Ralph Fred Klemme (November 17, 1939 – December 17, 2024) was an American politician, grain and livestock farmer.

Life and career

Born in

Plymouth County, Iowa Plymouth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,698. The county seat is Le Mars. Plymouth County was named after Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth County is part of the Sioux City, ...

, Klemme graduated from

Le Mars, Iowa Le Mars is a city and the county seat of Plymouth County, Iowa, United States. It is located on the Floyd River northeast of Sioux City. The population was 10,571 at the time of the 2020 census. Le Mars is located within America Township an ...

Community High School and served in the Iowa National Guard. Klemme was a grain and livestock farmer. He served on the Le Mars Community School Board. From 1993 to 2005, Klemme served in the

Iowa House of Representatives The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...

as a Republican. Klemme died from cancer in

, on December 17, 2024, at the age of 85.

References

1939 births 2024 deaths People from Plymouth County, Iowa Farmers from Iowa School board members in Iowa Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives 21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly 20th-century members of the Iowa General Assembly {{Iowa-politician-stub