2024 IA Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Iowa Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.
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House Votes
1. Eminent Domain Protection From Pipelines
Allows property owners in eminent domain cases to seek a court review of legal rights before the Iowa Utilities Board's final decision.
2. Film Tax Credits
Creates the Iowa Film Production Incentive Program, offering up to 30% rebates for film, TV, and documentary production expenses in Iowa, with a $10 million total rebate limit.
3. Real Money
Amends Iowa's tax code to exclude capital gains from the sale of bullion, coins, or currency from an individual's taxable income.
4. Illegal Immigration
Criminalizes illegal reentry, with penalties based on prior offenses; allows deportation orders; and grants immunity to officials enforcing the law, except for misconduct. It also bans deferred or suspended sentences for these convictions.
5. Protecting the Unborn
Replaces "human pregnancy" with "unborn person" in Iowa law and increases penalties for harming or killing an unborn person during crimes, with life sentences for killing unborn deaths.
6. Ending Wokeness
Repeals a 1987 law mandating gender balance, political diversity, and racial representation in appointments to state boards and commissions, rolling back these "woke" requirements.
How did they vote?
| Name | Party | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ako Abdul-Samad | D | 20% | ||||||
| Brian Best | R | 83% | ||||||
| Molly Buck | D | 20% | ||||||
| Sue Cahill | D | 17% | ||||||
| Ken E. Carlson | R | 83% | ||||||
| Dave Deyoe | R | 83% | ||||||
| John Forbes | D | 50% | ||||||
| Joel Fry | R | 83% | ||||||
| Stan Gustafson | R | 83% | ||||||
| Charles W. Isenhart | D | 17% | ||||||
| Anne Osmundson | R | N/A | ||||||
| Brad Sherman | R | 83% | ||||||
| Sharon S. Steckman | D | 20% | ||||||
| Luana Stoltenberg | R | 83% | ||||||
| Phil Thompson | R | 83% |
Average Freedom Score by Party
| Party | Score |
|---|---|
| Democrat | 24% |
| Republican | 83% |
