Jake Highfill
Jake Highfill | |
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85th General Assembly portrait (2013) | |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 39th district | |
Assumed office January 14, 2013 | |
Preceded by | Dawn Pettengill |
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 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]
Political stances
Voting accessibility
During the 2017 legislative session, Highfill voted[4] to shorten both the amount of time one may cast an absentee ballot and the number of days one can vote at satellite polling sites,[5] and he voted to require all voters to present a state-issued ID.[6] Though he voted for the measure, the bill was opposed by the Iowa State Association of Counties, an advocacy group for Iowa's disabled, and Iowa's Department on Aging opposed the bill.[7]
Electoral history
*incumbent
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [8] District 39 Turnout: 1,210 | Republican | Jake Highfill | Republican | 622 | 51.40% | |||
Erik Helland* | Republican | 572 | 47.27% | |||||
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [9] District 39 Turnout: 19,289 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Jake Highfill | Republican | 9,218 | 47.79% | |||
Kelsey Clark | Democratic | 8,466 | 43.89% |
Biography
Highfill is serving his first term in the Iowa House.
Highfill was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. He is a 2008 graduate of Johnston High School where he started on the football and wrestling teams and was selected as the Homecoming King. While balancing work and athletics, Highfill 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. After high school, Highfill attended Kirkwood Community College for two years before enrolling at 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.
References
- ↑ http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/23/iowa-election-jake-highfill-bio/17792261/
- ↑ http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=10752
- ↑ Sleyster, Sara (2012-06-05). "Highfill beats incumbent to win Iowa House District 39". Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
- ↑ Iowa Legislature. "House Journal (Monday, April 10, 2017)" (PDF). Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ Petroski, William; Pfannenstiel, Brianne. "Iowa Legislature Adjourns: What passed in 2017 session?". Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ Iowa Legislature. "House File 516". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ Iowa Legislature. "Lobbyist Declarations". Iowa Legislature. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
- ↑ "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
- Profile at Project Vote Smart
- Financial information (state office) at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Dawn Pettengill |
39th District 2013–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
- ↑ "Iowa Lawmakers Approve Bill That Would Let Kids Have Handguns". Huffington Post.
- ↑ "'We Do Not Need A Militia of Toddlers': If Iowa Law Passes, Children Can Use Handguns". Washington Post.