Education
Morningside College; University of Iowa College of Law.
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Lester D. Menke
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He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1973 to 1985, serving as Speaker pro Tempore from 1981 to 1985. After he served in the Iowa House, Menke served as a liaison between Governor Terry Branstad and the legislature for two years. He worked as a farm owner and for an insurance agency.
He served on various school boards and served as president of the Iowa Association of School Boards and State Board of Public Instruction and as director of the National Association of State Boards of Education, as well as serving on the Iowa Educational Radio and Television Facilities Board.
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Politics
Republican Party of Iowa, Republican Party.
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Menke has a Bachelor of Arts from Morningside College, where he later served as a member of the board of directors, and attended The University of Iowa College of Law for one year.
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March 5, 2016 (aged 97) -
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United States -
Political Party
Republican Party of Iowa