Kenneth Veenstra

{{Short description|American politician (born 1939)}} {{Distinguish|Randy Feenstra}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Ken Veenstra - Official Portrait - 80th GA.jpg | image_size = | name = Kenneth Veenstra | state_senate = Iowa | district = 2nd | term_start = January 11, 1999 | term_end = January 9, 2005 | prior_term = 3rd (1999–2005) | preceded = Wilmer Rensink | succeeded = Dave Mulder | state_house2 = Iowa | district2 = 5th | term_start2 = January 9, 1995 | term_end2 = January 10, 1999 | succeeded2 = Dwayne Alons | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1939|04|19|mf=y}} | birth_place = Bussey, Iowa | party = Republican | relations = | children = 4 | alma_mater = The American College of Financial Services | occupation = Insurance agent (retired) | website = [https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=103 Veenstra's website] | footnotes = | branch = {{Flag|United States Army}} }}

'''Kenneth J. Veenstra''' (born April 19, 1939) is an American businessman and politician who served as a member of both chambers of the Iowa General Assembly.

== Early life and education == Born in Bussey, Iowa. Veenstra graduated from Tracy High School. He then served in the United States Army as a military police officer. He attended The American College of Financial Services in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania and became a chartered life underwriter.

== Career == Veenstra was a resident of Orange City, Iowa and worked as an insurance agent. Veenstra served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1995 to 1997 as a Republican. He then served in the Iowa Senate from 1999 to 2005.<ref>[http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=103 Iowa General Assembly-Ken Veenstra]</ref><ref>[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/6551/kenneth-veenstra Votesmart.org.-Kenneth J. "Ken" Veenstra]</ref>

== Personal life == Veenstra and his wife, Janice, have four children.<ref>{{Cite web|title=State Senator|url=https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=79&personID=103|access-date=2020-07-09|website=www.legis.iowa.gov}}</ref>

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==External links== {{Commons category|Ken Veenstra}} {{Portal|Iowa}} *[https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=103 Representative Kenneth Veenstra] ''official Iowa General Assembly site'' *{{CongLinks | votesmart = 6551 }}

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