Steven T Kuykendall (1947-2021) Find a Grave

Steven T. Kuykendall
Birth 27 Jan 1947
McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA
Death 22 Jan 2021 (aged 73)
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial Details Unknown

Steven T Kuykendall (1947-2021)

US Congressman. A member of the Republican Party, he served California’s 36th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 1999 until 2001.

He attained his Bachelor’s Degree from Oklahoma City University and following service with the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War, he received his Master of Business Administration Degree from San Diego State University.

He worked in the mortgage banking industry, before beginning his career in the political arena as a councilman and later Mayor of Rancho Palos Verdes. He served in the California State Assembly before succeeding Jane Harman in the US Congress. He was defeated by Harman in his attempt for reelection two years later. After leaving Washington, he was heavily involved in charitable causes. He died of complications from pulmonary fibrosis.