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PO Box 112
Sioux Center, IA 51250
Name: Rep. Jeff Kurtz, Democrat (incumbent)
Office/District: State Representative District 83
Hometown: Fort Madison
Profession: Retired
Why running for office: “I thought I still had a lot to contribute. I was a labor guy my whole life. And so working for working people really appealed to me.”
Facebook: Kurtz for Iowa