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Lindsay James

State representative for Iowa House District 71, in Dubuque, serving since 2019. Campaign affiliation: Democratic.

Voter guide

Background, stated goals, record, and money

Goals come from the campaign's own platform. Record lines are official actions.

How this guide is built

Background comes from official records, and from the campaign's own biography where the bullet says so; goals are summarized from the campaign's own platform and stay attributed; the record lines are official actions with the government source attached; money is shown as filed, with the filings it covers in the note under the table, and is not evidence of why any position was taken.

Lindsay James

Background

  • A Democratic state representative from Dubuque since 2019, now for House District 71.
  • An ordained Presbyterian minister who worked as a chaplain on college campuses before she ran for office, her campaign says.
  • Her campaign says she was PTA president at Irving Elementary in Dubuque and served on the city's Community Development Advisory Commission.

What they say they want to do

  • More homes built, with red tape cut, tariffs on building materials rolled back and down payment help for first-time buyers.
  • Child care costs capped as a share of family income, and national paid family and medical leave.
  • A Medicare buy-in at 55, Medicare negotiation of all drug prices, and the Medicaid cuts reversed.
  • No corporate PAC money, a ban on stock trading by members of Congress, and an amendment to overturn Citizens United.
  • A new farm bill and a national right-to-repair law for farm machinery.

What the official record shows

  • Introduced House File 447 with Rep. Andy McKean on emergency insulin. The committee widened it to emergency refills of any prescription as House File 700, which passed the House 97-0, with her vote, and the Senate 49-0, but did not become law.
  • Voted for House File 262, the emergency refill bill again, which passed the House 91-0, and House File 263, an insulin coverage bill, which passed 89-2. A Senate subcommittee recommended each; neither went further.
  • Voted against House File 2317, which became law and phases Iowa's income tax down to a single 3.9 percent rate.
  • Voted against the amendment that rewrote House File 2562, then for the bill, which became law and gives mobile home park tenants 90 days' notice of a rent increase.
  • Introduced House File 658 on insurance coverage for insulin, the fifth insulin bill she has sponsored since 2019. It was referred to committee and went no further.

Campaign money from other committees, by type

Labor Organization PACs 13 committees$95,000
PAC - Qualified 7 committees$33,000
Leadership PACs 7 committees$27,500
Hybrid PAC (with Non-Contribution Account) - Qualified 4 committees$20,255
Membership Organization PACs 3 committees$11,500
Party committees 3 committees$10,600
House 5 committees$10,400
Transfers and contributions from joint fundraising committees 1 committee$7,400
Senate 1 committee$2,000
Committees the FEC records no type for 1 committee$250

Source: Federal Election Commission

Lines 11B, 11C and 12 of her committee's 2025-2026 filings through June 30, 2026, grouped by the FEC's type for each giving committee. Each line matches the committee's own totals: party committees $10,600.00, other committees $199,905.24, joint fundraising transfers $7,400.00. Donations individuals made through ActBlue are not in the table. The $250 from Iowa People's PAC was refunded in May 2026. The rows sum to 217,905.24 dollars.

Words and record

What they say, and what the record shows

Each card gets one label from a fixed list and states its own limit.

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What they say

Her campaign describes work across party lines on affordable insulin. In the October 1 debate, James described a reputation for challenging insurers and drug companies that denied care to constituents.

What the record shows ·

Emergency refills became law in a wider 2024 bill, but her insulin-coverage bills did not. Cheaper insulin from her work is unshown; these sources do not audit every insurer confrontation.

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What they say

Her campaign describes work across party lines on affordable insulin. In the October 1 debate, James described a reputation for challenging insurers and drug companies that denied care to constituents.

What the record shows ·

In 2019 she and Rep. Andy McKean introduced House File 447 on emergency insulin. The committee widened it to emergency refills of any prescription as House File 700. It passed the House 97-0 with her vote and the Senate, amended, 49-0, but the House never took up the amendment. In 2021 the same refill bill passed the House 91-0 as House File 262, with her vote. She also voted for House File 263, an insulin coverage bill that passed 89-2. Neither got past a Senate subcommittee. In 2023 and 2024 she voted for House File 555, now law, which lets pharmacists refill a prescription without the prescriber's approval under Board of Pharmacy rules. Four more insulin bills she sponsored, from 2020 to 2025, got no further than referral. She also introduced HF 2508 in February 2022 on emergency prescription refills and associated insurance coverage; its history records referral to Commerce.

Limit: The refill access she first sought became law in 2024, in a wider pharmacy bill that does not name insulin. The cost half has no law behind it: none of her insulin coverage bills passed, so the record does not show Iowans getting cheaper insulin from her work. These legislative records document health-access work; they do not independently establish her reputation, every confrontation with an insurer or drug company, or privately reported constituent outcomes.

No assessment

What they say

Her campaign describes work across party lines to protect mobile-home residents. In the October 1 debate, James said she fought for residents against private-equity owners and described purchases across mobile-home communities, nursing homes, storage units and assisted-living facilities.

What the record shows ·

She backed 90-day rent-increase notice in 2022. Her later rent and lease protections remain proposals; legislative sources do not verify the private-equity purchases she described.

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What they say

Her campaign describes work across party lines to protect mobile-home residents. In the October 1 debate, James said she fought for residents against private-equity owners and described purchases across mobile-home communities, nursing homes, storage units and assisted-living facilities.

What the record shows ·

In 2020 she was one of sixteen sponsors, from both parties, of House File 2351 on mobile home park tenants; a subcommittee recommended it and it went no further. In 2022 she voted against the amendment that rewrote House File 2562, then for the bill, which became law. It gives tenants 90 days' notice of a rent increase or a cancelled lease, up from 60, remedies when a landlord fails to supply water or other essential services, and longer protection against retaliation. Her own bills went no further: House File 2337 (2024), 180 days' notice and a public justification for a rent increase; House File 2432 (2024), attorney general enforcement; House File 481 (2025), one rent increase per calendar year with insurance/infrastructure exceptions, which a subcommittee recommended; and House File 482 (2025), ending a lease only for a serious breach. She was first sponsor of the 2024 bills and one of two on the 2025 ones.

Why there is no assessment here

Her legislative activity is documented. The cited bills and votes do not independently establish the described private-equity purchases across the named sectors; that purchase assertion remains source-limited.

Limit: The law she voted for does not limit how often rent can rise or make a landlord justify an increase, which her own bills sought and did not get. HF 481 is a proposed frequency restriction with exceptions, not an enacted rent-price ceiling; HF 482 concerns termination for material lease violations. Those landlord-conduct proposals apply regardless of private-equity ownership.

Lindsay James

Corporate PAC money

No assessment

What they say

Her campaign says she will never take corporate PAC money.

What the record shows ·

Her committee took $500 from a corporation's PAC in December 2025, before the earliest dated pledge found, and had not returned it as of June 30, 2026.

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What they say

Her campaign says she will never take corporate PAC money.

“will never take corporate PAC money”

What the record shows ·

Her committee took $500 from O'Neill and Associates PAC on December 14, 2025. That PAC's latest statement of organization, filed in 2009, says it is the separate fund of a corporation, O'Neill and Associates of Boston. The gift came before the earliest dated pledge found, on April 2, 2026; a pledge before the gift is not established. Her reports through June 30, 2026 show it was not returned. No other committee that gave to her is recorded by the FEC as a corporation's PAC; the largest share of her committee money is from labor unions.

