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Contact

Mailing Address
Attn: Kurt Ketelsen, Financial Secretary 21135 Holden DriveDavenport IA, IA 52806

Officers 11

  • Travis Hanrahan

    President

  • James W. Peterson

    Chairman

  • Kurt Ketelsen

    Financial Secretary

  • Joshua Hovey

    Vice President

  • Phillip Gonterman Jr

    Recording Secretary

  • James Hotchkiss

    Trustee

  • Adam J. Oppendike

    Trustee

  • Mark Burnside

    Guide

  • Jacob Mills

    Trustee Chair

  • Debra Ramirez

    Retiree Chair

  • Travis Strupp

    SGT at Arms

From the 2025 LM-2 report (opens in new tab)

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Federal Filing

Members Reported
1,018
Last Report
2025
Form
LM-2
File Number
507510

Members as the union reported them on its 2025 LM-2 report. Counts may include retirees and associate members.

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