Jake Highfill

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Jake Highfill
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 39th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byDawn Pettengill
Personal details
Born (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990 (age 34)
Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceJohnston, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

Jake Highfill (born March 3, 1990) is the Iowa State Representative from the 39th District.[1][2] A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Highfill resides in Johnston, Iowa. He has a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Iowa.

As of May 2013, Highfill serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Appropriations, Local Government, and Natural Resources committees. He also serves as the vice chair of the State Government committee and as a member of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Highfill defeated incumbent Erik Helland, the House majority whip, to win the Republican nomination in 2012.[3]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [4]
District 39
Turnout: 1,210
Republican Jake HighfillRepublican62251.40%
Erik Helland* Republican57247.27%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [5]
District 39
Turnout: 19,289
Republican (newly redistricted) Jake HighfillRepublican9,21847.79%
Kelsey Clark Democratic8,46643.89%

References

  1. ^ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/23/iowa-election-jake-highfill-bio/17792261/
  2. ^ http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=10752
  3. ^ Sleyster, Sara (2012-06-05). "Highfill beats incumbent to win Iowa House District 39". Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  4. ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 138. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  5. ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 85. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

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Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by 39th District
2013–present
Succeeded by