Steve Kettering (born 1943) is the Iowa State Senator from the 26th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa Senate since 2003, when he won a special election to fill the vacancy left after Steve King was elected to Iowa's 5th congressional district. [1] He got his B.A. from Buena Vista College and his master's degree from California State University, Long Beach. Kettering was last re-elected in 2008 with 22,970 votes, unopposed.