Keith A. Kreiman (born June 28, 1954) is an American politician who served as an Iowa State Senator from the 47th District from 2003 to 2011. He received his AA from

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, his BA from

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, and his JD from the

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. He works as an attorney in private practice. Kreiman served on several committees in the Iowa Senate - the Education committee; the Human Resources committee; the Local Government committee; and the Judiciary committee, where he is chair. He also served as vice chair of the Health and Human Services Appropriations Subcommittee. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the Iowa House from 1993 to 2003, serving on the

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school board from 1989 to 1993, and serving on the State Democratic Platform Committee in 1988. Kreiman was re-elected in 2006 with 11,790 votes (64%), defeating

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opponent Keith Caviness and

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Max Hulen

He was defeated in 2010 by Republican

Mark Chelgren Eric Mark Chelgren (born January 21, 1968) is an American politician who served in the Iowa Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He represented District 41. He has dra ...

by 10 votes.

External links

Senator Keith Kreiman
''official Iowa Legislature site''
Senator Keith Kreiman
''official Iowa General Assembly site''
State Senator Keith Kreiman
''official constituency site'' *

References

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