Why there is no assessment here

The gift was taken before the earliest dated pledge found and was not returned through June 30, 2026. Her report due October 15, the first that could show a refund, has not been read.

Limit: One $500 gift out of $217,905 from committees, taken before her earliest dated pledge found and kept after it. The FEC's searchable record lists no type for this PAC; its paper filing does.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says Congress should create a path to citizenship for working, taxpaying people in the country.

What the record shows ·

In 2025 she cosponsored an Iowa House resolution asking Congress to pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act. A resolution does not change the law, and the act covers only certain adoptees.

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What they say

Her campaign says Congress should create a path to citizenship for working, taxpaying people in the country.

“create a path to citizenship for hard working, taxpaying people in this country”

What the record shows ·

In 2025 she was one of 24 sponsors, from both parties, of House Resolution 14. It asks the President and Congress to pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act, for people born abroad and adopted by U.S. citizens who were already 18 or older themselves when the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 took effect. The Iowa House adopted it on March 27, 2025.

Limit: A resolution is a request to Congress and does not change the law. It covers only these adoptees, not the wider path to citizenship she calls for.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says the country should invest in farm practices such as cover crops, wetlands and prairies to improve soil and protect water.

What the record shows ·

In 2020 she cosponsored a bill to raise the state's REAP fund from $20 million to $25 million a year; about a fifth goes to soil and water, and the bill did not pass.

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What they say

Her campaign says the country should invest in farm practices such as cover crops, wetlands and prairies to improve soil and protect water.

“Invest in sustainable agriculture practices like cover crops, wetlands, and prairies to increase soil health and protect water quality.”

What the record shows ·

In 2020 she was one of 36 sponsors of House File 2342, which would have raised the yearly amount state law sets for the state's Resource Enhancement and Protection fund from $20 million to $25 million. State law sends about a fifth of that fund to soil and water programs. The bill went to the Appropriations Committee and no further.

Limit: The bill did not pass. Most of the fund goes to parks, open space and other uses, not farm practices.

Matches stated direction

What they say

Her campaign says new energy sources should be fast-tracked to bring down utility costs, and big utilities held responsible for price gouging.

What the record shows ·

In April 2026 she voted for a bill, now law, ending Iowa sales tax on building, repairing or restarting nuclear plants. It sets no utility rates, and her price-gouging call was not tested.

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What they say

Her campaign says new energy sources should be fast-tracked to bring down utility costs, and big utilities held responsible for price gouging.

“fast track innovative new sources of energy to bring down utilities costs”

What the record shows ·

On April 15, 2026 she voted for House File 2757, which passed the House 94-1. It exempts from Iowa sales tax the goods and services used to build, repair or restart a nuclear power plant. She was absent for the final House vote on April 30, after the Senate changed the bill; the governor signed it on June 1, 2026.

Limit: The law cuts taxes on nuclear plant projects; it does not set utility rates. Her call to hold utilities responsible for price gouging was not tested.

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 1 Iowa's News Now debate, James said she supports no tax on Social Security benefits, tips or overtime and had voted for a piece of Iowa legislation supporting those positions.

What the record shows ·

In 2025 she voted in committee for bills to cut state tax on tips and overtime; neither passed the House or covers Social Security, and no single bill on all three was found.

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What they say

In the October 1 Iowa's News Now debate, James said she supports no tax on Social Security benefits, tips or overtime and had voted for a piece of Iowa legislation supporting those positions.

What the record shows ·

The April 17, 2025 House Journal records James among 24 Yeas, no Nays and one excused on two April 16 Ways and Means committee recommendations: an overtime exclusion, formerly HF 110, and an amended tip exclusion, formerly HF 268. The proposals became HF 1024 and HF 1030. The latter would deduct up to $25,000 of qualified tips for net income below $155,000, only in years without a corresponding federal deduction. Both official histories checked October 4 end with rereferral to Ways and Means on May 15, 2025, without floor passage or enactment. Iowa Code 422.7(8) already subtracts federally taxable Social Security benefits; that provision is institutional tax law, not a record of a particular vote by James.

Limit: These are two committee votes, not one three-topic full-House vote or enacted relief. HF 1024 concerns specified overtime beginning in 2026; HF 1030 also has occupation conditions. Existing Social Security tax treatment does not establish her individual legislative-vote claim. The identified votes corroborate committee support on tips and overtime. A particular James vote on Social Security, or one bill covering all three named subjects, is not settled here because it was not identified. That gap does not establish that she never voted on Social Security.

No assessment

What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described putting forward policies with colleagues across party lines every year in the Iowa legislature.

What the record shows ·

Named cross-party examples cover 2019-2025. A substantive 2026 example was not identified, so the literal every-year assertion remains unverified.

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What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described putting forward policies with colleagues across party lines every year in the Iowa legislature.

What the record shows ·

Named cross-party examples span 2019 through 2025: emergency-insulin HF 447 (2019, with Andy McKean before his April 23 party switch), mobile-home HF 2351 (2020), nonprofit-food-bank tax HF 579 (2021), Ukraine-support HR 108 (2022), magistrate-retirement-age HF 528 (2023), brain-health terminology HR 102 (2024) and adoptee-citizenship HR 14 (2025). Official sponsor lists and contemporaneous party records support these examples. HR 108 was adopted March 8, 2022; HR 102 on January 17, 2024; HR 14 on March 27, 2025. HF 579 and HF 528 remained proposals in the captured histories.

Why there is no assessment here

The literal every-year assertion through the October 2026 debate is not established: no additional substantive cross-party policy example for 2026 was identified in the captured sponsor/amendment records. That gap does not prove she did no bipartisan work in 2026.

Limit: Bills and nonbinding policy resolutions are distinct records. Sponsorship establishes participation, not that every proposal passed, every negotiation she joined, a federal farm-bill result or a future vote in Congress. The brain-health resolution did not itself change treatment or fund services.

Lindsay James

Housing policy work

No assessment

What they say

In the October 1 debate, James said she had fought every year on affordable housing policies, including bipartisan work, and pointed to protections for mobile-home residents.

What the record shows ·

Proposals and a mobile-home-law vote document housing work in 2020-2025, including cross-party activity. Specific 2019 and 2026 actions remain unestablished.

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What they say

In the October 1 debate, James said she had fought every year on affordable housing policies, including bipartisan work, and pointed to protections for mobile-home residents.

What the record shows ·

Separate from her mobile-home bills, James was a named sponsor of HF 2610 on March 5, 2020, proposing a rise in the annual workforce-housing tax-credit allocation ceiling from $25 million to $30 million. On April 10, 2023 she was among the sponsors of HF 693, proposing $50 million for qualifying homeowners' exterior repairs, and HF 697, proposing a low-income housing tax credit and larger first-time homebuyer savings deductions. The three bills' histories record introduction and committee referral, without passage or enactment. Other housing records include the cross-party 2020 mobile-home HF 2351, her 2021 eviction/foreclosure-prevention HF 657 proposal, her final vote for the 2022 mobile-home law HF 2562, and mobile-home proposals in 2024 and 2025. The April 5, 2022 journal records her among the 60 final-passage ayes on HF 2562, separate from her vote against its preceding amendment; the history records signature on May 17, 2022.

