Rob Kauffman (politician)

Robert W. "Rob" Kauffman is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 89th District and was elected in 2004. He currently sits on the House Consumer Affairs, Gaming Oversight, and Tourism and Recreational Development Committees.

Robert W. Kauffman
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 89th district
Assumed office
January 4, 2005[1]
Preceded byJeffrey W. Coy
Personal details
BornAugust 27, 1974
York, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Niki Kauffman
Children4
ResidenceGreene Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Alma materAmerican University (BS) 1996
Websitewww.repkauffman.com

Personal

Rob and his wife, Niki, live in Scotland, Pennsylvania (Unincorporated) with their children Abby, Will, Andrew and Caleb.[2]

Political Positions

Kauffman is against legalizing adult use of cannabis in Pennsylvania.[3]

After the 2020 Presidential election, Kauffman was one of 26 Pennsylvania House Republicans who called for withdrawing certification of presidential electors, despite there being no evidence of fraud, and despite Joe Biden winning Pennsylvania by over 80,000 votes. This was also after federal appeals brought by the Trump campaign were dismissed due to lack of evidence.[4] Afterward, Kauffman traveled to Arizona along with Pennsylvania state senators Doug Mastriano, and Cris Dush,[5] to observe its 2021 Maricopa County presidential ballot audit, which the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors called a "spectacle".[6] The audit was ordered by Arizona's Republican senate majority, the rationale for which was generated by widely discredited conspiracy theories.[7][8] One firm involved had previously audited the 2020 election in Pennsylvania.[9] The United States Department of Justice warned the audit participants that they may have broken federal law in compromising the integrity of those Maricopa County ballots.[10][11]

References
  1. "SESSION OF 2005 - 189TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY - No. 1" (PDF). Legislative Journal. Pennsylvania House of Representatives. 2005-01-04.
  2. "Representative Kauffman's Web Profile" http://www.repkauffman.com/biography.aspx
  3. "Franklin County representatives condemn Lt. Gov. John Fetterman's upcoming 'listening tour' stop". WPMT FOX43. 18 April 2019.
  4. Murphy, Jan (27 November 2020). "26 Pa. House Republicans call for withdrawing certification of presidential electors". The Patriot-News. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  5. "Arizona GOP Election Audit Draws More Republican Politicians". U.S. News & World Report. Associated Press. June 2, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  6. Corse, Alexa (May 23, 2021). "The Republican-majority Maricopa County board says the audit ordered by Senate leaders is a mismanaged 'spectacle'". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  7. Cooper, Jonathan J.; Christie, Bob (May 10, 2021). "Inside Arizona's election audit, GOP fraud fantasies live on". Associated Press. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  8. "Wake Technology Services audited a Pennsylvania election as part of the #StopTheSteal movement". Arizona Mirror. May 21, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  9. Epstein, Reid J.; Corasaniti, Nick (May 24, 2021). "Long After Trump's Loss, a Push to Inspect Ballots Persists". The New York Times. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  10. Trump Reportedly Thinks Audits Will Lead To Reinstatement Of Defeated GOP Senators, Forbes Magazine, Andrew Solender, June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  11. Giles, Ben (May 6, 2021). "Justice Department: Arizona Senate Audit, Recount May Violate Federal Law". KJZZ. Retrieved June 10, 2021.


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