Iowa Talking Points with Jeff Kaufmann
January 3, 2024
Jeff Kaufman
Chairman, Republican Party of Iowa
Jeff Kaufmann has served as Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa since 2014, making him one of the longest-serving state party chairs in the country. A former Iowa state legislator, Kaufmann has overseen multiple presidential caucus cycles and has been a prominent voice in national Republican politics. Under his leadership the Iowa caucuses have remained the first-in-the-nation contest in the Republican presidential primary process. He is widely respected as one of the most experienced state party operatives in American politics.
Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeff Kaufmann joined Jeff Stein, Rob Mudd, and Gentry Collins at Mudd Studio 5 in Waterloo, Iowa for a one-hour conversation in front of a live studio audience. Recorded just days after the January 2024 Iowa caucuses — one of the most consequential in recent memory — Kaufmann offered an inside look at how the Iowa GOP organized and executed the caucus process, what the results meant for the Republican presidential field, and what Iowa's role in national politics looks like going forward. A timely and historically significant episode recorded at a pivotal moment in the 2024 presidential race.
