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

1. Unemployment Reduction

Good Vote: Yes

HF2355 Unemployment Reduction (Passed 58 to 37 on 3/23/2022). Reduces unemployment benefits in the state by 10 weeks, reducing the number of weeks from 26 to 16.

2. Vaccine Mandate Ban

Good Vote: Yes

HF2298 Vaccine Mandate Ban (Passed 57 to 36 on 2/28/2022). Ensures that K-12 students cannot be forced into receiving a COVID-19 vaccination.

3. Athletics Based on Sex

Good Vote: Yes

HF2416 Athletics Based on Sex (Passed 55 to 39 on 2/21/2022). 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. Constitutional Carry

Good Vote: Yes

HF756 Constitutional Carry (Passed 60 to 37 on 3/17/2021). Removes the requirement for a permit to acquire or carry a handgun or when selling a firearm to another private person.

5. Solar Energy Tax Credit

Good Vote: No

HF2556 Solar Energy Tax Credit (Passed 94 to 0 on 3/30/2022). Provides a tax credit for putting in place and having a solar energy system.

6. Garbage Search

Good Vote: No

SF2296 Garbage Search (Passed 58 to 36 on 3/22/2022). 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
Ako Abdul-Samad	D	HD-035	0%	.	-	-	-	-	.
Marti Anderson	D	HD-036	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Eddie Andrews	R	HD-039	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Robert Bacon	R	HD-048	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Terry Baxter	R	HD-008	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Michael Bergan	R	HD-055	50%	+	+	-	+	-	-
Brian Best	R	HD-012	80%	+	+	+	+	.	-
Jane Bloomingdale	R	HD-051	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Brooke Boden	R	HD-026	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Christina Bohannan	D	HD-085	0%	-	.	-	-	.	.
Jacob Bossman	R	HD-006	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Steven Bradley	R	HD-058	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Wesley Breckenridge	D	HD-029	NA	.	.	.	+	.	.
Holly Brink	R	HD-080	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Timi Brown-powers	D	HD-061	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Dennis Bush	R	HD-003	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Sue Cahill	D	HD-071	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Mark Cisneros	R	HD-091	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
Dennis Cohoon	D	HD-087	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Dave Deyoe	R	HD-049	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Cecil Dolecheck	R	HD-024	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Jon Dunwell	R	HD-029	80%	+	+	+	.	-	+
Tracy Ehlert	D	HD-070	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Dean Fisher	R	HD-072	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
John Forbes	D	HD-040	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Joel Fry	R	HD-027	60%	+	+	.	+	-	-
Ruth Ann Gaines	D	HD-032	33%	.	.	-	.	-	+
Thomas Gerhold	R	HD-075	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Eric Gjerde	D	HD-067	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Garrett Gobble	R	HD-038	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Martin Graber	R	HD-083	50%	-	+	+	+	-	-
Pat Grassley	R	HD-050	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Stan Gustafson	R	HD-025	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Chris Hall	D	HD-013	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Steve Hansen	D	HD-014	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lee Hein	R	HD-096	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Megan Hess Jones	R	HD-002	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Dustin Hite	R	HD-079	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Steven Holt	R	HD-018	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Bruce Hunter	D	HD-034	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Chad Ingels	R	HD-064	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Charles Isenhart	D	HD-100	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Jon Jacobsen	R	HD-022	60%	+	+	.	+	-	-
Dave Jacoby	D	HD-074	0%	.	-	-	-	.	-
Lindsay James	D	HD-099	0%	.	-	-	-	-	.
Thomas Jeneary	R	HD-005	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Craig Johnson	R	HD-067	NA	.	.	.	.	.	.
Kenan Judge	D	HD-044	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Bobby Kaufmann	R	HD-073	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
David Kerr	R	HD-088	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Jarad Klein	R	HD-078	50%	+	.	.	+	-	-
Jennifer Konfrst	D	HD-043	20%	-	-	-	-	.	+
Bob Kressig	D	HD-059	0%	-	.	-	-	-	.
Monica Kurth	D	HD-089	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
John Landon	R	HD-037	NA	.	.	.	+	.	.
Shannon Latham	R	HD-054	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Brian Lohse	R	HD-030	67%	+	-	+	+	-	+
Shannon Lundgren	R	HD-057	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Mary Mascher	D	HD-086	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
David Maxwell	R	HD-076	60%	+	+	.	+	-	-
Charlie McConkey	D	HD-015	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Ann Meyer	R	HD-009	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Brian Meyer	D	HD-033	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Joe Mitchell	R	HD-084	60%	+	.	+	+	-	-
Gary Mohr	R	HD-094	80%	+	+	+	+	.	-
Norlin Mommsen	R	HD-097	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Tom Moore	R	HD-021	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Amy Nielsen	D	HD-077	20%	-	-	-	.	-	+
Carter Nordman	R	HD-019	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Jo Oldson	D	HD-041	20%	-	-	-	.	-	+
Rick Olson	D	HD-031	20%	-	-	-	-	.	+
Anne Osmundson	R	HD-056	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Ross Paustian	R	HD-092	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Todd Prichard	D	HD-052	20%	-	-	.	-	-	+
Kirsten Running-Marquardt	D	HD-069	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Michael Sexton	R	HD-010	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Jeff Shipley	R	HD-082	83%	+	+	+	+	-	+
David Sieck	R	HD-023	80%	+	+	+	+	-	.
Brent Siegrist	R	HD-016	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Ras Smith	D	HD-062	33%	-	+	-	-	-	+
Ray Sorensen	R	HD-020	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Art Staed	D	HD-066	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Sharon Steckman	D	HD-053	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Henry Stone	R	HD-007	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Kristin Sunde	D	HD-042	40%	-	+	.	-	-	+
Phyllis Thede	D	HD-093	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-
Phil Thompson	R	HD-047	80%	+	.	+	+	-	+
Jon Thorup	R	HD-028	60%	+	.	+	+	-	-
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell	D	HD-045	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Skyler Wheeler	R	HD-004	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Ross Wilburn	D	HD-046	20%	.	-	-	-	-	+
Dave Williams	D	HD-060	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
John Wills	R	HD-001	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Matt Windschitl	R	HD-017	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-
Mary Wolfe	D	HD-098	17%	-	-	-	-	-	+
Gary Worthan	R	HD-011	67%	+	+	+	+	-	-

Average Constitutional Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	14.8%
Republican	67.2%

Freedom Index

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