Why there is no assessment here

Specific affordable-housing actions for 2019 and 2026 were not established from the captured sponsor indexes. The exact every-year assertion remains unverified without inferring that other advocacy was absent.

Limit: These records establish repeated work in 2020-2025 and specific cross-party participation, not homes built, delivered repair grants, lower rents or cross-party work in each year. Introduced bills and the enacted 2022 mobile-home law remain separate.

Matches stated direction

What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described time on worker picket lines, standing with Whirlpool workers facing job losses, and linked corporate relocation decisions to tariff policy.

What the record shows ·

A signed February 2026 letter and IAM's rally attendance account document support. They do not establish strike-picket attendance, jobs saved or tariff causation.

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What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described time on worker picket lines, standing with Whirlpool workers facing job losses, and linked corporate relocation decisions to tariff policy.

What the record shows ·

A February 26, 2026 letter lists James among Iowa legislators asking Whirlpool to reconsider planned layoffs at its Amana plant. In a March 10 report, IAM Union names her among elected officials and candidates who joined workers at a solidarity rally co-hosted by IAM District 6 and the Hawkeye Area Labor Council. The letter and the organizer's account document these two acts of support.

Limit: The letter and organizer account document these acts of support. March 10 is the report publication date; the report does not establish the rally's exact date. The organizer's solidarity rally is not proof of strike-picket attendance or her wider picket-line history. These records do not establish jobs saved, the company's response or tariff causation for each relocation decision.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described serving in the Iowa legislature and working as a chaplain; she also described herself as an ordained pastor in her closing.

What the record shows

The legislature lists service since 2019 and an official biography identifies an ordained pastor and inter-religious chaplain; current full-time employment is outside this check.

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What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described serving in the Iowa legislature and working as a chaplain; she also described herself as an ordained pastor in her closing.

What the record shows

The legislature lists James as a Democratic representative for District 71 in the 2025-2026 assembly, with House service beginning in 2019. Its earlier official biography identifies her as an ordained Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) pastor and inter-religious chaplain.

Limit: This checks the public roles stated in the official biography. It does not establish current full-time chaplain employment, every pastoral anecdote or service already completed through the end of the 2025-2027 term.

No assessment

What they say

In the October 1 debate, James said she had held 54 public town halls across the district.

What the record shows

Her campaign said more than 50 immediately before the debate, but no complete held-event list establishes exactly 54.

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What they say

In the October 1 debate, James said she had held 54 public town halls across the district.

What the record shows

Her September 30 campaign anti-corruption plan says she had held more than 50 town halls. The campaign news archive lists district appearances, including a Tama County town-hall tour and a Mason City appearance, but does not provide a complete, deduplicated record of 54 held town halls.

Why there is no assessment here

The exact count of 54 is not independently established. A complete dated event list, held/canceled status and counting cutoff are needed.

Limit: Announcements, meet-and-greets and held town halls are different records. A campaign-published aggregate is not an independently enumerated event list.

No assessment

What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described working hard in the Iowa legislature to balance a budget and supporting fiscal responsibility.

What the record shows

Iowa requires a balanced governor’s budget; James named no bill, fiscal year or personal action, leaving her particular participation unidentified.

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What they say

In the October 1 debate, James described working hard in the Iowa legislature to balance a budget and supporting fiscal responsibility.

What the record shows

Iowa Code 8.3(3) assigns the governor preparation of a balanced budget of revenues and expenditures for each regular legislative session. James's official member page and sponsor indexes document legislative service and proposals, but the answer does not identify a particular budget bill, amendment, negotiation or fiscal year.

Why there is no assessment here

The answer does not identify a budget bill, fiscal year or personal action; a particular record of her participation remains unidentified.

Limit: The balanced-budget requirement is institutional context, not evidence of her personal budget achievement. The existence of a balanced budget neither establishes nor disproves her participation, and no sole responsibility or complete voting-history finding is made.

No assessment

What they say

In the October 1 debate, James said she named Amerigroup in the legislature over a constituent's denied care.

What the record shows

Her public interview repeats the account, but an official floor-speech capture and independent restoration record were not obtained.

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What they say

In the October 1 debate, James said she named Amerigroup in the legislature over a constituent's denied care.

What the record shows

A July 29 Iowa Podcast interview carries James's account of naming Amerigroup in a House-floor speech, then speaking with its lobbyist. She recounts a next-day statement that decisions would be reversed and the constituent's healthcare restored. The host labels the transcript AI-assisted and directs readers to the video.

Why there is no assessment here

The original floor-speech date and official capture, denial record and completed service-restoration record are not established by the captured public sources. No private medical records were sought.

Limit: The transcript is a public first-person account, not an independent patient, insurer or official speech record. Exact spoken wording was not audio-certified, and a promised reversal does not prove completed restoration.

Matches stated record claim

What they say

In the October 8 Iowa PBS debate, James confirmed she voted for the state's steel plant incentive package and called it an economic opportunity for good-paying jobs.

What the record shows ·

The House Journal lists her among the 75 ayes on the October 2, 2026 bill that lets one rural-county business get tax credits worth up to 10 percent of its qualifying investment; it is law.

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What they say

In the October 8 Iowa PBS debate, James confirmed she voted for the state's steel plant incentive package and called it an economic opportunity for good-paying jobs.

“This is one of those economic opportunities for good paying jobs.”

What the record shows ·

On October 2, 2026, in a one-day special session, the Iowa House passed House File 2801 75-17, with James among the ayes. The bill lets the state give one business in a rural county a tax credit of up to 10 percent of its qualifying investment, paid over ten years. Legislative staff's fiscal note, citing the governor's office, says the change is for a Mesabi Metallics steel plant. The Senate passed it 28-19 and the governor signed it the same day.

Limit: This checks her vote, not the plant. The credit is paid only once the project, or a set part of it, is in service and at least half the jobs tied to that part are on the payroll at the required wage.

Issues in this record

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Evidence timeline

Dated records, with sources attached.

  1. race event

    Steel plant tax credit bill passes the House

    House File 2801 passed 75-17 in a one-day special session, with James voting for it. The governor signed it the same day.

  2. race event

    Official candidate list updated

    The Iowa Secretary of State's accepted list for the November 3 general election shows four candidates for the 2nd District: Mitchell, James, Stewart and Bushaw. The Stated Record checked it on October 1, 2026.

  3. finance

    FEC filing snapshot

    July Quarterly 2026, principal campaign committee LINDSAY FOR IOWA.

  4. race event

    James pledges to reject corporate PAC money

    Her campaign's release on an End Citizens United endorsement quotes her: "I'm rejecting corporate PAC money." It is the earliest dated pledge found.

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    James listed on letter asking Whirlpool to reconsider layoffs

    The joint Iowa legislators' letter names her among signatories asking the company to reconsider planned layoffs at the Amana plant. The letter records a request, not a company response or jobs retained.

  6. race event

    James's committee receives $500 from O'Neill and Associates PAC

    Her year-end report lists $500 from O'Neill and Associates PAC, a corporation's separate fund.

