Steve King

US Representative for Iowa (1949-) · United States · On the map · Politicians

Steven Arnold King is an American politician and businessman who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Iowa from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Iowa's 5th congressional district until 2013 and the state's 4th congressional district from 2013 to 2021.

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2019“What if we went back through all the family trees and just pulled out anyone who was a product of rape or incest? Would there be any population of the world left if we did that?”In their words14 August 2019, speaking to the Westside Conservative Club in Urbandale (; ; ; )Read the whole statement

2017“Without the right to life, how would an individual’s rights become vested?”In their words1 November 2017Rep. Steve King: Protecting the Unborn Reaffirms Jefferson’s TruthsRead the whole statement

“We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.”In their words12 March 2017 on Twitter, tweeting in support of Dutch politician Geert Wilders (; ; ; ; ; )Read the whole statement

2016“King: This ‘old, white people’ business does get a little tired, Charlie [Pierce].”In their words18 July 2016 (; ; ; cite news |title=Rep. Steve King wonders what ‘sub-groups’ besides whites made contributions to civilizationRead the whole statement

“If we continue down this path, I assure you it will not take long for our country to crumble. Illegal immigrants utterly disregard our Rule of Law and way of life here in America.”In their words24 May 2016Steve King: Remembering Iowa’s Sarah Root, 21-Year-Old Killed By Illegal AlienRead the whole statement

2013“Some of them are valedictorians - and their parents brought them in. It wasn't their fault. It's true in some cases, but they aren't all valedictorians.”In their words18 July 2013 (; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; )Read the whole statement

1949Born28 May 1949

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King as an Iowa state senator

Steve King at an event in Ames, Iowa, in August 2011

King and Ted Cruz in 2015

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Steve King

4 statements, newest first

White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization - how did that language become offensive?
13 January 2018 · Iowa Republican Steve King faces party action over 'white supremacist' remark, Own words
I'd like to see an America that is just so homogeneous that we look a lot the same.
13 March 2017 · 13 March 2017, to host Chris Cuomo on CNN's New Day (; ; ; ; ; ), Own words
But you know, you know that statistically the greatest danger to a black man in America is another black man.
21 July 2016 · 21 July 2016 to BuzzFeed News, when asked about relations between African Americans and police (; ; ; ), Own words