Jake Highfill | |
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Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 39th district | |
In office January 14, 2013 –November 6, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Dawn Pettengill |
Succeeded by | Karin Derry |
Personal details | |
Born | Marshalltown,Iowa,U.S. | March 3,1990
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Johnston,Iowa |
Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Jake Highfill (born March 3,1990) is the former Iowa State Representative from the 39th District. [1] [2] A Republican,he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013 - 2018. Highfill resides in Johnston,Iowa. He has a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Iowa. [3]
Highfill served on several committees in the Iowa House –the Appropriations,Local Government,and Natural Resources committees. He also served as the vice chair of the State Government committee and was a member of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Highfill defeated incumbent Erik Helland,the House majority whip,to win the Republican nomination in 2012. [4]
In March,2017,Highfill admitted keeping a "blacklist" of people in his constituency who disagreed with him. [5]
Highfill was defeated by Democrat Karin Derry in the November 6,2018 general election. [6]
*incumbent
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives general elections,2018 [7] District 39 Turnout: 9,658 | Democratic Iowa Democratic Party | Karin Derry | Democratic | 9,658 | 49.80% | |||
Jake Highfill* | Republican | 9,353 | 48.30% | |||||
Iowa House of Representatives general elections,2012 [8] District 39 Turnout: 19,289 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Jake Highfill | Republican | 9,218 | 47.79% | |||
Kelsey Clark | Democratic | 8,466 | 43.89% |
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