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    James supports tips and overtime exclusions in committee

    James voted Yea on Ways and Means recommendations for bills that became HF 1024 and HF 1030. Each committee vote was 24-0, with one excused. The bills remained in committee; these were not House floor votes.

  8. race event

    Pharmacy bill passes the House

    House File 555 passed its final House vote 87-9, with James voting for it. It became law and lets pharmacists refill a prescription without the prescriber's approval under Board of Pharmacy rules.

  9. race event

    James joins housing renovation and tax-credit proposals

    HF 693 names her among sponsors of a proposed $50 million renovation-grant program; HF 697 names her among sponsors of a proposed low-income housing credit and larger first-time homebuyer savings deductions. Both were introduced and referred to committee.

  10. race event

    James joins bipartisan magistrate retirement proposal

    Named among HF 528 sponsors with Jon Dunwell. It proposes a retirement age of 78 for judicial magistrates. The captured history records introduction and referral, not passage or law.

  11. race event

    Mobile home bill passes the House

    House File 2562 passed 60-37 with both Mitchell and James voting for it. It became law on May 17, 2022.

  12. race event

    Flat income tax passes the House

    House File 2317 passed its final House vote 61-34. Mitchell voted for it and James against. It became law on March 1, 2022.

  13. race event

    Inheritance tax repeal passes the House

    Senate File 619 passed 64-28. Mitchell voted for it; James is listed as absent or not voting. It became law.

  14. race event

    James joins bipartisan food-bank tax proposal

    Named among the sponsors of HF 579 with Sandy Salmon. The bill would exempt qualifying nonprofit food-bank purchases used for a charitable purpose from sales and use tax. Its recorded action is introduction and referral, not enactment.

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    James joins workforce-housing tax-credit proposal

    HF 2610 names James among its sponsors and proposes raising the annual program allocation ceiling from $25 million to $30 million. It was introduced and referred to Ways and Means.

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    Emergency refill bill passes the House

    House File 700, an emergency prescription refill bill that began as James's insulin bill, House File 447, passed 97-0. James and Mitchell both voted for it. It did not become law.

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Sources112 source records

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  1. Representative Lindsay Jameshttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=27039

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The Legislature's record of her service: Democrat, House District 71, serving since the 88th General Assembly (2019). She is the only James in the House in every session cited here.

    official office record

    For: Current role; Background, goals, record and campaign money; Citizenship for adoptees born abroad; Legislative service and ministry; Her role in balancing a budget; Her vote on the steel plant tax credits

  2. About Lindsayhttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/about

    Lindsay for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign biography, including a list of what she says she did in the legislature. Attributed, not independently verified, except where a card checks it.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did; Mobile home park tenants

  3. Iowa State Council of Machinists Endorses Rep. Lindsay James in IA-02https://www.lindsayforiowa.com/news/news-1

    Lindsay for Iowa · Published Apr 23, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign release of April 23, 2026. Used only for the biography paragraph at its foot.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  4. Bring Down the Cost of Living for Working Iowanshttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/issues/issue-1

    Lindsay for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign issue page on housing, child care, utilities, groceries, long-term care, paid leave and taxes.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Energy: new nuclear plants

  5. A Healthcare System that Works for Allhttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/issues/issue-2

    Lindsay for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign issue page on Medicare, Medicaid, price transparency, the medical workforce and abortion rights.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  6. End DC Corruptionhttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/issues/ending-dc-corruption

    Lindsay for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Campaign issue page. Its first promise is that she will never take corporate PAC money; it also backs a stock-trading ban, a lobbying ban for former members and term limits. Its lines about her opponent are out of scope here.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Corporate PAC money

  7. Support Iowa Farmershttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/issues/agriculture

    Lindsay for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign issue page on the farm bill, right to repair, conservation and tariffs.

    candidate statement

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Farm conservation funding

  8. House File 447 (2019), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF447&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced February 20, 2019 by McKean and James; on emergency dispensing of insulin. Withdrawn March 19, 2019 when the committee version, H.F. 700, reached the floor.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did

  9. House File 700 (2019), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF700&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Committee bill, formerly H.F. 447. Passed the House 97-0 on March 19, 2019 and the Senate, amended, 49-0 on April 9, 2019. The House did not take up the Senate amendment; status Passed Senate.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did; Emergency refill bill passes the House

  10. House File 700 (2019), bill text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The bill as the House passed it: "An Act relating to the refilling of a prescription in emergency situations". It amends Code section 155A.29(3) to allow one emergency refill of any prescription in twelve months, up to a thirty-day supply. It does not mention insulin; H.F. 447's insulin wording and insurance-coverage section were dropped in committee.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did; Emergency refill bill passes the House

  11. Iowa House Journal, March 19, 2019, page 578 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 19, 2019 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Roll call on House File 700: ayes 97, nays none. James and Mitchell among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did; Emergency refill bill passes the House

  12. Iowa House Journal, February 8, 2021, page 315 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 8, 2021 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Roll calls on House File 262 (page 314): ayes 91, nays none; and House File 263 (page 315): ayes 89, nays 2. James and Mitchell among the ayes on both.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did

  13. House File 262 (2021), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF262&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Committee bill on emergency prescription refills, with the same operative text as H.F. 700 (2019). Passed the House 91-0 on February 8, 2021; a Senate subcommittee recommended passage March 30, 2021 and it went no further. Status Passed House.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did

  14. House File 263 (2021), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF263&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Committee bill on insurance coverage for prescription insulin. Passed the House 89-2 on February 8, 2021; a Senate subcommittee recommended passage at its March 17, 2021 meeting and it went no further. Status Passed House.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did

  15. Iowa House Journal, February 24, 2022, page 421 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 24, 2022 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Final House vote on House File 2317 after concurring in the Senate amendment: ayes 61, nays 34. Mitchell among the ayes, James among the nays. Both voted the same way on first passage, February 16, 2022 (page 277).

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Flat income tax passes the House

  16. 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1002 (House File 2317) (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The enacted text. Phases Iowa's individual income tax down to a single rate of 3.9 percent, exempts retirement income and cuts corporate rates.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money

  17. Iowa House Journal, April 5, 2022, pages 781-783 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 5, 2022 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Roll calls on House File 2562. Amendment H-8309: ayes 60, nays 37, James among the nays and Mitchell among the ayes. Passage: ayes 60, nays 37, both among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Mobile home park tenants; Housing policy work; Mobile home bill passes the House

  18. 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1070 (House File 2562) (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The enacted text. Among other changes it lengthens the notice of a rent increase, and of cancelling a rental agreement, in a mobile home park from sixty to ninety days; adds section 562B.23A, letting a tenant recover costs or rent when a landlord fails to supply running water or other essential services; extends the period in which a tenant's complaint raises a presumption of retaliation from six months to a year; requires utility charges to be explained; and binds a buyer of a park to the existing rental agreements.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Mobile home park tenants

  19. House File 658 (2025), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF658&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by James first among sixteen; insurance coverage for prescription insulin. Introduced February 28, 2025 and referred to Commerce; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Insulin: what her bills did

  20. LINDSAY FOR IOWA, receipts from committeeshttps://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/?committee_id=C00916452&two_year_transaction_period=2026&is_individual=false

