Jake Highfill
{{Short description|American politician (born 1990)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jake Highfill
| image = Jake Highfill - Official Portrait - 85th GA.jpg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = 85th General Assembly portrait (2013)
| state_house = Iowa
| district = 39th
| term_start = January 14, 2013
| term_end = November 6, 2018
| predecessor = Dawn Pettengill
| successor = Karin Derry
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|3|3}}
| birth_place = Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
| party = Republican
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| residence = Johnston, Iowa
| alma_mater = University of Iowa
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| website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=10752 legis.iowa.gov/...]
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Jake Highfill (born March 3, 1990) is the former Iowa State Representative from the 39th District.{{Cite web|url=http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/23/iowa-election-jake-highfill-bio/17792261/|title=Meet the Candidate, Iowa House District 39: Jake Highfill}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=10752|title = State Representative}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=10752|title = State Representative}}
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.{{cite web |url=http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2012/06/05/highfill-wins-iowa-house-district-39/article |title=Highfill beats incumbent to win Iowa House District 39 |last=Sleyster |first=Sara |work=Des Moines Register |publisher=Gannett Company |date=2012-06-05 |access-date=2013-05-31}}
Highfill was defeated by Democrat Karin Derry in the November 6, 2018, general election.{{Cite web|url=https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/IA/91323/Web02-state.222648/#/c/C_2/s/C_2_3/|title = Election Night Reporting}}
Electoral history
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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2018
| election_note = District 39
| election_ref = {{Cite web |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Iowa_House_of_Representatives_District_39 |title=2018 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2019-05-24 |page=138 |format=PDF}}
| turnout_votes = 9,658
| result = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner = Karin Derry
| winner_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| winner_votes = 9,658
| winner_percent = 49.80%
| candidate2 = Jake Highfill*
| candidate2_party = Republican Party of Iowa
| candidate2_votes = 9,353
| candidate2_percent = 48.30%
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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012
| election_note = District 39
| election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |access-date=2013-01-15 |page=85 }}
| turnout_votes = 19,289
| result = (newly redistricted)
| winner = Jake Highfill
| winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa
| winner_votes = 9,218
| winner_percent = 47.79%
| candidate2 = Kelsey Clark
| candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party
| candidate2_votes = 8,466
| candidate2_percent = 43.89%
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References
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External links
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{{Portal|Iowa}}
- [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=10752 Representative Jake Highfill] official Iowa General Assembly site
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- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=1412325 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
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{{Succession box
| title = 39th District
| before = Dawn Pettengill
| years = 2013–2018
| after = Karin Derry
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Category:University of Iowa alumni
Category:Republican Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Category:People from Johnston, Iowa
Category:21st-century members of the Iowa General Assembly
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