Jennifer Konfrst
Jennifer Konfrst (Democratic Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 32. She assumed office on January 1, 2023. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Konfrst (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 3rd Congressional District. She will not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026.
Klimesh served as minority leader of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2021 to 2025.[1][2][3]
Biography
Jennifer Konfrst was born in Macomb, Illinois.[4] Konfrst earned a bachelor's degree in public relations and political science and a master's degree in public administration from Drake University in 1996 and 1998, respectively. Her career experience includes working as an associate professor with the Drake University School of Journalism and Mass Communication, the chief strategist of JGK Strategies, and an on-air host with Iowa Public Television. Konfrst has served as the president of the Plymouth Nursery School Board, the president of the Downtown School PTA, a mock trial coach with Merrill Middle School, and a debate team parent volunteer with Roosevelt High School.[4][5][6]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Konfrst was assigned to the following committees:
2023-2024
Konfrst was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration and Rules Committee, Ranking Member
- Committee on Education Reform (decommissioned), Ranking Member
- Legislative Council
- Service Committee
2021-2022
Konfrst was assigned to the following committees:
- Administration and Rules Committee
- House Appropriations Committee
- House State Government Committee
- House Transportation Committee
2019-2020
Konfrst was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026
Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 3
Xavier Carrigan, Tracy Limon, Sarah Trone Garriott, and Easton Wolfe are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 3 on June 2, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jennifer Konfrst (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 3
Incumbent Zach Nunn is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 3 on June 2, 2026.
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2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Jennifer Konfrst won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 32 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Konfrst (D) | 95.9 | 11,837 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 4.1 | 500 | ||
| Total votes: 12,337 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Jennifer Konfrst advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 32 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Konfrst | 99.4 | 1,590 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 9 | ||
| Total votes: 1,599 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Jennifer Konfrst defeated Mark Brown in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 32 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Konfrst (D) | 59.9 | 8,136 |
| Mark Brown (R) | 40.0 | 5,436 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 13,586 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 32
Incumbent Jennifer Konfrst advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 32 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Konfrst | 99.6 | 2,880 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 2,892 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 32
Mark Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 32 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mark Brown | 99.7 | 1,478 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 1,483 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Jennifer Konfrst defeated Sonya Swan in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Konfrst (D) | 57.4 | 9,948 |
 | Sonya Swan (R) | 42.5 | 7,375 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 17,337 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Incumbent Jennifer Konfrst advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Konfrst | 99.7 | 4,354 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 4,367 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Sonya Swan advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sonya Swan | 99.0 | 1,686 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 1,703 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Jennifer Konfrst defeated Michael Boal and Chad Brewbaker in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Konfrst (D) | 56.7 | 8,852 |
| Michael Boal (R) | 41.2 | 6,431 | ||
 | Chad Brewbaker (L) | 2.0 | 318 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 15,612 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Jennifer Konfrst advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jennifer Konfrst | 100.0 | 2,894 |
| Total votes: 2,894 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43
Michael Boal advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 43 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Boal | 100.0 | 673 | |
| Total votes: 673 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Chris Hagenow defeated Jennifer Konfrst in the Iowa House of Representatives District 43 general election.[7][8]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 43 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Chris Hagenow Incumbent |
51.57% | 8,809 | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Konfrst | 48.43% | 8,273 | |
| Total Votes | 17,082 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Jennifer Konfrst ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 43 Democratic primary.[9][10]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 43 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jennifer Konfrst (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Chris Hagenow ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 43 Republican primary.[9][10]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 43 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Chris Hagenow Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2016
Konfrst's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[11]
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2025.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2024.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
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- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2023.
- Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2022.
- Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2021.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2020.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2019.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate U.S. House Iowa District 3 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 32 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Capital Dispatch, "Iowa Rep. Todd Prichard steps down as House minority leader," June 2, 2021
- ↑ KCRG.com, "Rep. Jennifer Konfrst elected Iowa House Minority Leader," June 15, 2021
- ↑ ‘'The Iowa Legislature, “Leadership", accessed December 11, 2025
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Iowa Legislature, "Jennifer Konfrst - All Years," accessed May 13, 2023
- ↑ Iowa House Democrats, “Representative Jennifer Konfrst” accessed December 13, 2019
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Jennifer Glover Konfrst, APR," accessed May 13, 2023
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Jennifer Konfrst, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ruth Ann Gaines (D) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 32 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Chris Hagenow (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 43 2019-2023 |
Succeeded by Eddie Andrews (R) |
