of 80.21%. In January 2006 he was again re-elected, this time with a 82.5% of the vote. Following that election, Kevin was elected Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development. He was appointed as a Member of the Sub-Committee on International Human Rights. In the 2008 federal election, Kevin was re-elected again with 82%. He was elected as Chair of the House of Commons Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan.
He has served previously as the Official Opposition's Senior Solicitor General Critic, the Associate Critic for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and Deputy Critic for Justice. He has been a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights Committee, and served as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development.
Born and raised in Killam, Alberta, Kevin, his wife Darlene and their children Kristen and Ryan still reside on a farm within a few miles of the Sorenson family farm where his father and mother currently reside and his Grandfather began farming a century ago. Prior to first being elected, Kevin owned and operated his family farm and a small auction company.
