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

Senate Votes

1. Ban Citizen Review Boards in Law Enforcement

Prohibits cities with civil service commissions from establishing citizen review boards to oversee police conduct.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes

SF2325 Roll Call 1402090 Passed 37 to 9 on Mar 4, 2024 See Article IV Section 4 10th Amendment

2. Prohibiting Guaranteed Income Programs

Bans Iowa counties and cities from creating or maintaining guaranteed income programs.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes

HF2319 Roll Call 1428559 Passed 35 to 13 on Apr 16, 2024 See Fifth Amendment 10th Amendment 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

3. 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 1389473 Passed 32 to 15 on Feb 20, 2024 See 14th Amendment Declaration of Independence

4. Disaster Assistance

Updates Iowa's disaster response by allowing the Governor to accept federal grants for expenses local or state funds can't cover.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No

HF2308 Roll Call 1420319 Passed 48 to 0 on Apr 3, 2024 See Article I Section 8 10th Amendment Declaration of Independence

5. 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 1403307 Passed 34 to 16 on Mar 5, 2024 See Article I Section 8 Article IV Section 4 Article VI 10th Amendment

6. Religious Freedom Protection

Protects people's religious rights by preventing the government from imposing burdens on their religious practices. If someone's religious freedom is violated, they can seek legal action and potentially receive damages.

Read More Constitutional Vote: Yes

SF2095 Roll Call 1389167 Passed 31 to 16 on Feb 20, 2024 See First Amendment 14th Amendment Ninth Amendment Declaration of Independence

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Kevin Alons	R	83%
Liz Bennett	D	0%
Tony Bisignano	D	17%
Nate Boulton	D	17%
Mike Bousselot	R	83%
Waylon Brown	R	83%
Claire A. Celsi	D	0%
Mark Costello	R	83%
Chris Cournoyer	R	83%
Dan Dawson	R	83%
Rocky De Witt	R	67%
Adrian Jeremy Dickey	R	83%
Molly E. Donahue	D	0%
William A. Dotzler	D	17%
Dawn Driscoll	R	83%
Jeff Edler	R	100%
Lynn Evans	R	83%
Julian B. Garrett	R	75%
Eric Giddens	D	17%
Jesse Green	R	83%
Kerry Gruenhagen	R	80%
Dennis R. Guth	R	83%
Mary Pamela Jochum	D	0%
Michael T. Klimesh	R	83%
Izaah Knox	D	0%
Carrie Koelker	R	83%
Tim Kraayenbrink	R	83%
Mark S. Lofgren	R	83%
Charlie McClintock	R	75%
Janet Petersen	D	0%
Herman C. Quirmbach	D	17%
Jeffrey Reichman	R	83%
Dave Rowley	R	83%
Ken Rozenboom	R	83%
Sandy Salmon	R	83%
Jason Schultz	R	83%
Tom Shipley	R	83%
Amy B. Sinclair	R	83%
Annette Sweeney	R	83%
Jeff Taylor	R	80%
Todd Taylor	D	0%
Sarah Trone Garriott	D	17%
Zach Wahls	D	25%
Scott Webster	R	83%
Janice Weiner	D	0%
Cherielynn Westrich	R	83%
Jack Whitver	R	83%
Cindy L. Winckler	D	17%
Brad Zaun	R	83%
Daniel Zumbach	R	83%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	9%
Republican	82.4%

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