Jake Highfill

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Jake Highfill

Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 39th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Dawn Pettengill
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Residence	Johnston, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Iowa
Website	Highfill's website

Jake Highfill is the Iowa State Representative from the 39th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Highfill resides in Johnston, Iowa. He has a bachelors 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.^[1]

Biography

Jake is serving his first term in the Iowa House.

Jake is a 2008 graduate of Johnston High School where he started on the football and wrestling teams and was selected as the Homecoming King because of his outstanding service to the school and community. While balancing work and athletics, Jake worked at Hy-Vee since he was 14 in various roles, including management. He has also worked at Acceleration Iowa as a sports performance coach for children and young adults. Jake attended the University of Iowa where he majored in Business and minored in Exercise Science.

Jake is the son of Brent, president of a Hy-Vee subsidiary and Assistant Vice President of Hy-Vee, and Renee, a certified pharmaceutical technician. He has one sister, Kara, a Johnston High graduate who attends the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Electoral history

*incumbent

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Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 ^[2] District 39 Turnout: 1,210	Republican	Jake Highfill	Republican	622	51.40%
	Republican	Erik Helland*	Republican	572	47.27%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 ^[3] District 39 Turnout: 19,289	Republican (newly redistricted)	Jake Highfill	Republican	9,218	47.79%
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Kelsey Clark	Democratic	8,466	43.89%

References

↑ Sleyster, Sara (2012-06-05). "Highfill beats incumbent to win Iowa House District 39". Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
↑ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 138. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 85. Retrieved 2013-01-15.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jake Highfill.

Representative Jake Highfill official Iowa General Assembly site

Biography, voting record, and interest group ratings at Project Vote Smart

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

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

85th General Assembly (2013-2014)

Speaker of the House: Kraig Paulsen (R)
Speaker pro Tempore: Steven Olson (R)
Majority Leader: Linda Upmeyer (R)
Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

Jeff Smith (R)
Megan Hess (R)
Dan Huseman (R)
Dwayne Alons (R)
Chuck Soderberg (R)
Ron Jorgensen (R)
Tedd Gassman (R)
Henry Rayhons (R)
Helen Miller (D)
Tom W. Shaw (R)
Gary Worthan (R)
Dan Muhlbauer (D)
Chris Hall (D)
David Dawson (D)
Mark Brandenburg (R)
Mary Ann Hanusa (R)
Matt Windschitl (R)
Jason Schultz (R)
Ralph Watts (R)
Clel Baudler (R)
Jack Drake (R)
Greg Forristall (R)
Mark Costello (R)
Cecil Dolecheck (R)
Julian Garrett (R)

Scott Ourth (D)
Joel Fry (R)
Greg Heartsill (R)
Dan Kelley (D)
Joe Riding (D)
Rick Olson (D)
Ruth Ann Gaines (D)
Brian Meyer (D)
Bruce Hunter (D)
Ako Abdul-Samad (D)
Marti Anderson (D)
John Landon (R)
Kevin Koester (R)
Jake Highfill (R)
John Forbes (D)
Jo Oldson (D)
Peter Cownie (R)
Chris Hagenow (R)
Rob Taylor (R)
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
Lisa Heddens (D)
Chip Baltimore (R)
Robert Bacon (R)
Dave Deyoe (R)
Pat Grassley (R)

Josh Byrnes (R)
Todd Prichard (D)
Sharon S. Steckman (D)
Linda Upmeyer (R)
Roger Thomas (D)
Patti Ruff (D)
Nancy Dunkel (D)
Brian Moore (R)
Bob Kressig (D)
Walt Rogers (R)
Anesa Kajtazovic (D)
Deborah Berry (D)
Sandy Salmon (R)
Bruce Bearinger (D)
Tyler Olson (D)
Art Staed (D)
Kraig Paulsen (R)
Daniel Lundby (D)
Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
Todd Taylor (D)
Mark Smith (D)
Dean Fisher (R)
Bobby Kaufmann (R)
David Jacoby (D)
Dawn Pettengill (R)

David Maxwell (R)
Sally Stutsman (D)
Jarad Klein (R)
Guy Vander Linden (R)
Larry Sheets (R)
Mary Gaskill (D)
Curt Hanson (D)
Jerry Kearns (D)
Dave Heaton (R)
Vicki Lensing (D)
Mary Mascher (D)
Dennis Cohoon (D)
Tom Sands (R)
Jim Lykam (D)
Cindy Winckler (D)
Mark Lofgren (R)
Frank Wood (D)
Phyllis Thede (D)
Linda Miller (R)
Quentin Stanerson (R)
Lee Hein (R)
Steven Olson (R)
Mary Wolfe (D)
Pat Murphy (D)
Charles Isenhart (D)

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