Ken Rozenboom
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19th district (2023–present)
Ken Rozenboom | |
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| President pro tempore of the Iowa Senate | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Brad Zaun |
| Member of the Iowa Senate | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | James F. Hahn |
| Constituency | 40th district (2013–2023) 19th district (2023–present) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 5, 1951 Oskaloosa, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Becky Goemaat[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Calvin University (attended) |
Kenneth John Rozenboom[1] (born September 5, 1951) is the Iowa State Senator from the 19th District.[2] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since being elected in 2013.
Born in Oskaloosa to Jacob Gerald Rozenboom (1922-2019) and Clarissa Henrietta (Stek) Rozenboom (1921-2022).[1][3] He has 5 siblings: Allan, Calvin, Norman, Kathleen and David.[1][3] His brother, Calvin, died in 2024.[4]
His parental grandparents were Geurt and Maatje (Van Snippenberg) Rozenboom, who came to the US in 1910 from the Netherlands.[3] They changed their names to George and Martha.[3]
His dad served in World War II in France, Germany and Belgium.[3] His mother was a schoolteacher.[1] His father died at age 97.[3] His mother died two months shy of her 101st birthday in 2022.[1]
In 1962, his brother Allan died at age 15, suffering from Hodgkin's Disease.[1][3] His mother's brother, Gordon, had Cerebral palsy.[1]
He was raised in Oskaloosa. Rozenboom graduated Pella Christian High School before attending Calvin College in Michigan. After college, he returned home to work on the family farm along with also working as a sales production manager. He stepped into politics when he became Mahaska County Supervisor in 2010, going on to serve two years until 2012. He currently resides in Oskaloosa with his wife Becky. They have two children and four grandchildren.[5]
