Mark Kuhn

Mark A. Kuhn (born September 10, 1950 in Charles City, Iowa) was the Iowa State Representative from the 14th District. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1999 through 2011.
Kuhn currently serves on several committees in the Iowa House: the Agriculture committee; the Environmental Protection committee; Rebuild Iowa/Disaster Recovery Committee; the Public Safety committee; and the Appropriations committee, where he is the vice chair. He also serves as chair of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee.
Kuhn was re-elected in 2006 with 8,154 votes (75%), defeating Independent opponent Darwin J. Rieman.
Kuhn lives 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.
Kuhn has decided to retire from the Iowa House and not run in the 2010 election. Instead Kuhn will run for an open seat on the Floyd County Board of Supervisors.

Kuhn is the son of Max, a farmer, and Helen, a school teacher. He is married to his wife Denise and together they have two sons: Mason and Alex.

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.

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

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

• "Member Profile: Mark Kuhn". Iowa House Democrats. Retrieved December 29, 2013.