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.

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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 2024

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 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Ban Citizen Review Boards in Law Enforcement

Good Vote: Yes

SF2325 Ban Citizen Review Boards in Law Enforcement (Passed 37 to 9 on 3/4/2024). Prohibits cities with civil service commissions from establishing citizen review boards to oversee police conduct.

2. Prohibiting Guaranteed Income Programs

Good Vote: Yes

HF2319 Prohibiting Guaranteed Income Programs (Passed 35 to 13 on 4/16/2024). Bans Iowa counties and cities from creating or maintaining guaranteed income programs.

3. Ending Wokeness

Good Vote: Yes

SF2096 Ending Wokeness (Passed 32 to 15 on 2/20/2024). Repeals a 1987 law mandating gender balance, political diversity, and racial representation in appointments to state boards and commissions, rolling back these "woke" requirements.

4. Disaster Assistance

Good Vote: No

SF2308 Disaster Assistance (Passed 48 to 0 on April 3, 2024). Updates Iowa's disaster response by allowing the Governor to accept federal grants for expenses local or state funds can't cover.

5. Illegal Immigration

Good Vote: Yes

SF2340 Illegal Immigration (Passed 34 to 16 on 3/05/2024). 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.

6. Religious Freedom Protection

Good Vote: Yes

SF2095 Religious Freedom Protection (Passed 31 to 16 on 2/20/2024). 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.

Legislator Scores

[ + ] Pro-liberty Vote[ - ] Anti-liberty Vote[ . ] Did not Vote

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Kevin Alons	R	SD-007	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Liz Bennett	D	SD-039	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Tony Bisignano	D	SD-017	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Nate Boulton	D	SD-016	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Bousselot	R	SD-021	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Waylon Brown	R	SD-026	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Claire Celsi	D	SD-021	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mark Costello	R	SD-012	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Chris Cournoyer	R	SD-049	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Dan Dawson	R	SD-008	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Rocky De Witt	R	SD-001	67%	.	+	.	-	+	.
Adrian Dickey	R	SD-041	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Molly Donahue	D	SD-037	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
William Dotzler	D	SD-031	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Dawn Driscoll	R	SD-038	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Jeff Edler	R	SD-036	100%	+	+	+	.	+	+
Lynn Evans	R	SD-003	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Julian Garrett	R	SD-013	75%	+	+	.	-	+	.
Eric Giddens	D	SD-030	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Jesse Green	R	SD-024	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Kerry Gruenhagen	R	SD-041	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Dennis Guth	R	SD-004	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Pam Jochum	D	SD-050	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Klimesh	R	SD-028	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Izaah Knox	D	SD-017	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carrie Koelker	R	SD-029	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Tim Kraayenbrink	R	SD-005	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Mark Lofgren	R	SD-046	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Charlie McClintock	R	SD-042	75%	+	+	.	-	+	.
Janet Petersen	D	SD-018	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herman Quirmbach	D	SD-023	17%	-	-	+	-	-	-
Jeff Reichman	R	SD-042	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Dave Rowley	R	SD-001	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Ken Rozenboom	R	SD-040	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Sandy Salmon	R	SD-029	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Jason Schultz	R	SD-009	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Tom Shipley	R	SD-011	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Amy Sinclair	R	SD-014	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Annette Sweeney	R	SD-025	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Jeff Taylor	R	SD-002	80%	.	+	+	-	+	+
Todd Taylor	D	SD-035	0%	.	-	-	-	-	-
Sarah Trone Garriott	D	SD-022	17%	+	-	-	-	-	-
Zach Wahls	D	SD-037	25%	+	.	-	.	-	-
Scott Webster	R	SD-047	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Janice Weiner	D	SD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cherielynn Westrich	R	SD-013	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Jack Whitver	R	SD-019	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Cindy Winckler	D	SD-049	17%	-	+	-	-	-	-
Brad Zaun	R	SD-020	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+
Daniel Zumbach	R	SD-048	83%	+	+	+	-	+	+

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Republican	82.4%
Democrat	9%

Freedom Index

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