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A Legislative Scorecard Based on the Principles of the U.S. Constitution

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Legislative Scorecard Based on the U.S. Constitution

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

Legislative Scorecard

Based on the U.S. Constitution

IA Scorecard 2023

The Legislative Scorecard is a nationwide educational program of The John Birch Society. Its purpose is to create an informed electorate on how state legislators are voting. The Scorecard is nonpartisan; it does not promote any candidate or political party. Bills are selected for their constitutional implications and cost to the taxpayers.

Please share this Scorecard in your district to inform people about your legislator's record on key votes.
U.S. Constitution, Amendment I --- 11 C.F.R. §114(4)(c)(4) --- 616 F.2d 45 (2d Cir. 1980)

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.

Senate
House of Representatives

Senate

1. Private-school Funding

Good Vote: No

HF68 Private-school Funding (Passed 31 to 18 on 1/23/2023). Creates education programs and funding by establishing an education savings account program.

2. Sex Changes for Minors

Good Vote: Yes

SF538 Sex Changes for Minors (Passed 33 to 16 on 3/7/2023). Prohibits activities regarding gender transition procedures relative to minors.

3. Raw Milk

Good Vote: Yes
SF315 Raw Milk (Passed 37 to 13 on 4/17/2023).  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

Good Vote: Yes
SF496 School Transparency (Passed 34 to 16 on 4/19/2023). 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

Good Vote: No

SF318 Office of Apprenticeship (Passed 34 to 15 on 4/20/2023). Establishes an Iowa Office of Apprenticeship and Iowa apprenticeship council.

6. Birth Control

Good Vote: No
SF326 Birth Control (Passed 45 to 3 on 3/15/2023). Authorizes pharmacists to order and administer self-administered hormonal contraceptives to individuals aged eighteen years and older.
Legislator Scores
[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote
Name Party District Score 123456
Kevin Alons R SD-007 67% -+++-+
Liz Bennett D SD-039 33% +---+-
Tony Bisignano D SD-017 40% .-+-+-
Nate Boulton D SD-016 33% +---+-
Mike Bousselot R SD-021 50% -+++--
Waylon Brown R SD-026 50% -+++--
Claire Celsi D SD-021 33% +---+-
Mark Costello R SD-012 67% -+++-+
Chris Cournoyer R SD-049 50% -+++--
Dan Dawson R SD-008 50% -+++--
Rocky De Witt R SD-001 50% -+++--
Adrian Dickey R SD-041 50% -+++--
Molly Donahue D SD-037 33% +---+-
William Dotzler D SD-031 33% +---+-
Dawn Driscoll R SD-038 50% -+++--
Jeff Edler R SD-036 50% -+++--
Lynn Evans R SD-003 67% ++++--
Julian Garrett R SD-013 50% -.++-.
Eric Giddens D SD-030 33% +---+-
Jesse Green R SD-024 50% -+++--
Kerry Gruenhagen R SD-041 50% -+++--
Dennis Guth R SD-004 50% -+++--
Pam Jochum D SD-050 33% +---+-
Mike Klimesh R SD-028 50% -+++--
Izaah Knox D SD-017 50% +-+-+-
Carrie Koelker R SD-029 50% -+++--
Tim Kraayenbrink R SD-005 50% -+++--
Mark Lofgren R SD-046 50% -+++--
Charlie McClintock R SD-042 67% ++++--
Janet Petersen D SD-018 40% +---+.
Herman Quirmbach D SD-023 33% +---+-
Jeff Reichman R SD-042 50% -+++--
Dave Rowley R SD-001 50% -+++--
Ken Rozenboom R SD-040 50% -+++--
Sandy Salmon R SD-029 67% -+++-+
Jason Schultz R SD-009 50% -+++--
Tom Shipley R SD-011 67% ++++--
Amy Sinclair R SD-014 50% -+++--
Annette Sweeney R SD-025 50% -+++--
Jeff Taylor R SD-002 50% -+++--
Todd Taylor D SD-035 50% +-+-+-
Sarah Trone Garriott D SD-022 33% +---+-
Zach Wahls D SD-037 33% +---+-
Scott Webster R SD-047 50% -+++--
Janice Weiner D SD-045 20% +---.-
Cherielynn Westrich R SD-013 50% -+++--
Jack Whitver R SD-019 50% -+++--
Cindy Winckler D SD-049 33% +---+-
Brad Zaun R SD-020 50% -+++--
Daniel Zumbach R SD-048 50% -+++--

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party Score
Republican 53%
Democrat 35.2%