Aaron Kaufer

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Aaron Kaufer
Image of Aaron Kaufer
Prior offices
Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120
Successor: Brenda Pugh

Education

High school

Wyoming Valley West High School

Contact

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Aaron Kaufer (Republican Party) was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, representing District 120. He assumed office on December 1, 2014. He left office on November 30, 2024.

Kaufer (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to represent District 120. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Kaufer was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Kaufer was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Kaufer was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Pennsylvania committee assignments, 2017
Finance
Gaming Oversight
Health
Human Services

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kaufer served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2024

Aaron Kaufer did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120

Incumbent Aaron Kaufer defeated Fern Leard in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Kaufer
Aaron Kaufer (R)
 
66.1
 
17,548
Image of Fern Leard
Fern Leard (D) Candidate Connection
 
33.9
 
9,014

Total votes: 26,562
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120

Fern Leard advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Fern Leard
Fern Leard (Write-in) Candidate Connection
 
45.9
 
586
 Other/Write-in votes
 
54.1
 
691

Total votes: 1,277
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120

Incumbent Aaron Kaufer advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on May 17, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Kaufer
Aaron Kaufer
 
96.3
 
7,128
 Other/Write-in votes
 
3.7
 
272

Total votes: 7,400
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120

Incumbent Aaron Kaufer defeated Joanna Bryn Smith in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Kaufer
Aaron Kaufer (R)
 
63.1
 
20,428
Image of Joanna Bryn Smith
Joanna Bryn Smith (D) Candidate Connection
 
36.9
 
11,934

Total votes: 32,362
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120

Joanna Bryn Smith advanced from the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Joanna Bryn Smith
Joanna Bryn Smith Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,835

Total votes: 6,835
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120

Incumbent Aaron Kaufer advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Kaufer
Aaron Kaufer
 
100.0
 
5,730

Total votes: 5,730
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120

Incumbent Aaron Kaufer won election in the general election for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Kaufer
Aaron Kaufer (R)
 
100.0
 
16,677

Total votes: 16,677
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120

Incumbent Aaron Kaufer advanced from the Republican primary for Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 on May 15, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Aaron Kaufer
Aaron Kaufer
 
100.0
 
3,484

Total votes: 3,484
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2016

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on April 26, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was February 16, 2016.

Incumbent Aaron Kaufer defeated Robert McDonald in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 general election.[1][2]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120, General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Aaron Kaufer Incumbent 67.85% 18,843
     Democratic Robert McDonald 32.15% 8,929
Total Votes 27,772
Source: Pennsylvania Department of State


Robert McDonald ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Robert McDonald  (unopposed)


Incumbent Aaron Kaufer ran unopposed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120 Republican primary.[3][4]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 120 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Aaron Kaufer Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on May 20, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 11, 2014. Aaron Kaufer was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Eileen Cipriani defeated Gary Mack in the Democratic primary. John Jude Bolin withdrew from the race on March 25, 2014. Kaufer defeated Cipriani in the general election.[5][6][7]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 120 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Kaufer 56% 9,514
     Democratic Eileen Cipriani 44% 7,472
Total Votes 16,986
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 120 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngEileen Cipriani 63.6% 3,511
Gary Mack 36.4% 2,007
Total Votes 5,518

2012

See also: Pennsylvania House of Representatives elections, 2012

Kaufer ran in the 2012 election for Pennsylvania House District 120. Kaufer ran unopposed in the Republican primary on April 24 and was defeated by incumbent Phyllis Mundy (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]

Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 120, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPhyllis Mundy Incumbent 56.1% 14,133
     Republican Aaron Kaufer 43.9% 11,050
Total Votes 25,183

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2020

Aaron Kaufer did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Aaron Kaufer campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2022Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120Won general$272,189 $158,638
2020Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120Won general$248,152 N/A**
2018Pennsylvania House of Representatives District 120Won general$43,439 N/A**
2016Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 120Won $143,002 N/A**
2014Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 120Won $161,278 N/A**
Grand total$868,061 $158,638
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

In 2024, the Pennsylvania State Legislature was in session from January 2 to November 14.

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2022


2021


2020


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2017


2016


2015



Noteworthy events

Tested positive for coronavirus on January 17, 2021

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On January 17, 2021, Kaufer announced that he had tested positive for coronavirus.[9]


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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
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2014-2024
Succeeded by
Brenda Pugh (R)


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