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Lines 11B, 11C and 12 for the 2025-2026 cycle through June 30, 2026, read with tools/fec-money/money.py on October 1, 2026: 4, 61 and 7 rows, each line reconciled to the committee's summary. One $500 line-11C row is from O'Neill and Associates PAC (C00362210), which the FEC's committee record lists with no organization type.

    fec filing

    For: Background, goals, record and campaign money; Corporate PAC money

  21. October 1 debate, Lindsay James on health advocacyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=1148s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Retained native-caption window 19:08.880-19:42.480. Statement paraphrased; a second matching transcript and exact quotation certification were not obtained.

    candidate statement

    For: Insulin: what her bills did

  22. House File 555 (2023-2024), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF555&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Committee bill on the practice of pharmacy. Passed the House 86-10 on March 16, 2023 and, after a Senate amendment, 87-9 on April 3, 2024; signed April 19, 2024 as 2024 Iowa Acts, chapter 1056.

    official legislative record

    For: Insulin: what her bills did; Pharmacy bill passes the House

  23. Iowa House Journal, March 16, 2023, page 672 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 16, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Roll call on House File 555: ayes 86, nays 10. James among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Insulin: what her bills did

  24. Iowa House Journal, April 3, 2024, page 724 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 3, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Final House vote on House File 555 after concurring in the Senate amendment: ayes 87, nays 9. James among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Insulin: what her bills did; Pharmacy bill passes the House

  25. 2024 Iowa Acts, chapter 1056 (House File 555) (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The enacted text. Section 18 adds Code section 155A.27(9): a pharmacist may use professional judgment to refill a prescription without the prescriber's authorization, under Board of Pharmacy rules. Section 27 repeals section 155A.29, the old emergency-refill section. It does not mention insulin.

    official legislative record

    For: Insulin: what her bills did; Pharmacy bill passes the House

  26. House File 2053 (2020), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2053&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Wessel-Kroeschell and James; limits on cost-sharing for insulin. Introduced January 21, 2020 and referred to Human Resources; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Insulin: what her bills did

  27. House File 2511 (2022), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2511&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by James alone; emergency prescription refills and insulin coverage. Referred to Human Resources; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Insulin: what her bills did

  28. House File 694 (2023), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF694&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by 28 members, Konfrst first and James among them; insurance coverage for prescription insulin. Referred to Commerce; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Insulin: what her bills did

  29. iowa hf2508 89 historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2508&enhanced=true&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official record of this named measure and its sponsors, text or history. Introduced proposals, committee votes, resolutions, floor passage and enactment are distinct outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Insulin: what her bills did

  30. October 1 debate, Lindsay James on mobile home recordhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=2857s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Retained native-caption window 47:37.520-48:03.040. Statement paraphrased; a second matching transcript and exact quotation certification were not obtained.

    candidate statement

    For: Mobile home park tenants

  31. House File 2351 (2020), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2351&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Mobile home park and manufactured home community bill introduced February 12, 2020 by sixteen members of both parties, Lohse first, with Mitchell third and James eleventh. A subcommittee recommended passage; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants

  32. Iowa House members, 88th General Assembly (2019-2020)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/house?ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The Legislature's roster with each member's district and party. Used for the parties of House File 2351's sponsors: Lohse, Kaufmann, Mitchell and five others Republican, Judge, Matson, James and five others Democrat.

    official office record

    For: Mobile home park tenants

  33. House File 2562 (2022), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2562&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Mobile home and manufactured housing bill. Passed the House 60-37 on April 5, 2022 and the Senate 32-16; signed May 17, 2022 as 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1070.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants; Housing policy work; Mobile home bill passes the House

  34. House File 2337 (2024), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2337&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by James first among nine; rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks. Introduced February 6, 2024 and referred to Commerce; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants; Housing policy work

  35. House File 2337 (2024), bill text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Its explanation: a park landlord could not raise rent without 180 days' notice, a public forum with residents and a justification report filed with the city or county; a tenant facing a rise of 5 percent or more could end the lease without penalty.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants

  36. House File 2432 (2024), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2432&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by James first among ten; lets the attorney general enforce the mobile home park landlord and tenant law. Introduced February 12, 2024 and referred to Judiciary; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants; Housing policy work

  37. House File 481 (2025), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF481&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Judge and James; rent increases in manufactured home communities and mobile home parks. A subcommittee including James recommended passage March 5, 2025; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants; Housing policy work

  38. House File 481 (2025), bill text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Its explanation: a park landlord could raise a tenant's rent no more than once a calendar year, except for higher insurance or infrastructure costs passed on to tenants.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants

  39. House File 482 (2025), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF482&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Judge and James; limits when a park landlord may end a tenant's rental agreement. Introduced February 19, 2025, referred to State Government and then Judiciary; no further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants; Housing policy work

  40. House File 482 (2025), bill text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Its explanation: a park landlord could cancel a rental agreement only if the tenant had materially violated it.

    official legislative record

    For: Mobile home park tenants

  41. LINDSAY FOR IOWA, Year-End report 2025 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Published Jan 31, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The filed report, in the FEC's electronic format, received January 31, 2026. Its line-11C schedule lists $500 from O'Neill and Associates PAC, 31 New Chardon St, Boston, on December 14, 2025. Her later reports through June 30, 2026 (April Quarterly, Pre-Primary, July Quarterly) do not name the PAC, and OpenFEC shows no refund to any committee in them except $250 to Iowa People's PAC on May 20, 2026.

    fec filing

    For: Corporate PAC money; James's committee receives $500 from O'Neill and Associates PAC

  42. O'Neill and Associates PAC, Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1), amended November 4, 2009 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Published Nov 4, 2009 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The PAC's latest Statement of Organization (sha256 7d65c662...). Page 2 checks the box saying it is a separate segregated fund whose connected organization is a corporation, and that it is a lobbyist/registrant PAC. Page 3 names the connected organization as O'Neill and Associates, of the same Boston address. The boxes are handwritten and were read from the page image; OpenFEC's committee record carries no organization type for it. The PAC has filed no FEC report since its 2024 year-end report (received February 28, 2025); OpenFEC's filing list shows only FEC notices for each 2025 and 2026 report since, so what it gave in 2025 is on her report but not on its own.

    fec filing

    For: Corporate PAC money; James's committee receives $500 from O'Neill and Associates PAC

  43. End Citizens United Endorses State Representative Lindsay James for Iowa's 2nd Congressional Districthttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/news/lindsay-james-calls-out-washington-republicans-for-letting-snap-benefits-lapse

    Lindsay for Iowa · Published Apr 2, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign release dated April 2, 2026 (the page's slug names a different release). It quotes her: "I'm rejecting corporate PAC money". It is the earliest dated corporate-PAC pledge found. Her earlier releases (February 23, March 12 and March 16, 2026) do not mention corporate PACs; Wayback Machine captures of her home page from September 2025 to March 2026 carry no corporate-PAC language; and the issue page with the pledge is first captured on May 13, 2026.

