Steven Koonse's Biography
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Full Name:
Steven K. Koonse
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Virginia; 3 Children: John, Betty, April
Birth Date:
10/31/1947
Birth Place:
Boonville, MO
Home City:
Leeton, MO
Religion:
Catholic
Graduated, Business Administration, University of Central Missouri
Bachelor's, Accounting, Central Missouri State University, 1974
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Missouri, District 4, 2018
No caucus information on file.
Financial Analyst, Missouri Department of Insurance, 1999-2017
Master Sergeant, United States Army Reserves, 1967-2007
Financial Credit Analyst, Farm Credit Administration, 1983-1999
Auditor, United States Department of Energy, 1978-1983
Staff Accountant, Dresser Industries (Houston), 1974-1978
Parishioner, St. Bartholomew Catholic Church, 1983-present
Member, Mensa International, 2016-2020
Member, Veterans of Foreign Wars, 2015-2020
Awards:
Bronze Star
Army Commendation Medal (2)
Favorite Book:
Hamilton by Ron Chernow
Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:
Read all of the books I own
Reason for Seeking Public Office:
I will be a voice in returning the debate and the decision-making process for declaring War, from the Executive Branch to the Legislative Branch. Article I section 8 clause 11 of the Constitutions says that Congress shall have the power to Declare War. The last declared War was against Bulgaria in 1942. There have been no Congressional Declarations for the much more important wars waged since. I will assess our military involvement and pull our troops out of countries where no war has been declared. I will propose a War profits tax on those merchants providing the tools of War.
I will be a voice in returning to Congress its power to regulate commerce with foreign nations. (Article I section 8 clause 3). The sooner Congress stops this trade war, the sooner the damage to our farmers ceases.