Jeff A. Kaufmann is the Iowa State Representative from the 79th District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives

Iowa House of Representatives

The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 100 members of the House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state with populations of approximately 29,750 for each constituency...

 since 2005 and is currently the assistant minority leader

Minority leader

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. He received his Ph.D from the University of Iowa

University of Iowa

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Kaufmann currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Administration and Rules committee; the Education committee; the State Government committee; the Ways and Means committee; and the Local Government committee, where he is the ranking member

Ranking member

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. His political experience includes serving as a trustee for Sugar Creek Township

Sugar Creek Township, Cedar County, Iowa

Sugar Creek Township is one of seventeen townships in Cedar County, Iowa, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 375.-Geography:Sugar Creek Township covers an area of and contains no incorporated settlements. According to the USGS, it contains six cemeteries: Centerville, Lime City,...

. During Iowa's legislative session, Kaufmann writes an op-ed column, "Your Capitol Voice," which often appears in several area newspapers. http://www.westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=2503http://www.westbranchtimes.com/article.php?id=2798

Kaufmann won the seat formerly held by the retiring Dan Boddicker in 2004, winning a close contest with Democrat Mike Owen of West Branch

West Branch, Iowa

West Branch is a city in Cedar and Johnson counties in the U.S. state of Iowa. The population was 2,342 as of July 2009, a 7% growth since the 2000 census...

. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=13284052&BRD=1105&PAG=461&dept_id=151632&rfi=6 Kaufmann was re-elected in 2006 with 6,311 votes (62%), defeating Democratic

Iowa Democratic Party

The Iowa Democratic Party is the local branch of the Democratic Party in the state of Iowa.-Current elected officials:Iowa Democrats are in control of the Iowa Senate, one of the state's United States Senate seats, and three out of the state's five United States House of Representatives seats. ...

 opponent Clara Oleson. http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf In 2008, Kaufmann collected 9,456 votes,http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/results/2008GeneralResults.html#3 easily maintaining his seat. Democrat Rebecca Spears dropped out of the race before election day.http://iowaindependent.com/2576/36-iowa-legislative-seats-uncontested-by-a-major-party

External links

• Representative Jeff Kaufmann official Iowa General Assembly site
• Profile at Iowa House Republicans