    candidate statement

    For: Corporate PAC money; James pledges to reject corporate PAC money

  44. LINDSAY FOR IOWA, July Quarterly 2026 (document)

    Federal Election Commission · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Principal campaign committee, May 14 to June 30, 2026, received July 15, 2026. Read from OpenFEC on October 1, 2026 as the latest report, not amended. Independently re-read linked PDF October 7: detailed-summary pages 3/4, lines 16/22, Column B supplies election-cycle receipts/disbursements. Column A is only May 14-June 30. Summary page 2 cash/debt amounts are unchanged. Correction replaces period totals previously labeled as cycle totals; October 7 OpenFEC latest-report readback confirms this report identity and no amendment flag.

    fec filing

    For: Corporate PAC money; FEC filing snapshot

  45. Keep Our Communities Safehttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/issues/keep-our-communities-safe

    Lindsay for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign issue page on immigration, ICE, guns and police funding.

    candidate statement

    For: Citizenship for adoptees born abroad

  46. House Resolution 14 (2025), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HR14&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Filed March 26, 2025 by 24 members of both parties, Dunwell first and James among them. Adopted by the House on March 27, 2025.

    official legislative record

    For: Citizenship for adoptees born abroad

  47. House Resolution 14 (2025), text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Calls on the President and Congress to pass the Adoptee Citizenship Act, for people adopted from abroad who were 18 or older when the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 took effect.

    official legislative record

    For: Citizenship for adoptees born abroad

  48. Iowa House members, 91st General Assembly (2025-2026)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/house?ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The Legislature's roster with each member's district and party. Used for the party of House Resolution 14's first sponsor, Jon Dunwell, a Republican.

    official office record

    For: Citizenship for adoptees born abroad; Bipartisan legislative work

  49. House File 2342 (2020), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2342&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Introduced February 11, 2020 by 36 members, Isenhart first and James among them, and referred to Appropriations. No further action.

    official legislative record

    For: Farm conservation funding

  50. House File 2342 (2020), bill text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Its explanation: the REAP fund receives $20 million a year from the general fund; the bill raises that to $25 million and makes it permanent.

    official legislative record

    For: Farm conservation funding

  51. Iowa Code section 455A.19, allocation of REAP fund proceeds (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Current Code text. After small set-asides, 20 percent of the fund goes to the soil and water enhancement account, 28 percent to open spaces and 15 percent to city parks, among other shares.

    official legislative record

    For: Farm conservation funding

  52. Iowa House Journal, April 15, 2026, pages 908-909 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 15, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Roll call on House File 2757: ayes 94, nays 1. James among the ayes.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: new nuclear plants

  53. House File 2757 (2026), as passed by the House April 15, 2026 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The version she voted for: sales and use tax exemptions for building, repairing or restarting a nuclear plant. The workforce fund in the final law came later, in Senate amendment H-8428.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: new nuclear plants

  54. Iowa House Journal, April 30, 2026, page 1051 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Final House vote on House File 2757 after concurring in the Senate amendment: ayes 83, nays 2, absent or not voting 15. James among the absent.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: new nuclear plants

  55. House File 2757 (2026), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2757&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ways and Means bill on nuclear electric generation facilities. Passed the House 94-1 on April 15, 2026 and 83-2 on April 30, 2026 after the House concurred in Senate amendment H-8428; signed June 1, 2026 as 2026 Iowa Acts, chapter 1146.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: new nuclear plants

  56. 2026 Iowa Acts, chapter 1146 (House File 2757) (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The enacted text. Exempts goods and services used to build, expand, repair or restart a nuclear power plant from sales and use tax, and sets up a nuclear energy workforce fund under the Board of Regents.

    official legislative record

    For: Energy: new nuclear plants

  57. Iowa's News Now debate: James on tips and overtime taxeshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=457s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    07:37-07:52; James states opposition to taxes on Social Security, tips and overtime and says she voted for Iowa legislation supporting these positions. The new card checks tips and overtime committee votes only. Paraphrase from the host-matched native captions captured October 4; no independently confirmed exact quotation. Full native payload retained privately.

    candidate statement

    For: Taxes: tips and overtime committee votes

  58. Iowa House Journal: tips and overtime committee votes (document)

    Iowa General Assembly · Published Apr 17, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 4, 2026

    Printed pages 989-990, PDF pages 40-41 (one-based), visually reviewed October 4. Ways and Means recommendations dated April 16 list James among 24 Yeas, no Nays and one excused, for the successors of HF 110 and HF 268. These are committee votes, not House floor passage.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: tips and overtime committee votes; James supports tips and overtime exclusions in committee

  59. Iowa HF 1024: Overtime income-tax exclusion bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF1024&enhanced=true&ga=91

    Iowa General Assembly · Published Apr 17, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 4, 2026

    Successor bill introduced after the April 16 Ways and Means committee recommendation. Full official history checked October 4 ends with rereferral to Ways and Means on May 15, 2025; no floor passage or enactment in that history.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: tips and overtime committee votes; James supports tips and overtime exclusions in committee

  60. Iowa HF 1030: Qualified-tip income-tax exclusion bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF1030&enhanced=true&ga=91

    Iowa General Assembly · Published Apr 17, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 4, 2026

    Successor bill introduced after the April 16 Ways and Means committee recommendation. Full official history checked October 4 ends with rereferral to Ways and Means on May 15, 2025; no floor passage or enactment in that history.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: tips and overtime committee votes; James supports tips and overtime exclusions in committee

  61. Iowa HF 1024: introduced text (document)

    Iowa General Assembly · Published Apr 17, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 4, 2026

    Committee successor text. HF 1024 excludes specified overtime compensation from state income tax starting in 2026. HF 1030 limits the tip deduction to $25,000 for net income below $155,000 and would apply only in years without a corresponding federal deduction. Neither bill addresses Social Security benefits.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: tips and overtime committee votes

  62. Iowa HF 1030: introduced text (document)

    Iowa General Assembly · Published Apr 17, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 4, 2026

    Committee successor text. HF 1024 excludes specified overtime compensation from state income tax starting in 2026. HF 1030 limits the tip deduction to $25,000 for net income below $155,000 and would apply only in years without a corresponding federal deduction. Neither bill addresses Social Security benefits.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: tips and overtime committee votes

  63. iowa code2026 4227 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official record of this named measure and its sponsors, text or history. Introduced proposals, committee votes, resolutions, floor passage and enactment are distinct outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Taxes: tips and overtime committee votes

  64. Iowa's News Now debate, James on working across party lineshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=2433s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    40:33-40:45, source segments1117-1122. Native captions only; no exact quotation certification.

    candidate statement

    For: Bipartisan legislative work

  65. HF579, GA89, food-bank tax exemption proposal (history)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF579&enhanced=true&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 17, 2021 · Reviewed Oct 5, 2026

    Official record identifies the named measure, formal action or member party affiliation. Proposal, adoption and enactment are separate outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; James joins bipartisan food-bank tax proposal

  66. HF579, GA89, food-bank tax exemption proposal (text)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/89/attachments/HF579.html

    Iowa Legislature · Published Feb 17, 2021 · Reviewed Oct 5, 2026

    Official record identifies the named measure, formal action or member party affiliation. Proposal, adoption and enactment are separate outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; James joins bipartisan food-bank tax proposal

  67. HF528, GA90, magistrate retirement-age proposal (history)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF528&enhanced=true&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 1, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 5, 2026

