James D. Kaufman

James Denis Kaufman (born 1958) is an American Republican politician from Anchorage, Alaska. He represents District F in South Anchorage in the Alaska Senate and previously served in the Alaska House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023.^[1] At the time of his election to the legislature in November 2000, he was retired from a career as a construction project manager in the oil industry and was active in neighborhood level politics in the Hillside area of Anchorage.

James D. Kaufman
Member of the Alaska Senate from the F district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2023
Preceded by	Josh Revak (District M)
Member of the Alaska House of Representatives from the 28th district
In office January 2021 – January 2023
Preceded by	Jennifer Johnston
Succeeded by	Julie Coulombe (District 11)
Personal details
Born	James Denis Kaufman 1958 (age 66–67) Neptune, New Jersey, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Occupation	Project manager

Electoral history

District F

Nonpartisan primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Janice Park	2,737	48.8
	Coalition Republican	James D. Kaufman (incumbent)	2,563	45.7
	Republican	Harold Borbridge	307	5.5
Total votes			5,607	100.0

2024 Alaska Senate General election^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	First choice			Round 1			Round 2
			Votes	%	Transfer	Votes	%	Transfer	Votes	%
	Coalition Republican	James D. Kaufman	8,147	47.9%	+33	8,180	48.1%	+498	8,678	52.8%
	Democratic	Janice Park	7,646	45.0%	+11	7,657	45.0%	+87	7,744	47.2%
	Republican	Harold Borbridge	1,178	6.9%	+6	1,184	7.0%	-	Eliminated
	Write-in		35	0.21%	-	Eliminated
Total votes			17,006			17,021			16,422
Blank or inactive ballots						946		+599	1,545
	Republican hold
	Coalition hold