| Joan Hester | |
| State House: | Iowa |
| Term Start: | January 11, 1993 |
| Term End: | January 8, 1995 |
| Predecessor: | Dorothy Carpenter |
| Successor: | Donna Barry |
| State House2: | Iowa |
| Term Start2: | January 14, 1985 |
| Term End2: | January 10, 1993 |
| Predecessor2: | Laverne Schroeder |
| Successor2: | Philip Wise |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 1932 |
| Birth Place: | Persia, Iowa, United States |
| Death Place: | Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa |
| Party: | Republican |
| Occupation: | homemaker |
| Spouse: | Jack W. Hester |
| Children: | six |
Joan L. Hester (née Goshorn; November 20, 1932 – November 19, 2019) was an American politician in the state of Iowa. Hester was born in Persia, Iowa. She was married to Jack W. Hester, who served in the Iowa State Senate. A Republican, she served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1985 to 1995 (98th district from 1985 to 1993 and 82nd district from 1993 to 1995).[1]
She died on November 19, 2019, in Honey Creek, Pottawattamie County, Iowa at age 86.[2]