Kenneth Kester (March 16, 1936 – February 17, 2018) was a
Republican member of the
Colorado Senate, representing the
2nd district from 2003 to 2011. Previously he was a member of the
Colorado House of Representatives from 1998 to 2002.
[Ballotpedia]
Ken Kester
Viewed: 2017-01-28.
He was a General Motors auto dealer for 30 years. He was the father of three sons, Dan, Mike and Ed and a grandfather of two grandchildren.
Legislative career
Kester had the largest district, geographically. Senator Kester previously served as a Bent County Commissioner. He served in the
Colorado State House from 1999 to 2003, 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.
He served on the Agriculture, Natural Resources committee and for a time was the ranking Republican member of the Local Government & Energy committee.
Kester's main focus was on lowering the state income tax, strengthening education and agricultural products and promoting small business.
References
External links
Colorado General Assembly - Kenneth Kesterofficial government website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Kenneth H. 'Ken' Kester (CO)profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Kenneth Kester
20062004200220001998
campaign contributions
1936 births
2018 deaths
County commissioners in Colorado
Republican Party Colorado state senators
Republican Party members of the Colorado House of Representatives
People from Lamar, Colorado
Businesspeople from Colorado
20th-century American businesspeople
20th-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
21st-century members of the Colorado General Assembly
{{Colorado-politician-stub