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10 Facts About Jennifer Konfrst

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Jennifer Glover Konfrst was born on December 24,1973 and is an American politician in the state of Iowa.

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Jennifer Konfrst is the House minority leader, a position that she has held since 2021.

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Jennifer Konfrst grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, Fort Dodge, Iowa, and Webster, Florida.

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Jennifer Konfrst graduated with a bachelors of arts degree in journalism and mass communications and a masters of public administration from Drake University.

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Jennifer Konfrst is an associate professor of journalism and strategic political communication at Drake University.

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Jennifer Konfrst first ran to represent the 43rd district in the Iowa House of Representatives in 2016, but lost to Republican incumbent Chris Hagenow.

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Jennifer Konfrst sits on the administration and rules committee, the judiciary committee, the local government committee, the state government committee and the transportation committee.

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Jennifer Konfrst was the assistant minority leader in 2019 and 2020 and the minority whip in 2021.

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When Todd Prichard stepped down as the House minority leader in 2021, Jennifer Konfrst was elected on June 14,2021 as the new House minority leader.

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Jennifer Konfrst is the first woman to hold this position in Iowa.