Lester D. Menke (December 16, 1918 – March 5, 2016) was a state Representative from the Iowa's 5th and 7th Districts. He served in the
Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1985, serving as Speaker pro Tempore from 1981 to 1985. After he served in the Iowa House, Menke served as a liaison between Governor
Terry Branstad and the legislature for two years. Menke has a
B.A. from
Morningside College, where he later served as a member of the
board of directors
A board of directors (commonly referred simply as the board) is an executive committee that jointly supervises the activities of an organization, which can be either a for-profit or a nonprofit organization such as a business, nonprofit organiz ...
, and attended
The University of Iowa College of Law
The University of Iowa College of Law is the law school of the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. It was founded in 1865. Iowa is ranked the 28th-best law school in the United States by the '' U.S. News & World Report'' "Best Law Sch ...
for one year. He worked as a farm owner and for an insurance agency. He served on various school boards and served as president of the Iowa Association of School Boards and State Board of Public Instruction and as director of the National Association of State Boards of Education, as well as serving on the Iowa Educational Radio and Television Facilities Board. Menke received Morningside College's Distinguished Alumni award in 1975.
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Iowa General Assembly - Lester Menkeofficial government website
Lester Menke ObituaryDes Moines Register
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1918 births
2016 deaths
School board members in Iowa
Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
People from O'Brien County, Iowa
Morningside University alumni
University of Iowa College of Law alumni
Businesspeople from Iowa
Farmers from Iowa
20th-century American businesspeople