After graduating from Sebelas Maret, Sudewo began to work as a civil servant for the
Ministry of Public Works. In 2002, Sudewo put himself forward as a candidate for regent of
Karanganyar with as his
running mate, though the pair lost the election. In the
2009 legislative election, he was elected a member of the
House of Representatives, representing the electoral district of , as a member of the
Democratic Party. In 2013, he left the Democratic Party for the
Gerindra Party and was replaced as a House member by RA. Ida Riyanti. He returned to the House following the
2019 election as a member of Gerindra, representing the electoral district of . He received 52,095 votes in the election. He was re-elected in the
2024 election with 44,333 votes.
Regent of Pati In the
2024 Indonesian local elections, Sudewo announced his candidacy for the regent of Pati with as his running mate. The pair were elected with 419,684 votes or 53.53% of the vote. On 31 October 2025, the DPRD voted on his impeachment, but the motion failed with only
PDI-P voting to impeach while the other six parties in the legislature voted against. == Personal life ==