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: | April 19, 1939 |
Birth Place: | Bussey, Iowa |
Party: | Republican |
Children: | 4 |
Residence: | Orange City, Iowa |
Alma Mater: | The American College of Financial Services |
Occupation: | Insurance agent (retired) |
Website: | Veenstra's website |
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.
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 certified a chartered life underwriter.
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.[1] [2]
Veenstra and his wife, Janice, have four children.[3]