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Checked against the record · Iowa 1st District 2026

Where does Michael Bridgford stand on term limits for Congress?

Not comparable yet. He has never held office, so there is no vote or bill of his to set beside this pledge.

Michael Bridgford

Government accountability: term limits and a trading ban

Not comparable yet

What they say

His campaign says he would vote for a constitutional amendment capping House service at four terms and for a ban on members trading individual stocks.

“I will support and vote for a Constitutional Amendment strictly limiting U.S. Representatives to four terms (eight years) and U.S. Senators to two terms (twelve years) to end the era of career politicians.”

Source: Bridgford for Iowa

What the record shows · Jun 1, 2026

There is no official legislative record to set beside this. He has held no seat in Congress or the Iowa Legislature, so no roll call, sponsorship or cosponsorship exists in his name; the Iowa Secretary of State's candidate list is the only government record of him this desk found, and his FEC candidate record carries 2026 as his only election year. A stock-trading ban did pass the House on July 22, 2026 without him, since he is not a member.

Sources: Iowa Secretary of State, Federal Election Commission, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives

Limit: A pledge about future votes cannot be checked against a record that does not exist. He has never held office, so this desk records the pledge and the absence of any comparable action, and nothing more. That absence is not a finding about him; it is what a first candidacy looks like in the official record.

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