Ralph Klemme

{{Short description|American politician (1939–2024)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ralph Klemme

| image = Ralph F. Klemme - Official Portrait - 80th GA.jpg

| image_size =

| state_house = Iowa

| district = 3rd

| term_start = January 3, 2003

| term_end = January 9, 2005

| predecessor = Christopher Rants

| successor = Chuck Soderberg

| state_house2 = Iowa

| district2 = 4th

| term_start2 = January 11, 1993

| term_end2 = January 12, 2003

| predecessor2 = Wayne D. Bennett

| successor2 = Dwayne Alons

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{birth date|1939|11|17}}

| birth_place = Plymouth County, Iowa, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|12|17|1939|11|17}}

| death_place = Le Mars, Iowa, U.S.

| party = Republican

| occupation = Farmer

| residence = LeMars, Iowa

| spouse = Karen

| children = Three

| relations =

| alma_mater =

}}

Ralph Fred Klemme (November 17, 1939 – December 17, 2024) was an American politician, grain and livestock farmer.

Life and career

Born in Plymouth County, Iowa, Klemme graduated from Le Mars, Iowa Community High School and served in the Iowa National Guard. Klemme was a grain and livestock farmer. He served on the Le Mars Community School Board. From 1993 to 2005, Klemme served in the Iowa House of Representatives as a Republican.[https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=5 Iowa General Assembly-Ralph Klemme][http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/6510/ralph-klemme Votesmart.org.-Ralph Klemme]

Klemme died from cancer in Le Mars, Iowa, on December 17, 2024, at the age of 85.{{cite news|url=https://www.rexwinkelfh.com/obituary/ralph-klemme|title=Ralph Fred Klemme|work=Rexwinkel Funeral Home|date=December 20, 2024}}

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