Mark A. Kuhn (born September 10, 1950 in

Charles City, Iowa Charles City is a city in and the county seat of Floyd County, Iowa. Charles City is a significant commercial and transportation center for the area. U.S. Routes 18 and 218, Iowa Highway 14, and the Canadian National and Canadian Pacific railr ...

) is an American grain farmer and politician. He was the Iowa State Representative for the 14th District and served in the

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from 1999 through 2011.Representative Mark Kuhn
'' Iowa General Assembly site'', n.d.

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 Charles City High School is the public high school serving Charles City, Iowa. It is part of the Charles City Community School District. Athletics Charles City is a founding member of the Northeast Iowa Conference, and the Comets participat ...

in 1968. He received his BS in history and his teaching certificate from

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. 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. He was re-elected in 2006 with 8,154 votes (75%), defeating

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opponent Darwin J. Rieman. In the

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. 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.

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 ''

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''. 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

References

External links

*
Mark Kuhn State Representative
''official constituency site'' *
Financial information (state office)
at the National Institute for Money in State Politics {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuhn, Mark Democratic Party members of the Iowa House of Representatives Living people 1950 births Iowa State University alumni People from Charles City, Iowa