Kevin Koester

American politician

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 69)
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[edit]

*incumbent

Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | %

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Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 [1]
District 70
Turnout: 1,212| | Republican | | Kevin Koester| Republican| 879| 72.52%
| 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%
| 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%
| 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%
| Kevin Koester*|  Republican| 7,710| 48.40%

## References[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

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* 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

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Minority Leader
Jennifer Konfrst (D)

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3. ▌Thomas Jeneary (R)
4. ▌Skyler Wheeler (R)
5. ▌Zach Dieken (R)
6. ▌Megan Jones (R)
7. ▌Mike Sexton (R)
8. ▌Ann Meyer (R)
9. ▌Henry Stone (R)
10. ▌John Wills (R)
11. ▌Brian Best (R)
12. ▌Steven Holt (R)
13. ▌Ken Carlson (R)
14. ▌Jacob Bossman (R)
15. ▌Matt Windschitl (R)
16. ▌David Sieck (R)
17. ▌Devon Wood (R)
18. ▌Tom Moore (R)
19. ▌Brent Siegrist (R)
20. ▌Joshua Turek (D)
21. ▌Brooke Boden (R)
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24. ▌Joel Fry (R)
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26. ▌Austin Harris (R)
27. ▌Kenan Judge (D)
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29. ▌Brian Meyer (D)
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31. ▌Mary Madison (D)
32. ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D)
33. ▌Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
34. ▌Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
35. ▌Sean Bagniewski (D)
36. ▌Austin Baeth (D)
37. ▌Barb McCulla (R)
38. ▌Jon Dunwell (R)
39. ▌Rick Olson (D)
40. ▌Bill Gustoff (R)
41. ▌Molly Buck (D)
42. ▌Heather Matson (D)
43. ▌Eddie Andrews (R)
44. ▌John Forbes (D)
45. ▌Brian Lohse (R)
46. ▌Dan Gehlbach (R)
47. ▌Carter Nordman (R)
48. ▌Phil Thompson (R)
49. ▌Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
50. ▌Ross Wilburn (D)
51. ▌Dave Deyoe (R)
52. ▌Sue Cahill (D)
53. ▌Dean Fisher (R)
54. ▌Joshua Meggers (R)
55. ▌Shannon Latham (R)
56. ▌Mark Thompson (R)
57. ▌Pat Grassley (R)
58. ▌Charley Thomson (R)
59. ▌Sharon Steckman (D)
60. ▌Jane Bloomingdale (R)
61. ▌Timi Brown-Powers (D)
62. ▌Jerome Amos (D)
63. ▌Michael Bergan (R)
64. ▌Anne Osmundson (R)
65. ▌Shannon Lundgren (R)
66. ▌Steve Bradley (R)
67. ▌Craig Johnson (R)
68. ▌Chad Ingels (R)
69. ▌Tom Determann (R)
70. ▌Norlin Mommsen (R)
71. ▌Lindsay James (D)
72. ▌Charles Isenhart (D)
73. ▌Elizabeth Wilson (D)
74. ▌Eric Gjerde (D)
75. ▌Bob Kressig (D)
76. ▌Derek Wulf (R)
77. ▌Jeff Cooling (D)
78. ▌Sami Scheetz (D)
79. ▌Tracy Ehlert (D)
80. ▌Art Staed (D)
81. ▌Luana Stoltenburg (R)
82. ▌Bobby Kaufmann (R)
83. ▌Cindy Golding (R)
84. ▌Thomas Gerhold (R)
85. ▌Amy Nielsen (D)
86. ▌David Jacoby (D)
87. ▌Jeff Shipley (R)
88. ▌Helena Hayes (R)
89. ▌Elinor Levin (D)
90. ▌Adam Zabner (D)
91. ▌Brad Sherman (R)
92. ▌Heather Hora (R)
93. ▌Gary Mohr (R)
94. ▌Mike Vondran (R)
95. ▌Taylor Collins (R)
96. ▌Mark Cisneros (R)
97. ▌Ken Croken (D)
98. ▌Monica Kurth (D)
99. ▌Matthew Rinker (R)
100. ▌Martin Graber (R)

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