    Official record identifies the named measure, formal action or member party affiliation. Proposal, adoption and enactment are separate outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; James joins bipartisan magistrate retirement proposal

  68. HF528, GA90, magistrate retirement-age proposal (text)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF528.html

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 1, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 5, 2026

    Official record identifies the named measure, formal action or member party affiliation. Proposal, adoption and enactment are separate outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; James joins bipartisan magistrate retirement proposal

  69. HR102, GA90, brain-health terminology resolution (history)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HR102&enhanced=true&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Jan 17, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 5, 2026

    Official record identifies the named measure, formal action or member party affiliation. Proposal, adoption and enactment are separate outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work

  70. HR102, GA90, brain-health terminology resolution (text)https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HR102.html

    Iowa Legislature · Published Jan 17, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 5, 2026

    Official record identifies the named measure, formal action or member party affiliation. Proposal, adoption and enactment are separate outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work

  71. Iowa House roster, GA89https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/house?ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 5, 2026

    Official record identifies the named measure, formal action or member party affiliation. Proposal, adoption and enactment are separate outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; James joins bipartisan food-bank tax proposal

  72. Iowa House roster, GA90https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/house?ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 5, 2026

    Official record identifies the named measure, formal action or member party affiliation. Proposal, adoption and enactment are separate outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; James joins bipartisan magistrate retirement proposal

  73. iowa hf447 88 historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF447&enhanced=true&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official record of this named measure and its sponsors, text or history. Introduced proposals, committee votes, resolutions, floor passage and enactment are distinct outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work

  74. 2019 Iowa House Journal, member roster and party-change footnote (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    The member roster identifies Andy McKean as Republican with a footnote dating his party change to Democrat to April 23, 2019, after HF 447's introduction.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work

  75. iowa hf2351 88 historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2351&enhanced=true&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official record of this named measure and its sponsors, text or history. Introduced proposals, committee votes, resolutions, floor passage and enactment are distinct outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; Housing policy work

  76. iowa hr108 89 historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HR108&enhanced=true&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official record of this named measure and its sponsors, text or history. Introduced proposals, committee votes, resolutions, floor passage and enactment are distinct outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work

  77. iowa hr14 91 historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HR14&enhanced=true&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official record of this named measure and its sponsors, text or history. Introduced proposals, committee votes, resolutions, floor passage and enactment are distinct outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work

  78. Lindsay James sponsor index, ga88https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/findLegislation/findBillBySponsorOrManager?ga=88&pid=27039

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official sponsor/amendment index for the specified General Assembly. No evidence of a named policy in a captured index is not proof that all negotiations or other advocacy were absent.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; Housing policy work; Her role in balancing a budget

  79. Lindsay James sponsor index, ga89https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/findLegislation/findBillBySponsorOrManager?ga=89&pid=27039

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official sponsor/amendment index for the specified General Assembly. No evidence of a named policy in a captured index is not proof that all negotiations or other advocacy were absent.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; Housing policy work; Her role in balancing a budget

  80. Lindsay James sponsor index, ga90https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/findLegislation/findBillBySponsorOrManager?ga=90&pid=27039

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official sponsor/amendment index for the specified General Assembly. No evidence of a named policy in a captured index is not proof that all negotiations or other advocacy were absent.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; Housing policy work; Her role in balancing a budget

  81. Lindsay James sponsor index, ga91https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/findLegislation/findBillBySponsorOrManager?ga=91&pid=27039

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official sponsor/amendment index for the specified General Assembly. No evidence of a named policy in a captured index is not proof that all negotiations or other advocacy were absent.

    official legislative record

    For: Bipartisan legislative work; Housing policy work; Her role in balancing a budget

  82. October 1 debate, James on housing work every yearhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=2851s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    47:31-47:59, source segments 1323-1336; annual and bipartisan wording retained. Retained native-caption paraphrase, not a certified exact quotation.

    candidate statement

    For: Housing policy work

  83. HF 2610, GA88, historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2610&enhanced=true&ga=88

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 5, 2020 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Workforce housing tax incentives: proposed raising the annual allocation ceiling from $25 million to $30 million and extending eligibility to rehabilitation, repair or accessibility work on pre-1990 single-family homes. James is named among the sponsors. Complete loaded history ends with introduction/referral, without passage or enactment of this bill.

    official legislative record

    For: Housing policy work; James joins workforce-housing tax-credit proposal

  84. HF 2610, GA88, texthttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/88/attachments/HF2610.html

    Iowa Legislature · Published Mar 5, 2020 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Workforce housing tax incentives: proposed raising the annual allocation ceiling from $25 million to $30 million and extending eligibility to rehabilitation, repair or accessibility work on pre-1990 single-family homes.Introduced proposal, not enacted text. Details read from operative provisions as well as the separate explanatory section.

    official legislative record

    For: Housing policy work; James joins workforce-housing tax-credit proposal

  85. HF 693, GA90, historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF693&enhanced=true&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Proposed a neighborhood housing renovation grant program, including $50 million from available American Rescue Plan Act money for qualifying owner-occupied exterior repairs. James is named among the sponsors. Complete loaded history ends with introduction/referral (plus the end-of-2023 marker for GA90), without passage or enactment of this bill.

    official legislative record

    For: Housing policy work; James joins housing renovation and tax-credit proposals

  86. HF 693, GA90, texthttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF693.html

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Proposed a neighborhood housing renovation grant program, including $50 million from available American Rescue Plan Act money for qualifying owner-occupied exterior repairs.Introduced proposal, not enacted text. Details read from operative provisions as well as the separate explanatory section.

    official legislative record

    For: Housing policy work; James joins housing renovation and tax-credit proposals

  87. HF 697, GA90, historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF697&enhanced=true&ga=90

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Proposed an Iowa credit for qualified low-income housing developments financed with tax-exempt bonds and increased first-time homebuyer savings-account deduction limits. James is named among the sponsors. Complete loaded history ends with introduction/referral (plus the end-of-2023 marker for GA90), without passage or enactment of this bill.

    official legislative record

    For: Housing policy work; James joins housing renovation and tax-credit proposals

  88. HF 697, GA90, texthttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LGI/90/attachments/HF697.html

    Iowa Legislature · Published Apr 10, 2023 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Proposed an Iowa credit for qualified low-income housing developments financed with tax-exempt bonds and increased first-time homebuyer savings-account deduction limits.Introduced proposal, not enacted text. Details read from operative provisions as well as the separate explanatory section.

    official legislative record

    For: Housing policy work; James joins housing renovation and tax-credit proposals

  89. iowa hf657 89 historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF657&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official record of this named measure and its sponsors, text or history. Introduced proposals, committee votes, resolutions, floor passage and enactment are distinct outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Housing policy work

  90. iowa hf657 89 text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official record of this named measure and its sponsors, text or history. Introduced proposals, committee votes, resolutions, floor passage and enactment are distinct outcomes.

    official legislative record

    For: Housing policy work

  91. October 1 debate, James on standing with Whirlpool workershttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=511s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    08:31-09:13, source segments 230-245. Only her stated support/advocacy is compared; surrounding corporate allegations and tariff causation are not adopted. Retained native-caption paraphrase, not a certified exact quotation.

