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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Senate Votes
House Votes

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HF2664 Roll Call 1417242 Passed 86 to 7 on Mar 28, 2024 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: No
HF2662 Roll Call 1415407 Passed 87 to 8 on Mar 26, 2024 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HF2626 Roll Call 1426687 Passed 63 to 32 on Mar 19, 2024 See Article I Section 10 Article I Section 8 10th Amendment

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SF2340 Roll Call 1411212 Passed 64 to 30 on Mar 19, 2024 See Article I Section 8 Article IV Section 4 Article VI 10th Amendment

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
HF2575 Roll Call 1405889 Passed 58 to 36 on Mar 7, 2024 See Fifth Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

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.
Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes
SF2096 Roll Call 1395156 Passed 62 to 33 on Feb 26, 2024 See 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

How did they vote?

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Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote
Name Party Score 1 2 3 4 5 6
Ako Abdul-Samad D 20%
Jerome Amos D 0%
Eddie Andrews R 83%
Austin Baeth D 40%
Sean Bagniewski D 33%
Michael Bergan R 50%
Brian Best R 83%
Jane E. Bloomingdale R 67%
Brooke Boden R 83%
Jacob Bossman R 83%
Steven P. Bradley R 75%
Timi Brown-powers D 17%
Molly Buck D 20%
Sue Cahill D 17%
Ken E. Carlson R 83%
Mark Cisneros R 80%
Taylor Collins R 83%
Jeff Cooling D 33%
Ken Croken D 20%
Tom Determann R 67%
Dave Deyoe R 83%
Zachary M. Dieken R 67%
Jon Dunwell R 83%
Tracy Ehlert D 33%
Dean C. Fisher R 83%
John Forbes D 50%
Joel Fry R 83%
Ruth Ann Gaines D 33%
Dan Gehlbach R 83%
Thomas Gerhold R 80%
Eric J. Gjerde D 33%
Cindy L. Golding R 83%
Martin L. Graber R 83%
Pat Grassley R 83%
Stan Gustafson R 83%
Bill Gustoff R 83%
Austin Harris R 83%
Helena J. Hayes R 83%
Robert Henderson R 83%
Megan Hess Jones R 80%
Steven Holt R 83%
Heather Hora R 83%
Chad Ingels R 67%
Charles W. Isenhart D 17%
Dave J. Jacoby D 0%
Lindsay James D 33%
Thomas Jeneary R 80%
Craig P. Johnson R 83%
Kenan Judge D 50%
Bobby Kaufmann R 80%
Barb Kniff McCulla R 83%
Jennifer Glover Konfrst D 17%
Bob M. Kressig D 33%
Monica Kurth D 17%
Shannon Latham R 80%
Elinor A. Levin D 17%
Brian K. Lohse R 17%
Shannon Lundgren R 83%
Mary Madison D 20%
Heather Ann Matson D 17%
Joshua Meggers R 83%
Ann Meyer R 83%
Brian J. Meyer D 33%
Gary M. Mohr R 80%
Norlin Mommsen R 80%
Tom Moore R 83%
Amy Nielsen D 17%
Carter Nordman R 83%
Rick L. Olson D 50%
Anne Osmundson R N/A
Matthew Rinker R 60%
Sami Scheetz D 20%
J.D. Scholten D 25%
Michael V. Sexton R 83%
Brad Sherman R 83%
Jeff J. Shipley R 83%
David Sieck R 80%
Brent J. Siegrist R 83%
Ray Bubba Sorensen R 83%
Megan L. Srinivas D 17%
Art Staed D 17%
Sharon S. Steckman D 20%
Luana Stoltenberg R 83%
Henry Stone R 83%
Mark Thompson R 83%
Phil Thompson R 83%
Charley Thomson R 83%
Josh Turek D 40%
Mike Vondran R 83%
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell D 33%
Skyler Wheeler R 80%
Ross Wilburn D 17%
John H. Wills R 83%
Elizabeth Wilson D 17%
Hans C. Wilz R 83%
Matt W. Windschitl R 83%
Devon Wood R 83%
Derek Wulf R 83%
David E. Young R 83%
Adam Zabner D 17%

Average Freedom Score by Party

PartyScore
Democrat24.8%
Republican79.4%
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