Steven T. Kuykendall

Infobox_Congressman
name = Steven Kuykendall


date of birth = Birth date and age|1947|1|27|mf=y
place of birth = McAlester, Oklahoma
death_date =
death_place =
state = California
district = 36th
term = 1999–2001
preceded = Jane Harman
succeeded = Jane Harman
party = Republican
spouse = Jan Kuykendall
religion = Presbyterian

Steven T. Kuykendall (born January 27, 1947) is a California politician and former Republican member of the House of Representatives from ushr|California|36 from 1999 to 2001 in the 106th Congress. He defeated Democrat Janice Hahn in the 1998 election with 49% of the vote. He was defeated for reelection by his predecessor Jane Harman, who had relinquished her seat to run for governor in 1998. After his defeat, he was mentioned as a possible Bush Administration candidate for Under Secretary of the Navy.

Prior to becoming a congressman, Kuykendall was a member of the California State Assembly between 1994 and 1998. He was elected to the Assembly by defeating incumbent Betty Karnette. Kuykendall ran again for the Assembly in 2004 but was unsuccessful. He also served on the city council of Rancho Palos Verdes from 1991 to 1994, holding the position of mayor in 1994.

A resident of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, Kuykendall was born in McAlester, Oklahoma. He studied at Oklahoma City University and earned his MBA from San Diego State University. Kuykendall also served in the United States Marine Corps for two tours in the Vietnam War.

Electoral history

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+ ushr|California|36: Results 1998–2000cite web |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html |title=Election Statistics |accessdate=2007-08-08 |publisher=Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives ] !|Year!!|Democrat!|Votes!|Pct!!|Republican!|Votes!|Pct!!|3rd Party!|Party!|Votes!|Pct!!|3rd Party!|Party!|Votes!|Pct!!|3rd Party!|Party!|Votes!|Pct!
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1998|
Party shading/Democratic |Janice Hahn
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |84,624
Party shading/Democratic |47%|
Party shading/Republican |nowrap|Steven T. Kuykendall
Party shading/Republican align="right" |88,843
Party shading/Republican |49%|
Party shading/Green |Robin Barrett
Party shading/Green |Green
Party shading/Green align="right" |3,612
Party shading/Green align="right" |2%|
Party shading/Libertarian |Kerry Welsh
Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian
Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |3,066
Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |2%|
Party shading/ReformUSA |John R. Konopka
Party shading/ReformUSA |Reform
Party shading/ReformUSA align="right" |1,561
Party shading/ReformUSA align="right" |1%|
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2000|
Party shading/Democratic |nowrap|Jane Harman
Party shading/Democratic align="right" |115,651
Party shading/Democratic |48%|
Party shading/Republican |Steven T. Kuykendall
Party shading/Republican align="right" |111,199
Party shading/Republican |47%|
Party shading/Libertarian |Daniel R. Sherman
Party shading/Libertarian |Libertarian
Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |6,073
Party shading/Libertarian align="right" |3%|
Party shading/ReformUSA |John R. Konopka
Party shading/ReformUSA |Reform
Party shading/ReformUSA align="right" |3,549
Party shading/ReformUSA align="right" |1%|
Party shading/Independent |Matt Ornati
Party shading/Independent |Natural Law
Party shading/Independent align="right" |2,264
Party shading/Independent align="right" |1%|
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ee also

References

External links

* [http://www.stevekuykendall.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/1998/states/CA/H/36/steven.kuykendall.html CNN candidate profile]
* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/k000357/ Voting record maintained by "The Washington Post"]