Kenneth Kester (March 16, 1936 – February 17, 2018)[1] was a Republican member of the Colorado Senate, representing the 2nd district from 2003 to 2011.

He was the father of three sons, Dan, Mike and Ed and a grandfather of two grandchildren.

Senator Kester previously served as a Bent County Commissioner.

He served on the Agriculture, Natural Resources committee and for a time was the ranking Republican member of the Local Government & Energy committee.

Kester's main focus was on lowering the state income tax, strengthening education and agricultural products and promoting small business.