Jake Highfill
American politician (born 1990)
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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]
Jake Highfill | |
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| Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 39th district | |
| In office January 14, 2013 – November 6, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Dawn Pettengill |
| Succeeded by | Karin Derry |
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| Born | March 3, 1990 Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Alma mater | University of Iowa |
| Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
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]
Highfill was defeated by Democrat Karin Derry in the November 6, 2018, general election.[5]
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2018 [6] 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 [7] District 39 Turnout: 19,289 | Republican (newly redistricted) | Jake Highfill | Republican | 9,218 | 47.79% | |||
| Kelsey Clark | Democratic | 8,466 | 43.89% | |||||
