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Did Joe Mitchell lower taxes in the Iowa legislature?

Matches stated record claim. He voted for two tax cuts that became law: a 2021 bill ending the inheritance tax from 2025 and a 2022 bill phasing in a 3.9 percent flat income tax. The red-tape part was not tested.

Joe Mitchell

Taxes: what he voted for in the legislature

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What they say

His campaign says that in the legislature he put Iowans first by lowering taxes and cutting red tape.

“During his time in the legislature, Joe put Iowans first by lowering taxes, cutting red tape, and fighting for families, farmers, and small businesses.”

What the record shows ·

He voted for two tax cuts that became law. On May 18, 2021 he voted for Senate File 619, which ends Iowa's inheritance tax for deaths from January 1, 2025. On February 24, 2022 he voted for House File 2317 on its final House vote; it phases the individual income tax down to a single rate of 3.9 percent and exempts retirement income. Both became law.

Limit: He voted for both cuts; other members sponsored and managed them. The red-tape half of the claim names no law and was not tested.

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  1. Meet Joehttps://joemitchell.com/about

    Joe Mitchell for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign biography. Used for his account of his legislative record, his housing work and his federal posts, and for his no-corporate-PAC pledge. Attributed, not independently verified, except where a card checks it.

    candidate statement

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  2. 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

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  3. 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

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  4. 2021 Iowa Acts, chapter 177 (Senate File 619) (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The enacted text. Among other changes it ends Iowa's inheritance tax for deaths on or after January 1, 2025.

    official legislative record

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  5. 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

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  6. 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

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  7. 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

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