Steven King

The subject, former U.S. Representative Steven Arnold King (Iowa), has no record of criminal convictions, bribery, or corruption charges. He has not been indicted for fraud, though he faced significant political controversy and censure-like actions during his career. For clarity, there is a separate individual, Colorado State Senator Steve King, who was charged in 2014 with multiple felonies, including embezzlement, forgery, and theft related to falsified timecards. This is a different person from the U.S. Representative. Regarding the U.S. Representative: Controversies and Ethics: Throughout his tenure, King faced widespread condemnation for rhetoric regarding white nationalism, white supremacy, and anti-immigrant statements. In 2018, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) withdrew funding for his campaign following condemnations from leadership. In 2019, following an interview with The New York Times where he questioned why the terms white nationalist and white supremacist were offensive, the House Republican Steering Committee stripped him of all committee assignments. The U.S. House of Representatives later voted 416-1 to formally rebuke his comments. Financial/Administrative: In 2015, InsideGov named him the least effective member of Congress due to a failure to advance legislation out of committee. In 2020, he signed an amicus brief supporting a lawsuit (Texas v. Pennsylvania) challenging the 2020 presidential election results, which the Supreme Court rejected.