| 词条 | John Kooiker |
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| name = John Kooiker | image = John Kooiker - Official Portrait - 86th GA.jpg | image_size = | caption = 86th General Assembly portrait (2015) | state_house = Iowa | district = 4th | term_start = January 13, 2015 | term_end = January 8, 2017 | prior_term = | predecessor = Dwayne Alons | successor = Skyler Wheeler | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|6|28}} | birth_place = Sioux County, Iowa, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = {{marriage|Sherry Kooiker|1971}} | relations = | children = Sam | residence = Boyden, Iowa | alma_mater = | occupation = Teacher, Farmer | military = | rank = | religion = | website = legis.iowa.gov/... | footnotes = }} John J. Kooiker (born June 28, 1946) is an American politician who represented Iowa's Fourth District in the state House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017. Early life and careerKooiker is one of seven children born to John and Johanna Kooiker (née Vermeer).[1] He graduated from Western Christian High School in 1964, as class valedictorian.[2] He attended Calvin College, then Kansas State University, where he earned a masters in Math Education and a Ph.D.[3][3] Kooiker served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.[4] He left the army and began teaching math and physics at the Christian Academy in Japan in 1972.[5][6] Kooiker returned to the United States in 1975, moving to Boyden, Iowa. He worked for the United States Postal Service as a letter carrier from 1977 to 2005.[7] Political careerKooiker defeated Democrat John Bunstma and write-in candidate Dennis Wright, a former mayor of Hull, Iowa,[8] in the special election called on January 6, 2015, after the November 2014 death of Dwayne Alons.[9] He was sworn into office on January 13, 2015.[10] Kookier served on the Labor, Local Government, Public Safety, and Veteran Affairs committees and co-chaired the Transportation, Infrastructure, and Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee.[11] In October 2015, Kooiker stated that he would not seek a second term.[12] He endorsed Skyler Wheeler, who won the Republican primary for the Fourth District in June 2016.[13][14] PersonalHe and his wife Sherry have four children.[7] One of his sons, Sam first ran for the mayoralty of Rapid City, South Dakota in 2007, but lost. He ran again and won the office in 2011, serving until 2015. A daughter died of cancer in October 2007.[15] References1. ^{{cite news|date=September 9, 1993 |title=Kooiker, Johanna (Mrs. John) 1908-1993 |accessdate=January 18, 2015 |work=Sioux County Index |url=http://iagenweb.org/boards/sioux/obituaries/index.cgi?read=484570}} 2. ^{{cite news |title=John J. Kooiker Plans to Study Chemistry at Calvin |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/52274863/ |accessdate=January 17, 2015 |work=Sioux County Index |via=Newspapers.com |date=July 2, 1964 |page=1}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=De Wit|first1=June|title=Kooiker Buntsma vying for state|url=http://sxc.stparchive.com/Archive/SXC/SXC12312014P02.php|accessdate=January 18, 2017|work=Sioux County Index Reporter|date=December 31, 2014|page=2}} 4. ^{{cite news |last1=McLaughlin |first1=John Lee |title=Rapid City mayor's dad elected to Iowa Legislature |url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/rapid-city-mayor-s-dad-elected-to-iowa-legislature/article_55b5dbba-a182-51d8-b8b4-b07142474e59.html |accessdate=January 11, 2015 |date=January 8, 2015}} 5. ^{{cite news |title=[No title] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2140486/ |accessdate=July 2, 2015 |work=Sioux County Index |via=Newspapers.com |date=September 21, 1972 |page=11}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=John Kooiker to leach in Higashi|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/2139261/|accessdate=January 11, 2018|work=Sioux County Index|via=Newspapers.com|date=June 15, 1972|page=5}} 7. ^1 2 {{cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Jacob |title=Kooiker gets GOP nod for HD 4 |url=http://www.theiowastatesman.com/242/kooiker-gets-gop-nod-hd-4 |accessdate=January 10, 2015 |work=The Iowa Statesmen |date=December 19, 2014}} 8. ^{{cite news |last1=Hayworth |first1=Bret |title=Kooiker takes on Iowa House District 4 position |url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kooiker-takes-on-iowa-house-district-position/article_938456fa-da19-57b6-9d35-992d8e8e4ea3.html |accessdate=January 11, 2015 |work=Sioux City Journal |date=January 8, 2015}} 9. ^{{cite news |last1=Murphy |first1=Erin |title=Kooiker wins easily in special Iowa House District 4 vote |url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/kooiker-wins-easily-in-special-iowa-house-district-vote/article_2caf28cb-7765-5fc7-b50b-8292a76f75e4.html |accessdate=January 8, 2015 |work=Sioux City Journal |date=January 6, 2015}} 10. ^{{cite news |title=First day marked by lighter moments |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/113760850/ |accessdate=August 1, 2018 |work=Des Moines Register |date=January 13, 2015}} 11. ^{{cite news |last1=Eschliman |first1=Bob |title=Kooiker not seeking re-election in HD 4; Wheeler steps up |url=http://www.theiowastatesman.com/5744/kooiker-not-seeking-re-election-in-hd-4-wheeler-steps-up |accessdate=December 5, 2015 |work=The Iowa Statesman |date=October 20, 2015}} 12. ^{{cite news |title=Iowa Rep. John Kooiker says he will not seek re-election |url=http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/19/iowa-rep-john-kooiker-says-he-will-not-seek-re-ele/ |accessdate=December 5, 2015 |work=Washington Times |agency=Associated Press |date=October 19, 2015}} 13. ^{{cite news|last1=Hayworth|first1=Bret|title=3 Sioux County Republicans aim to advance out of primary|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/sioux-county-republicans-aim-to-advance-out-of-primary/article_6aa94a4c-f636-5a9f-ba56-6a7cc94844df.html|accessdate=June 20, 2016|work=Sioux City Journal|date=May 25, 2016}} 14. ^{{cite news|last1=Richardson|first1=Ian|title=Skyler Wheeler, 23, wins Iowa House District 4 GOP race|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/local/skyler-wheeler-wins-iowa-house-district-gop-race/article_ca382dbc-b7a2-5004-9c20-58f74299d4f3.html|accessdate=June 20, 2016|work=Sioux City Journal|date=June 7, 2016}} 15. ^{{cite news |title=Obituaries for October 23, 2007 |url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/obituaries/obituaries-for-october/article_09f3b1c4-4e12-5534-962b-5e196b1172ea.html |accessdate=January 10, 2015 |work=Rapid City Journal |at=Bonnie Lynn (Kooiker) Matulka |date=October 23, 2007}} External links{{Commons category}}
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