Kenneth Kester

Kenneth Kester

Member of the Colorado Senate from the 2nd district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2002
Personal details
Born	(1936-03-16) March 16, 1936 Lamar, Colorado
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	widowed
Religion	Roman Catholic

Kenneth Kester is a Republican member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 2nd District since 2002. Previously he was a member of the Colorado House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.

Biography

Senator Kester was a General Motors auto dealer for 30 years. He is the father of three sons, Dan, Mike and Ed and a grandfather of two grandchildren. In his free time he enjoys, golfing, traveling and watching the Colorado Rockies and the Colorado Avalanche.

Legislative career

Senator Kester has the largest district, geographically. Senator Kester previously served as a Bent County Commissioner. He served in the Colorado State House from 1998 to 2002, serving the counties of Baca, Bent, Crowley, Las Animas, Otero, and Huerfano. In 2002 he was elected to represent the people of senate district 2.

Senator Kester currently serves on the Agriculture, Natural Resources committee and is the ranking Republican member of the Local Government & Energy committee.

His main focus is on lowering the state income tax, strengthening education and agricultural products and promoting small business.

External links

Colorado General Assembly - Kenneth Kester official government website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Kenneth H. 'Ken' Kester (CO) profile
Follow the Money - Kenneth Kester
- 2006 2004 2002 2000 1998 campaign contributions

Members of the Colorado State Senate

70th General Assembly (2015–2016) President of the Senate: Bill Cadman (R) President pro Tempore: Ellen Roberts (R) Majority Leader: Mark Scheffel (R) Minority Leader: Morgan Carroll (D)

Jerry Sonnenberg (R) Kevin Grantham (R) Leroy Garcia (D) Mark Scheffel (R) Kerry Donovan (D) Ellen Roberts (R) Ray Scott (R) Randy Baumgardner (R) Kent Lambert (R) Owen Hill (R) Michael Merrifield (D) Bill Cadman (R) John Cooke (R) John Kefalas (D) Kevin Lundberg (R) Tim Neville (R) Matt Jones (D) Rollie Heath (D) Laura J Woods (R) Cheri Jahn (D) Jessie Ulibarri (D) Andy Kerr (D) Vicki Marble (R) Beth Martinez Humenik (R) Mary Hodge (D) Linda Newell (D) David Balmer (R) Nancy Todd (D) Morgan Carroll (D) Chris Holbert (R) Pat Steadman (D) Irene Aguilar (D) Michael Johnston (D) Lucía Guzmán (D) Larry Crowder (R)

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