Jake Highfill
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 39th district
In office
January 14, 2013  November 6, 2018
Preceded byDawn Pettengill
Succeeded byKarin Derry
Personal details
Born (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990
Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceJohnston, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Iowa
Websitelegis.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]

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2018 [7]
District 39
Turnout: 9,658
Democratic Iowa Democratic Party Karin DerryDemocratic9,65849.80%
Jake Highfill* Republican9,35348.30%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [8]
District 39
Turnout: 19,289
Republican (newly redistricted) Jake HighfillRepublican9,21847.79%
Kelsey Clark Democratic8,46643.89%

References

  1. "Meet the Candidate, Iowa House District 39: Jake Highfill".
  2. "State Representative".
  3. "State Representative".
  4. Sleyster, Sara (2012-06-05). "Highfill beats incumbent to win Iowa House District 39". Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  5. "Jake Highfill Admits He Has Blacklist of Constituents". 20 March 2017.
  6. "Election Night Reporting".
  7. "2018 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 138. Retrieved 2019-05-24.
  8. "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 85. Retrieved 2013-01-15.


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