Steve King

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Steve King is a former Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa known for his hardline conservative positions and controversial remarks on immigration and race.

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instanceOf American politician
human
birthDate 1949-05-28
birthPlace Storm Lake, Iowa, United States
linked to: Storm Lake, Iowa
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt Northwest Missouri State University
electedIn 2002 United States House of Representatives elections
2004 United States House of Representatives elections
2006 United States House of Representatives elections
2008 United States House of Representatives elections
2010 United States House of Representatives elections
2012 United States House of Representatives elections
2014 United States House of Representatives elections
2016 United States House of Representatives elections
2018 United States House of Representatives elections
endTime 2021-01-03
familyName King
founded King Construction
givenName Steven
hasChild Jeff King
ideology conservatism
right-wing populism
knownFor controversial remarks on immigration
controversial remarks on race
hardline conservative positions
lostTo Randy Feenstra in the 2020 Republican primary
memberOfPoliticalParty Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
name Steve King
notableEvent lost 2020 Republican primary for Iowa's 4th congressional district
occupation politician
opposed comprehensive immigration reform
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
precededBy Greg Ganske
Tom Latham
reasonForSanction remarks widely criticized as sympathetic to white nationalism and white supremacy
religion Roman Catholicism
representedArea Iowa's 4th congressional district
Iowa's 5th congressional district
residence Kiron, Iowa, United States
linked to: Kiron, Iowa
sanctionedBy House Republican leadership removed committee assignments in 2019
servedOnCommittee United States House Committee on Agriculture
United States House Committee on Small Business
United States House Committee on the Judiciary
spouse Marilyn Kelly King
startTime 2003-01-03
succeededBy Randy Feenstra
supported border wall on the U.S.–Mexico border

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