Steve Kettering

Steve Kettering
Member of the Iowa Senate from the 26th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2003
Preceded by	Steve King
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 11th district
In office 1999–2003
Personal details
Born	Lake View, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Residence	Lake View, Iowa
Alma mater	Buena Vista College (B.A.) California State University, Long Beach (Master's degree)
Occupation	Community Banker
Website	Kettering

Steve Kettering is the Iowa State Senator from the 26th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003, when he won a special election to fill the vacancy left after Steve King was elected to Iowa's 5th congressional district. [1] He got his B.A. from Buena Vista College and his Master's degree from California State University, Long Beach.

Kettering currently serves on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Commerce committee; the Ethics committee; the Natural Resources committee; the Rules and Administration committee; the Appropriations committee, where he is the ranking member; and the Judiciary committee, where he is the ranking member. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 to 2003.

Kettering was last re-elected in 2008 with 22,970 votes, unopposed.

External links

• Senator Jerry Behn official Iowa Legislature site
• Senator Jerry Behn official Iowa General Assembly site
• Senator Jerry Behn at Iowa Senate Republican Caucus
• Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart
• Campaign contributions at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Jim Meyer	11th District 1999 – 2003	Succeeded by Henry Rayhons
Iowa Senate
Preceded by Steve King	26th District 2003 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent