Dennis Koenig announces candidacy for Allamakee County Board of Supervisors

Dennis Koenig, a lifelong Postville area resident, has announced his candidacy for Allamakee County Supervisor. Koenig, who was born and raised on a farm in Winneshiek County, has been a resident of Allamakee County since 1981.
A member of the Republican Party, Koenig said, “I decided to run for Supervisor as I feel the timing is right. I want to be a part of improving the infrastructure, as well as protecting agriculture, and I am also interested in economic development for all of  the residents of Allamakee County.”
A 1971 graduate of Postville High School, Koenig also served in the United States Army. He has been actively involved in farming as well as being a seed dealer for over 30 years.
The son of Ruby and the late Loren Koenig, he and his wife, Sandy, have been married for 38 years. They have two children; Misty and her children, Brett and Hailey, live in Cresco and Travis and his wife, Dawn, and their daughter, Isabella, live in Decorah.
Koenig served on the church council at St. Paul Lutheran Church for seven years,  six of which he was the congregation’s president. He was also a member of the Postville  Community School District Board of Education for nine years and a six-year member of the board of Helping Services for Northeast Iowa, where he served as president for one year.
Currently, he is serving as a Post Township Trustee and is chairperson of the finance committee at St. Paul Lutheran Church. In his leisure time, Koenig enjoys cooking, spending time with his family, golfing, hunting, fishing and traveling.
Koenig, whose name will appear on the Republican ballot in the June 5 primary election, added, “If elected, I will work hard for the residents of Allamakee County with honesty and common sense.”