Kevin Koester

American politician (born 1954)

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 71)
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

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*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

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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

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kevin Koester.

* Iowa portal

* 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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90th General Assembly (January 13, 2025 – January 11, 2027)

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John Wills (R)
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Matt Windschitl (R)
Minority Leader
Brian Meyer (D)

1. ▌J. D. Scholten (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. ▌Craig Williams (R)
12. ▌Steven Holt (R)
13. ▌Travis Sitzmann (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. ▌Josh Turek (D)
21. ▌Brooke Boden (R)
22. ▌Samantha Fett (R)
23. ▌Ray Sorensen (R)
24. ▌Sam Wengryn (R)
25. ▌Hans Wilz (R)
26. ▌Austin Harris (R)
27. ▌Kenan Judge (D)
28. ▌David Young (R)
29. ▌Brian Meyer (D)
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31. ▌Mary Madison (D)
32. ▌Jennifer Konfrst (D)
33. ▌Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
34. ▌Rob Johnson (D)
35. ▌Sean Bagniewski (D)
36. ▌Austin Baeth (D)
37. ▌Barb Kniff McCulla (R)
38. ▌Jon Dunwell (R)
39. ▌Rick Olson (D)
40. ▌Bill Gustoff (R)
41. ▌Ryan Weldon (R)
42. ▌Heather Matson (D)
43. ▌Eddie Andrews (R)
44. ▌Larry McBurney (D)
45. ▌Brian Lohse (R)
46. ▌Dan Gehlbach (R)
47. ▌Carter Nordman (R)
48. ▌Chad Behn (R)
49. ▌Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
50. ▌Ross Wilburn (D)
51. ▌Brett Barker (R)
52. ▌David Blom (R)
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. ▌Christian Hermanson (R)
60. ▌Jane Bloomingdale (R)
61. ▌Timi Brown-Powers (D)
62. ▌Jerome Amos Jr. (D)
63. ▌Michael Bergan (R)
64. ▌Jason Gearhart (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. ▌Jennifer Smith (R)
73. ▌Elizabeth Wilson (D)
74. ▌Eric Gjerde (D)
75. ▌Bob Kressig (D)
76. ▌Derek Wulf (R)
77. ▌Jeff Cooling (D)
78. ▌Angel Ramirez (D)
79. ▌Tracy Ehlert (D)
80. ▌Aime Wichtendahl (D)
81. ▌Daniel Gosa (D)
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)
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91. ▌Judd Lawler (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. ▌Blaine Watkins (R)

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