2023 IA Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Iowa Legislature in 2023 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes

House Votes

Senate Votes

1. Private-school Funding

Creates education programs and funding by establishing an education savings account program.

2. Sex Changes for Minors

Prohibits activities regarding gender transition procedures relative to minors.

3. Raw Milk

Allows raw milk dairies that comply with safety standards to sell raw milk and products derived from raw milk directly to consumers.

4. School Transparency

Mandates the Department of Education (DE) to oversee the review of library materials for explicit content in schools, requiring parental consent for access to certain books, introducing curriculum changes, including restrictions on gender identity and sexuality instruction before grade five, removing specific sexual education content, and implementing a civics test requirement.

5. Office of Apprenticeship

Establishes an Iowa Office of Apprenticeship and Iowa apprenticeship council.

6. Birth Control

Authorizes pharmacists to order and administer self-administered hormonal contraceptives to individuals aged eighteen years and older.

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	Score
Kevin Alons	R	67%
Liz Bennett	D	33%
Tony Bisignano	D	40%
Nate Boulton	D	33%
Mike Bousselot	R	50%
Waylon Brown	R	50%
Claire A. Celsi	D	33%
Mark Costello	R	67%
Chris Cournoyer	R	50%
Dan Dawson	R	50%
Rocky De Witt	R	50%
Adrian Jeremy Dickey	R	50%
Molly E. Donahue	D	33%
William A. Dotzler	D	33%
Dawn Driscoll	R	50%
Jeff Edler	R	50%
Lynn Evans	R	67%
Julian B. Garrett	R	50%
Eric Giddens	D	33%
Jesse Green	R	50%
Kerry Gruenhagen	R	50%
Dennis R. Guth	R	50%
Mary Pamela Jochum	D	33%
Michael T. Klimesh	R	50%
Izaah Knox	D	50%
Carrie Koelker	R	50%
Tim Kraayenbrink	R	50%
Mark S. Lofgren	R	50%
Charlie McClintock	R	67%
Janet Petersen	D	40%
Herman C. Quirmbach	D	33%
Jeffrey Reichman	R	50%
Dave Rowley	R	50%
Ken Rozenboom	R	50%
Sandy Salmon	R	67%
Jason Schultz	R	50%
Tom Shipley	R	67%
Amy B. Sinclair	R	50%
Annette Sweeney	R	50%
Jeff Taylor	R	50%
Todd Taylor	D	50%
Sarah Trone Garriott	D	33%
Zach Wahls	D	33%
Scott Webster	R	50%
Janice Weiner	D	20%
Cherielynn Westrich	R	50%
Jack Whitver	R	50%
Cindy L. Winckler	D	33%
Brad Zaun	R	50%
Daniel Zumbach	R	50%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	35.2%
Republican	53%

2023 IA Legislative Scorecard

Senate Votes

1. Private-school Funding

2. Sex Changes for Minors

3. Raw Milk

4. School Transparency

5. Office of Apprenticeship

6. Birth Control

How did they vote?

Average Freedom Score by Party

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