Mark Kuhn Explained

Mark A. Kuhn
State House:Iowa
District:14th
Term Start:January 1999
Term End:January 2011
Predecessor:George Eichhorn
Successor:Joshua Byrnes[1]
Prior Term:29th district (1999–2003)[2]
Birth Date:10 September 1950
Birth Place:Charles City, Iowa, U.S.
Party:Democratic
Spouse:Denise
Residence:Charles City, Iowa
Website:legis.iowa.gov/...

Mark A. Kuhn (born September 10, 1950 in Charles City, Iowa) is an American grain farmer and politician. He was the Iowa State Representative for the 14th District and served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 through 2011.[3]

Early life and education

Kuhn is the son of Max Kuhn, a farmer, and Helen, a school teacher.Kuhn grew up on his family's farm and graduated from Charles City High School in 1968. He received his BS in history and his teaching certificate from Iowa State University. After graduating college, Kuhn moved back home to work on the family farm.

Career

Kuhn has worked on the Kuhn family grain farm for 34 years. He also worked as a substitute teacher for fifteen years.

In 1999 he was elected the Iowa State Representative for the 14th District.[3] He was re-elected in 2006 with 8,154 votes (75%), defeating Independent opponent Darwin J. Rieman.[4]

In the Iowa House of Representatives Kuhn served on the Agriculture committee; the Environmental Protection committee; Rebuild Iowa/Disaster Recovery Committee; the Public Safety committee; and the Appropriations committee, where he was the vice chair. He also chaired the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee.

In 2010 Kuhn decided to retire from the Iowa House and not run in the 2010 election but run for an open seat on the Floyd County Board of Supervisors instead.[5] As of July 2017 he is on the Floyd County Board of Supervisors and advocates for more restrictive manure management practices, a reform of the "Master Matrix", in order to improve Iowa´s water quality.[6]

Personal life

Kuhn is married to his wife Denise and together they have two sons: Mason and Alex. They live just outside Charles City, Iowa, on his farm, where he maintains a one-court tennis facility dubbed the All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club, which was featured in an issue of TENNIS Magazine.[7] He owns the first wind turbine commissioned during President Obama’s administration.

Organizations

Kuhn is or has been a member of the following organizations:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Iowa Legislature - Historical Information . 2016-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302182132/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/historicalInformation?lastName=&firstName=&chamberID=H&leadershipPositionID=&partyID=&districtID=16&countyID=&gaYear=Any&historicalGA=Any&historicalLA=Any . March 2, 2016 .
  2. Web site: Iowa Legislature - Historical Information . 2016-02-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160302195600/https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/historicalInformation?lastName=&firstName=&chamberID=H&leadershipPositionID=&partyID=&districtID=31&countyID=&gaYear=Any&historicalGA=Any&historicalLA=Any . March 2, 2016 .
  3. http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=30 Representative Mark Kuhn
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2007-07-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070715101939/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf . July 15, 2007 .
  5. Web site: Mason City Globe–Gazette . Local Newspaper.
  6. Mark A. Kuhn Livestock law changes needed to balance scale of justice. 25 July 2017. The Des Moines Register
  7. Web site: All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club . Official website.
  8. Web site: Member Profile: Mark Kuhn . Iowa House Democrats . December 29, 2013. 2009-03-12 .

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