Bobby Kaufmann

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.

Bobby Kaufmann
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 73rd district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byJulian Garrett
Personal details
Born1985 (age 35–36)
Wilton, Iowa
Political partyRepublican
ParentsVicki and Jeff Kaufmann
ResidenceWilton, Iowa
Alma materUniversity of Iowa(never graduated)
Muscatine Community College
OccupationFarmer, businessman
WebsiteOfficial website

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 planned 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 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 KaufmannRepublican9,06856.4
Dick Schwab Democratic7,01643.6

Family

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

References
  1. "Lawmaker offers 'suck it up, buttercup' bill to protesters". KCCI Des Moines. November 15, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. "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.
  3. Pfannenstiel, Brianne (November 14, 2016). "Iowa lawmaker's 'suck it up, buttercup' bill targets protests". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  4. "'Suck it up': Lawmaker wants to cut funding for schools coddling students over Trump". Fox News. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  5. "'Suck It Up, Buttercup' lawmaker hangs up on As It Happens". As It Happens. CBC Radio. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
  6. "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. December 14, 2012. p. 119. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  7. Noble, Jason (December 29, 2014). "How Jeff Kaufmann is reviving the Iowa GOP". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Julian Garrett		 73rd District
2013 – present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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