Bobby Kaufmann

Bobby Kaufmann


Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 73rd district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2013
Preceded by	Julian Garrett
Personal details
Born	1985 (age 30–31) Wilton, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Parents	Vicki and Jeff Kaufmann
Residence	Wilton, Iowa
Alma mater	University of Iowa Muscatine Community College
Occupation	Farmer, businessman
Website	Kaufmann's website

Bobby Kaufmann (born 1985) is the Iowa State Representative from the 73rd District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013.

As of January 2016, Kaufmann serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Commerce, Government Oversight (Chair), Judiciary, Local Government and Veterans Affairs committees.

"Suck it up, Buttercup" bill

Following the 2016 presidential election, Kaufmann announced that he plans to introduce a bill in the January legislative session that would penalize state universities that used public funding to offer election-related counseling and other support services to students that are beyond the scope of existing mental health resources.^[1] The bill, which Kaufmann has nicknamed the "Suck it up, Buttercup" bill, would cut the budget of state universities by double the amount they spend on such activities and introduce criminal penalties for protesters that block highways.^[2]^[3]

In an interview with Fox & Friends on November 16, Kaufmann criticized the establishment of post-election "cry rooms" and that he "was hearing reports of some schools that were bringing in ponies to be able get students through the election."^[4] When pressed for more details on these reports of coddling students during a live interview later that day with the Canadian radio show As It Happens, Kaufmann hung up and accused the program of having an agenda.^[5]

Electoral history

Kaufmann was elected in 2012, defeating Democrat Dick Schwab; he was reelected in 2014 over challenger David Johnson.

Election	Political result		Candidate		Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012 ^[6] District 73 Turnout: 16,084		Republican Republican hold		Bobby Kaufmann	Republican	9,068	56.4
		Republican Republican hold		Dick Schwab	Democratic	7,016	43.6

Family

Kaufmann is the son of former Iowa State Representative and current Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann.^[7]

References

↑ "Lawmaker offers 'suck it up, buttercup' bill to protesters". KCCI Des Moines. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
↑ "Iowa lawmaker plans "Suck it up, Buttercup" bill to cut counseling for Trump-sad students". CBS News. Associated Press. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
↑ Pfannenstiel, Brianne (November 14, 2016). "Iowa lawmaker's 'suck it up, buttercup' bill targets protests". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
↑ "'Suck it up': Lawmaker wants to cut funding for schools coddling students over Trump". Fox News. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
↑ "'Suck It Up, Buttercup' lawmaker hangs up on As It Happens". As It Happens. CBC Radio. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 14, 2012. p. 119. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
↑ Noble, Jason (December 29, 2014). "How Jeff Kaufmann is reviving the Iowa GOP". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

External links

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Bobby Kaufmann official Iowa General Assembly site
Profile at Iowa House Republicans

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Julian Garrett	73rd District 2013 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives

86th General Assembly (January 12, 2015 - January 8, 2017) Speaker: Linda Upmeyer (R) Speaker Pro Tempore: Matt Windschitl (R) Majority Leader: Chris Hagenow (R) Minority Leader: Mark Smith (D)

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