Early Career
Born in Keokuk, Iowa, Steunenberg attended Iowa State College at Ames and then went on to become a printer's apprentice and publisher. In 1881 he was hired by the Des Moines Register in Des Moines. Steunenberg later published a newspaper in Knoxville until 1886, when he moved west and settled in Caldwell, Idaho, where he joined his brother in taking over the Caldwell Tribune for six years.
In Caldwell Steunenberg became active in politics and was elected to the first Idaho Legislature in 1890 at age 29 as a fusion candidate, endorsed by both the Democratic and Populist Parties.
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