2025 IA Legislative Scorecard
The following scorecard lists several key votes in the Iowa Legislature in 2025 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. Grain Oversight
Strengthens Iowa's grain-marketing oversight by expanding the Grain Depositors and Sellers Indemnity Fund.
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Constitutional Vote: No
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
Stipulates that CO2 pipelines cannot utilize eminent domain to condemn agricultural land unless the landowner provides explicit consent.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
3. Government Overreach in Driving
Makes it illegal to use a handheld electronic device (such as a phone) while driving unless it is in hands-free or voice-activated mode.
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Constitutional Vote: No
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
Lowers the minimum age for acquiring or carrying weapons from 21 to 18.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
5. DEI and CRT Ban
Prohibits public universities and colleges governed by the Iowa Board of Regents from requiring or incentivizing students and faculty to engage in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training or critical race theory (CRT) content.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
6. Defining Sex
Establishes a strictly biological definition of "sex" based on birth anatomy and removes "gender identity" as a protected category under the Iowa Civil Rights Act.
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Constitutional Vote: Yes
How did they vote?
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-062
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-043
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-036
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-035
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-051
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-048
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-063
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-052
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-060
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-021
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-014
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-066
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-061
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-096
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-095
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-077
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
40% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-097
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-069
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-005
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-038
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-079
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-022
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-053
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
N/A Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-033
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-064
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-046
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-084
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-074
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-083
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-081
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-057
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-040
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-026
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-088
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-002
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-059
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
75% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-006
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-012
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-092
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
40% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-068
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
40% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-086
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-071
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-003
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-067
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-034
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-027
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-082
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-037
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-032
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-075
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-098
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-055
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-091
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-089
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
20% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-045
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-065
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-031
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-042
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-044
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-054
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-008
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-029
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-093
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-070
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-018
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
40% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-085
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-047
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
50% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-039
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-099
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-078
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-001
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-007
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-087
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
40% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-016
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
N/A Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-019
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-013
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-072
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-023
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-030
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-009
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-056
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-058
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-020
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-094
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
50% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-100
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-041
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-024
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-049
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
100% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-004
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
20% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-080
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
17% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-050
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-011
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-010
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
33% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-073
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
75% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-025
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
83% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-015
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-017
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
80% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-076
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
67% Report Score
Republican · Dist. HD-028
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
0% Report Score
Democrat · Dist. HD-090
1. Grain Oversight
2. Eminent Domain and CO2
3. Government Overreach in Driving
4. Weapon Carry Age Reduction
5. DEI and CRT Ban
6. Defining Sex
