Timothy T. Kacena (born 1958) is an American politician. Kacena is a

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native, born in 1958. He graduated from

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. He was a firefighter for Sioux City Fire Rescue for three decades. In the 2016 and 2018 election cycles, Kacena defeated

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candidate Robert Henderson, and served as a Democratic legislator representing

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of the

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from 2017 to 2021. Kacena did not run for a third consecutive term as a state representative. Following the January 2020 disqualification of

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as Woodbury County supervisor, Kacena declared that he would contest the special election for Taylor's vacant seat. Kacena lost the election to Justin Wright, who served a single term in office.

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Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 1958 births Living people 21st-century American firefighters Politicians from Sioux City, Iowa 21st-century American legislators {{Iowa-politician-stub