Kevin Koester

Kevin Koester
Kevin Koester
	86th General Assembly portrait (2015)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives; from the 38th district; 70th (2009–2013)
	In office; January 12, 2009 – 2019
Preceded by	Carmine Boal
Succeeded by	Heather Matson
Personal details
Born	June 3, 1954 (age 70); Harlan, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence	Ankeny, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Occupation	School administrator
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...

Kevin Koester (born June 3, 1954) was the Iowa State Representative from the 38th District. A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2009 - 2018. Koester was born in Harlan, raised in Des Moines, and resides in Ankeny. He has a B.A. in education from the University of Iowa.

As of May 2013^[update], Koester served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Appropriations, Education, Human Resources, and State Government committees. He also served as the chair of the Government Oversight committee.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 ^[1] District 70 Turnout: 1,212	Republican	Kevin Koester	Republican	879	72.52%
	Republican	Jeff A. Wright	Republican	324	26.73%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 ^[2] District 70 Turnout: 23,313	Republican hold	Kevin Koester	Republican	12,043	51.66%
	Republican hold	Matt Pfaltzgraf	Democratic	10,355	46.23%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[3] District 70	Republican	Kevin Koester*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 ^[4] District 70	Republican hold	Kevin Koester*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[5] District 38 Turnout: 551	Republican	Kevin Koester*	Republican	456	82.76%
	Republican	Brett H. Nelson	Republican	80	14.52%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2018 ^[6] District 38 Turnout: 15,941	Democratic Iowa Democratic Party	Heather Matson	Democratic	8,216	51.50%
	Democratic Iowa Democratic Party	Kevin Koester*	Republican	7,710	48.40%

References

^ "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 214. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 111. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 136. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
^ "2018 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 84. Retrieved 2019-05-24.

External links

Representative Kevin Koester official Iowa General Assembly site
Profile at Vote Smart
Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Carmine Boal	70th District 2009–2013	Succeeded by Todd Taylor
Preceded by Tyler Olson	38th District 2013–present	Succeeded by Incumbent

[1] "Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. p. 214. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[2] "State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 53. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[3] "Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-07-01. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[4] "Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-11-23. p. 111. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[5] "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 136. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

[6] "2018 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 84. Retrieved 2019-05-24.

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Kevin Koester
86th General Assembly portrait (2015)

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 38th district 70th (2009–2013)
In office January 12, 2009 – 2019
Preceded by	Carmine Boal
Succeeded by	Heather Matson

Personal details
Born	(1954-06-03) June 3, 1954 (age 70) Harlan, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Residence	Ankeny, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Occupation	School administrator
Website	legis.iowa.gov/...