Mark Kuhn

Mark A. Kuhn (born September 10, 1950 in Charles City, Iowa)[3] 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.[4]

Mark A. Kuhn
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 14th district
29th district (1999–2003)[1]
In office
January 1999 – January 2011
Preceded byGeorge Eichhorn
Succeeded byJoshua Byrnes[2]
Personal details
Born (1950-09-10) September 10, 1950
Charles City, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse(s)Denise
ResidenceCharles City, Iowa
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

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.[3]

Career

Kuhn has worked on the Kuhn family grain farm for 34 years. He also worked as a substitute teacher for fifteen years.[3]

In 1999 he was elected the Iowa State Representative for the 14th District.[4] He was re-elected in 2006 with 8,154 votes (75%), defeating Independent opponent Darwin J. Rieman.[5]

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.[3]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Personal life

Kuhn is married to his wife Denise and together they have two sons: Mason and Alex.[3] 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.[8] He owns the first wind turbine commissioned during President Obama’s administration.

Organizations

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

  • Trinity United Methodist Church
  • Foster Grandparents Advisory Committee
  • Free Our Communities of Unhealthy Substances Council
  • Mental Health Center of North Iowa
  • Second Judicial District Department of Correctional Services
  • Floyd County Agricultural Development Authority
  • Charles City Area Development Corporation.
  • Northern Prairie Regional Economic Development Corporation
  • Iowa’s Center for Agricultural Safety and Health Advisory Committee
  • Floyd County Water Quality Coordinating Committee[3]

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 2, 2016. Retrieved February 19, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Member Profile: Mark Kuhn". Iowa House Democrats. March 12, 2009. Retrieved December 29, 2013.
  4. Representative Mark Kuhn Iowa General Assembly site, n.d.
  5. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 26, 2007.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Mason City Globe–Gazette". Local Newspaper.
  7. Mark A. Kuhn Livestock law changes needed to balance scale of justice. 25 July 2017. The Des Moines Register
  8. "All Iowa Lawn Tennis Club". Official website.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Deo Koengis		 29th District
1999–2003		 Succeeded by
Ro Foege
Preceded by
George Eichhorn		 14th District
2003–2011		 Succeeded by
Joshua Byrnes
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