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U.S. Representative for Iowa’s 2nd District

Ashley Hinson

Republican 3rd term Lost IA Senate race

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 5, 2026 · How we measure

98LoyaltyMed 98
99AttendMed 98
14BipartMed 12
8BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2021–now
5 years in CongressMore senior than 36% of the House
Committees
  • Ethics 3rd majority
  • Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party 8th majority
  • Appropriations 19th majority
Age
43

Iowa U.S. Senate race

Lost the race for U.S. Senate in Iowa · Leaving Jan 3, 2027
Josh Turek won, called by AP

On the Nov 3 ballot
Leaving IA-2Open seat
  • Lindsay James won

Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 6, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date1443622456748
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3323331,235127

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does she focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 23% 8%
Health 15% 28%
Agriculture and Food no statements 17%

StatementsBills

Words go to Government Operations and Politics, Health and Taxation; bills go to Health and Agriculture and Food.

  • She talks most about: Government Spending (Government Operations and Politics), Workforce Development (Labor and Employment), Cost of Living (Taxation), Health Care Coverage (Health), Rural Health Care (Health).
  • 36 bills sponsored, most on Health.
2

Does she have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
MemberEthics Committee3rd majority
MemberSelect Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party8th majority
MemberAppropriations Committee19th majority

No committee or party leadership post, more senior than 36% of the House, in the majority.

  • 5 years in Congress: more senior than 36% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does she work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

Her cosponsorships on Democratic bills

11% · peer median 9%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like Hinson.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

11% of her cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 9%); closest in her party: Johnson and Van Epps.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on her own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can she get things done?

MethodBills tab →

Her billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 33 · expected 27
Action in committee 9 · expected 7
Beyond committee 2 · expected 4
Passed House 2 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 148 of 433 in the House

1.03expected 1.22 · average member 1.00

2 of 33 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.03 against a peer median of 1.22.

  • On the move: H.R. 1869 (passed a chamber), H.R. 6359 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does she stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.36

With her party on all 12 areas with 10 or more party-line votes so far.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with her party on 10 of the 10 she voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 98% of party-line votes, breaks 8 times (peer median 7).

  • Position: +0.36, inside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 6 of 50.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs her?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

Hinson$14.1M raised53%19%28%
House median$2.1M raised50%36%7%

IndividualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollarSmall-dollar share: no totals on file yet

$14.1M raised, 19% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last general election for the seat (2024): won by 15.6 points.

95 PACs of the 170 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills she faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to her: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Trade.

  1. Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America22% D
  2. The Boeing Company41% D
  3. National Electrical Contractors Association40% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

143 bills

Hinson voted Yea on 69, Nay on 2, and sponsored or cosponsored 72 with no recorded vote.

7

Do her words match her actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.