    candidate statement

    For: Support for Whirlpool workers

  92. Iowa legislators' letter to Whirlpool, February 26, 2026 (document)

    Iowa House and Senate members (copy hosted by IAM Union) · Published Feb 26, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Primary letter dated February 26. Its second page lists Rep. Lindsay James, House District 71 among signatories asking Whirlpool to reconsider planned Amana layoffs. Both text and rendered signatory page read. Used only for authorship and requested action, not for its corporate, subsidy, profit or relocation allegations.

    official office record

    For: Support for Whirlpool workers; James listed on letter asking Whirlpool to reconsider layoffs

  93. IAM Union organizer press release on the Whirlpool worker rally, March 10, 2026https://www.goiam.org/news/imail/iam-union-brings-together-labor-community-allies-as-whirlpool-eliminates-nearly-400-jobs/

    IAM Union · Published Mar 10, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 6, 2026

    Primary union press release/original organizer account, not an independent news report or an official government record. It identifies co-hosts IAM District 6 and Hawkeye Area Labor Council and lists James among officials/candidates who joined workers. Used for the organizer's attendance account only. It does not supply an exact rally date; March 10 is the report date. Corporate allegations, job counts and causation in the release are outside this check.

    original reporting

    For: Support for Whirlpool workers

  94. October 1 debate, Lindsay James on legislature chaplainhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=87s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Retained native-caption window 01:27.280-01:50.799. Statement paraphrased; a second matching transcript and exact quotation certification were not obtained.

    candidate statement

    For: Legislative service and ministry

  95. Lindsay James, 90th General Assembly biographyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=90&personID=27039

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Official published biography identifies an ordained Presbyterian Church (PCUSA) pastor and inter-religious chaplain. Historical biography, not proof of current employment.

    official office record

    For: Legislative service and ministry

  96. October 1 debate, Lindsay James on 54 townhallshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=99s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Retained native-caption window 01:39.280-02:00.240. Statement paraphrased; a second matching transcript and exact quotation certification were not obtained.

    candidate statement

    For: Her count of public town halls

  97. Lindsay James Anti-Corruption Planhttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/news/lindsay-james-anti-corruption-plan

    Lindsay for Iowa · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign policy plan dated September 30, 2026. Repeats the corporate PAC pledge and adds a lobbying ban, term limits and court ethics. Its lines about her opponent are out of scope here. By October 10, 2026 this address sent readers to the campaign's home page, and no archived copy was found.

    candidate statement

    For: Her count of public town halls

  98. Lindsay James campaign news archivehttps://www.lindsayforiowa.com/news

    Lindsay for Iowa · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Campaign-published appearances and announcements. It does not provide an independently audited census of 54 held town halls.

    candidate statement

    For: Her count of public town halls

  99. October 1 debate, Lindsay James on balanced budget rolehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=1184s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Retained native-caption window 19:44.320-20:14.000. Statement paraphrased; a second matching transcript and exact quotation certification were not obtained.

    candidate statement

    For: Her role in balancing a budget

  100. Iowa Code 2026, section 8.3 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Section 8.3(3) assigns preparation of a balanced budget to the governor. It does not establish an individual legislator's role in a particular budget.

    official legislative record

    For: Her role in balancing a budget

  101. October 1 debate, Lindsay James on amerigroup casehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmmjLQ5-9M&t=1352s

    Iowa's News Now (KGAN/KFXA) · Published Oct 1, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Retained native-caption window 22:32.080-22:56.080. Statement paraphrased; a second matching transcript and exact quotation certification were not obtained.

    candidate statement

    For: Her account of confronting Amerigroup

  102. Lindsay James interview, July 29, 2026https://iowapodcast.com/rep-lindsay-james/

    The Iowa Podcast · Reviewed Oct 7, 2026

    Host-published interview carrying James's first-person account. The host marks the transcript as AI-assisted; it is not an independent patient, insurer or House-floor record.

    candidate statement

    For: Her account of confronting Amerigroup

  103. Iowa PBS debate, October 8: James on the steel plant votehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fo0dhXodeqk&t=157s

    Iowa PBS · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    2:37-3:53. The quoted sentence reads the same in YouTube's captions and in Iowa PBS's own transcript.

    candidate statement

    For: Her vote on the steel plant tax credits

  104. Iowa Press Debates: 2nd Congressional District, transcripthttps://www.iowapbs.org/shows/iowapress/special/14525/iowa-press-debates-2nd-congressional-district

    Iowa PBS · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The host's own transcript of the October 8 debate, the second copy for quoted words.

    candidate statement

    For: Her vote on the steel plant tax credits

  105. Iowa House Journal, October 2, 2026 (special session), pages 1191-1192 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Roll call on House File 2801: ayes 75, nays 17, 8 absent or not voting; James among the ayes. The session met and adjourned the same day. The daily journal is marked as a proof copy.

    official legislative record

    For: Her vote on the steel plant tax credits; Steel plant tax credit bill passes the House

  106. House File 2801 (2026), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2801&ga=91

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Ways and Means bill changing the Major Economic Growth Attraction (MEGA) program. Passed the House 75-17 and the Senate 28-19 on October 2, 2026; signed by the governor the same day.

    official legislative record

    For: Her vote on the steel plant tax credits; Steel plant tax credit bill passes the House

  107. House File 2801, enrolled text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Section 4: one business in a rural county may get a tax credit of up to 10 percent of its qualifying investment, paid over ten years, once the project or a set part of it is in service, at least half the jobs tied to that part are on the payroll, and those jobs pay at least 140 percent of the qualifying wage threshold.

    official legislative record

    For: Her vote on the steel plant tax credits

  108. House File 2801 fiscal note (document)

    Iowa Legislative Services Agency · Published Oct 2, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Citing a press release from the governor's office, the note says the bill's changes are meant to allow an award for a Mesabi Metallics steel plant.

    official legislative record

    For: Her vote on the steel plant tax credits

  109. 2026 General Election candidate list (document)

    Iowa Secretary of State · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The accepted candidate list for the November 3, 2026 general election, last updated August 19, 2026. Lists four candidates for the 2nd District, in this order: Joe Mitchell (Republican), Lindsay James (Democratic), Rick Stewart (Libertarian) and Dave Bushaw (No Party), with each one's filing date. Iowa keeps no separate list of write-in candidates for this office.

    official election record

    For: Official candidate list updated

  110. House File 2317 (2022), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=HF2317&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ways and Means bill. Passed the House 61-37 and, after a Senate amendment, 61-34; signed March 1, 2022 as 2022 Iowa Acts, chapter 1002.

    official legislative record

    For: Flat income tax passes the House

  111. Iowa House Journal, May 18, 2021, pages 1162-1163 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published May 18, 2021 · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Roll call on Senate File 619: ayes 64, nays 28, absent or not voting 8. Mitchell among the ayes; James among those absent or not voting.

    official legislative record

    For: Inheritance tax repeal passes the House

  112. Senate File 619 (2021), bill historyhttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?billName=SF619&ga=89

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Ways and Means bill. Passed the House 64-28 on May 18, 2021; signed June 16, 2021 as 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 177.

    official legislative record

    For: Inheritance tax repeal passes the House