ABout Kevin Alons
I believe our nation is at a critical crossroads – we can return to what made our country great, or continue a slide towards chaos and ruin. It is my intention to do everything I possibly can to elevate our founding principles so that we might leave a strong and successful state to our kids and grandkids.
I grew up on a family farm near Boyden (Sioux County) where I learned the value of family, hard work, and service to others.
Following in my father’s footsteps, I enlisted in the Air National Guard as soon as I was eligible. After high school graduation, and military training, I attended college and served as a part-time jet engine mechanic. I was tasked with working on the A-7D aircraft, which also happened to be the type of plane my father was flying at the time.
I completed college, and soon thereafter married my beautiful wife Ngu. As a recent college graduate and a newlywed, I went back for more military training to be commissioned as an officer and become an Air National Guard fighter pilot. One of the highlights of my military experience was flying with my father in the same unit.
Having served for over 27 years, I am currently a Colonel at Joint Force Headquarters, Iowa National Guard, serving as the Director of Operations – Air. I continue to fly the KC-135 air refueling aircraft. As the son of Brig. General Dwayne Alons, who also served in the Iowa House for eight terms, I have been blessed with an extraordinary example of service before self.
My military service has always been as a traditional, part-time member. My full-time employment has been software and database development. Eventually, I started a software consulting firm, Alons Software, which assists a wide range of companies with software architectural, integration, and performance objectives.
I have been active as a volunteer in many capacities around our Siouxland community: I have coached middle school basketball and soccer, taught children’s Sunday school, driven the church bus, served on the worship team, and served as a board member at Morningside Assembly. I am also a member of the American Legion.
In addition to helping my father run for office, my political experience includes two terms as chair, and one term as treasurer, of the Woodbury Republican Central Committee. I also served as president of the Judicial Action Group, which worked to increase voter awareness of, and participation in, judicial retention elections.
Ngu and I have been married for 30 years. We have three adult children. In addition to our two daughters and a son, we welcomed a son-in-law to our family in 2018. Recently, our family grew again as they blessed us with a grandson!
I am running for Iowa Senate because I believe Iowa has become a “beacon of hope” to the nation. It is my intention to promote public policy that honors God, cherishes and supports the family, and respects the values and traditions of our past. As the words of our Iowa motto so clearly state, “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.”
