Steve King (R)
About The Candidate
- Office Sought: Representative, Iowa (5)
- Birth Date: May 28, 1949
- Occupation: Businessman
- Religion: Roman Catholic
- Web site: http://www.house.gov/steveking
Education
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Northwest Missouri State University, Attended
The son of a state police dispatcher and a homemaker, Steve King graduated from Denison Community High School in 1967. He attended Northwest Missouri State University, taking courses toward becoming a wildlife officer.
His summer job became highly successful and he founded King Construction, an earth moving company, in 1975. King's oldest son, Dave, is now in charge of day-to-day operations.
King founded the Kiron Business Association in the 1980s. His involvement with the Iowa Land Improvement Contractors' Association led to regional and national offices in that organization and a growing interest in public policy.
He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 1996 and served there until 2002.
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