Steve Kettering (born 1943) is the Iowa State Senator from the 26th District. A

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, he has served in the

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since 2003, when he won a special election to fill the vacancy left after

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was elected to

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He got his Bachelor of Arts, B.A. from

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and his master's degree from

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. 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

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; and the Judiciary committee, where he is the ranking member. His prior political experience includes serving as a representative in the

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from 1999 to 2003. Kettering was last re-elected in 2008 with 22,970 votes, unopposed.http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/elections/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf

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