Steve King

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Steven Arnold “Steve” King
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Former U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th Congressional District
From: January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021
Predecessor Tom Latham
Successor Incumbent (no successor)
Former U.S. Representative from Iowa's 5th Congressional District
From: January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013
Predecessor Tom Latham
Successor Incumbent (no successor)
Former State Senator from Iowa's 6th District
From: January 13, 1997 – January 2, 2003
Predecessor Wayne Bennett
Successor Thurman Gaskill
Information
Party Republican
Spouse(s) Marilyn King
Religion Roman Catholic

Steven Arnold “Steve” King, born May 28, 1949 in Storm Lake, Iowa, (age 75), is a conservative who served as the Republican U.S. Representative from Iowa's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021, having previously represented the state's 5th district for five terms previous before being redistricted. In 2017 he was chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Rights. Previously King served as a member of the Iowa State Senate. Rep. King is a movement conservative, and is particularly outspoken on the pro-life and immigration issues. He strongly supports the Founding Fathers and their Lockean values.[1]

Rep. King faced a massive GOP establishment-backed effort to oust him in his 2020 re-election bid, with his primary challenger being touted by key conservative (though establishment-leaning) organizations.[2] In a major upset on June 2, 2020, King lost his primary race to Randall L. Feenstra by just under 10 percent of the vote.[3] Feenstra later proved to be an establishment shill in voting to certify the "official results" of the 2020 U.S. presidential election despite evidence of election fraud.[4]

Positions

Strongly pro-life,[5] Rep. Steve King is the lead sponsor on the Heartbeat Bill to prohibit abortion after a heartbeat is detectable in the unborn child. Phyllis Schlafly called Rep. King her "favorite congressman" for his strong conservative leadership on multiple issues. He holds strong positions against illegal immigration, open borders, globalism, and identity politics.

King is known as an outspoken conservative. He received a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee, an "A" from the National Taxpayers Union, and a 90% rating from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.[6]

Liberal and establishment smears

See also: Fake news

The Left and the GOP establishment have falsely accused King of being a "white nationalist" because he associated with the conservative, patriotic, and pro-Israel Austrian Freedom Party, among other frivolous reasons.[7][8] The media twisted King's statements while other Republicans frequently caved and sided with the media.[9][10][11][12] While the GOP moved to punish King for being misquoted, neither Democrats nor Republicans made any move to reprimand far-left anti-Semitic congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, and Democrats did not even criticize her,[13] and they rewarded Ilhan Omar despite her strongly anti-Israel stances.[14]

In 2024 the Austrian Freedom Party won elections and its leader became Chancellor in a coalition government in 2025.[15]

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Daugherty, Owen (May 29, 2019). Steve King says assuming all cultures are equal is 'devaluing' the Founding Fathers. The Hill. Retrieved May 30, 2019.
  2. ↑ GOP rallies behind effort to defeat Steve King
  3. ↑ Iowa Primary Election Results: Fourth Congressional District
  4. ↑ Hayworth, Bret (January 7, 2021). Iowa Rep. Feenstra votes to affirm Electoral College result, thwarting Trump push. Sioux City Journal. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. ↑ Bowden, John (August 24, 2019). King doubles down, says rape, incest should not be factored in to abortion decisions. The Hill. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  6. ↑ http://www.votesmart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=10853
  7. ↑ Starr, Penny (November 1, 2018). Steve King Pushes Back on ‘Desparate’ Midterm Smear Campaign. Breitbart News. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
  8. ↑ Keller, Megan (November 5, 2018). Steve King pushes back against criticism: 'Leftist media commits all out slander'. The Hill. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  9. ↑ https://twitter.com/JLPtalk/status/1085038520702361600
  10. ↑ Kirkwood, R. Cort (January 15, 2019). Two Words From Steve King, and the Two Minutes Hate Begins. GOP Caves. The New American. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  11. ↑ Kirkwood, R. Cort (January 16, 2019). King: The Times Garbled My Remarks. Censure Coming? The New American. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  12. ↑ Byas, Steve (August 15, 2019). Media Continues Tactic of False Narratives With New Attack on Representative King. The New American. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  13. ↑ Klein, Philip (January 16, 2019). Republicans sanctioned Steve King. Why won't Democrats even criticize Rashida Tlaib for promoting anti-Semitism? Washington Examiner. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
  14. ↑ Tapscott, Mark (January 21, 2019). GOP Punishes Steve King, Anti-Semitic Dem Gets Choice Committee. The Epoch Times. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  15. ↑ https://www.nbcnews.com/video/austria-far-right-freedom-party-invited-to-form-coalition-government-228564549554
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