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 2021-2022

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 2021-2022 and ranks their State Senators and House Representatives based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

This is our first state-level Scorecard; the selected votes may not be reflective of legislators’ overall records. Their cumulative scores will change as we add more votes. Please check regularly for updates.

Senate

House of Representatives

Senate

1. Vaccine Mandate Ban

Good Vote: Yes

HF2298 Vaccine Mandate Ban (Passed 29 to 16 on 5/24/2022). Ensures that K-12 students cannot be forced into receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.

2. Unemployment Reduction

Good Vote: Yes

HF2355 Unemployment Reduction (Passed 30 to 14 on 4/26/2022). Reduces unemployment benefits in the state by 10 weeks, reducing the number of weeks from 26 to 16.

3. Athletics Based on Sex

Good Vote: Yes

HF2416 Athletics Based on Sex (Passed 31 to 17 on 3/2/2022). Requires that student athletes in public schools, private schools, and universities can only play on sports teams of the gender that is stated on their birth certificate.

4. Critical Race Theory Ban

Good Vote: Yes

HF802 Critical Race Theory Ban (Passed 30 to 18 on 4/28/2021). Restricts the teaching of Critical Race Theory and teachers can no longer teach discriminatory indoctrination.

5. Constitutional Carry

Good Vote: Yes

HF756 Constitutional Carry (Passed 31 to 17 on 3/22/2021). Removes the requirement for a permit to acquire or carry a handgun and when selling a firearm to another private person.

6. Garbage Search

Good Vote: No

SF2296 Garbage Search (Passed 49 to 0 on 2/22/2022). Allows that no search warrant is needed for a peace officer to look through a person's garbage placed outside of someone’s residence.

Legislator Scores

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

Name	Party	District	Score	1	2	3	4	5	6
Liz Bennett	D	SD-039	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Tony Bisignano	D	SD-017	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joseph Bolkcom	D	SD-043	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Nate Boulton	D	SD-016	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mike Bousselot	R	SD-021	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Waylon Brown	R	SD-026	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
James Carlin	R	SD-003	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Claire Celsi	D	SD-021	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Jake Chapman	R	SD-010	80%	+	.	+	+	+	-
Mark Costello	R	SD-012	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Chris Cournoyer	R	SD-049	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Dan Dawson	R	SD-008	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Adrian Dickey	R	SD-041	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Molly Donahue	D	SD-037	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
William Dotzler	D	SD-031	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dawn Driscoll	R	SD-038	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Jeff Edler	R	SD-036	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Julian Garrett	R	SD-013	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Eric Giddens	D	SD-030	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tim Goodwin	R	SD-044	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Jesse Green	R	SD-024	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Dennis Guth	R	SD-004	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Robert Hogg	D	SD-033	0%	.	.	-	-	-	-
Pam Jochum	D	SD-050	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kevin Kinney	D	SD-039	0%	-	-	.	-	.	-
Mike Klimesh	R	SD-028	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Carrie Koelker	R	SD-029	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Tim Kraayenbrink	R	SD-005	80%	.	+	+	+	+	-
Mark Lofgren	R	SD-046	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Jim Lykam	D	SD-045	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Liz Mathis	D	SD-034	0%	.	.	-	-	-	-
Charlie McClintock	R	SD-042	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Zach Nunn	R	SD-015	75%	+	+	+	.	.	-
Janet Petersen	D	SD-018	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Herman Quirmbach	D	SD-023	0%	-	.	-	-	-	-
Amanda Ragan	D	SD-027	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jeff Reichman	R	SD-042	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Dave Rowley	R	SD-001	67%	+	.	+	.	.	-
Ken Rozenboom	R	SD-040	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Sandy Salmon	R	SD-029	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Jason Schultz	R	SD-009	80%	+	+	+	.	+	-
Tom Shipley	R	SD-011	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Amy Sinclair	R	SD-014	80%	.	+	+	+	+	-
Jackie Smith	D	SD-007	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Roby Smith	R	SD-047	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Annette Sweeney	R	SD-025	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Jeff Taylor	R	SD-002	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Todd Taylor	D	SD-035	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sarah Trone Garriott	D	SD-022	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zach Wahls	D	SD-037	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cherielynn Westrich	R	SD-013	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Zach Whiting	R	SD-001	NA	.	.	.	+	+	.
Jack Whitver	R	SD-019	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Craig Williams	R	SD-006	83%	+	+	+	+	+	-
Cindy Winckler	D	SD-049	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Brad Zaun	R	SD-020	100%	+	+	+	+	+	.
Daniel Zumbach	R	SD-048	75%	.	+	.	+	+	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	0%
Republican	82.1%

Freedom Index

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