Steve Kettering

{{Short description|American politician (born 1943)}}

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| name =Steve Kettering

| state_senate =Iowa

| district =26th

| term_start =January 13, 2003

| term_end =January 13, 2013

| preceded =Steve King

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| state_house2 =Iowa

| district2 =11th

| term_start2 =January 11, 1999

| term_end2 =January 12, 2003

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| birth_date ={{birth year and age|1943}}

| birth_place =Storm Lake, Iowa

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| party =Republican

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| residence =Lake View, Iowa

| alma_mater =Buena Vista College (B.A.)
California State University, Long Beach (Master's degree)

| occupation =Community Banker

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| website =[http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/member.do?id=315 Kettering]

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Steve Kettering (born 1943) is the Iowa State Senator from the 26th District.{{Cite web|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=315|title=State Representative|website=www.legis.iowa.gov|access-date=2024-07-09}} 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.{{cite news|title=January 2003 Odebolt News|date=January 2003|archive-date=2003-04-29|access-date=2024-07-09|url-status=dead| url=http://www.odebolt.net/january_2003_news.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030429101213/http://www.odebolt.net/january_2003_news.html}} 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 22,853 votes, unopposed.{{cite web|title=State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary: November 4, 2008 General Election|publisher=Office of Iowa Secretary of State |last=Mauro|first=Michael A. |page=27|date=November 2008|archive-date=2008-11-27|access-date=2024-07-09|url-status=dead |url=http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081127050003/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf}}