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Iowa

Current officeholders from Open States people data (CC0). Look up your own ballot by ZIP.

2026 statewide races

Lean DIowa Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Your options: Iowa Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Republican
Zach Lahn
Running mate: Derek Wulf

Who they are

Profession: Farmer/Businessman. source

What they say they'll do

  • Clean water should be something every Iowan can count on.
  • Iowa schools should be built around learning, not bureaucracy.
  • Clean water should be something every Iowan can count on.
From their campaign site · positions on 2 topics

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.

In short

Profession: Farmer/Businessman; campaign site states positions on 2 of our 16 topics.
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Democrat
Rob Sand
Running mate: Dave Muhlbauer

Who they are

Rob Sand (Democratic Party) is the Iowa Auditor of State. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. source

What they say they'll do

No priorities found on a campaign site yet.
From their campaign site

What they've done

No voting record compiled yet.

Who funds them

State race: see filings at Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.

In short

Rob Sand (Democratic Party) is the Iowa Auditor of State. He assumed office on January 1, 2019; no issue positions found on a campaign site yet.
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Compare where they stand, issue by issue

Quotes are taken from each campaign's own website (first sentences of the section, unedited). Topics are assigned by keyword; we do not summarize or score positions. "No public position found" means we did not find the topic on the campaign site, not that the candidate has no view.

Topic
Zach Lahn R
Rob Sand D
Schools & education
Iowa schools should be built around learning, not bureaucracy.Zach wants Iowa’s public schools competing with the best schools in the country. His plan includes: Making the governor’s office the strongest advocate for public-school students. Creating innovation zones that give superintendents, principals, and teachers more freedom to adopt innovative models. source
No public position found
Energy & environment
Clean water should be something every Iowan can count on.Iowa does not have to choose between clean water and strong agriculture. Zach’s plan is to work with farmers, not against them, and invest in proven solutions that reduce runoff while keeping family farms economically strong. source
No public position found

No candidate in this race addresses on their site: Cost of living & jobs, Taxes & government spending, Health care, Social Security & Medicare, Immigration & the border, Crime & public safety, Guns, Abortion, Foreign policy & defense, Veterans, Elections & government ethics, Farming & rural issues, Housing, Roads, transit & infrastructure.

Full side-by-sideCandidates: Iowa Secretary of State, candidate list for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election
Other 2026 statewide offices in Iowa: candidate details coming soon.

Statewide officials now

What does a governor do?

Runs the state government. Proposes the state budget, signs or vetoes bills passed by the legislature, and appoints the heads of state agencies. Usually 4 years (2 in NH and VT).

  • State budget, schools and Medicaid funding
  • Signs or vetoes state laws
  • Leads emergency response and the state National Guard
Source: National Governors Association: Governors' Powers & Authority
RepublicanKim ReynoldsGovernor since 2017Official source
RepublicanChris CournoyerLieutenant Governor since 2024Official source
RepublicanBrenna BirdAttorney General since 2023Official source
RepublicanPaul PateSecretary of StateOfficial source

Open States lists only some statewide offices for some states; missing offices are coming soon.

State House (99 members)

What does a state representative do?

A member of the lower chamber of the state legislature (called the House, Assembly or House of Delegates). Writes and votes on state laws for a smaller district than a state senator. Usually 2 years.

  • State budget and taxes
  • Roads and schools
  • Local issues raised by constituents
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State representative
Committees
1
D J.D. Scholten
Economic Growth and Technology; Agriculture (ranking member); Transportation; Natural Resources
2
R Bob Henderson
Local Government; Education; Transportation; Public Safety
3
R Tom Jeneary
Environmental Protection; Labor and Workforce; Health and Human Services; State Government; Transportation
4
R Skyler Wheeler
Higher Education; Judiciary; Local Government; Education (chair); School Finance Formula Review (co-chair)
5
R Zach Dieken
Environmental Protection; Public Safety
6
R Megan Jones
All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim (co-chair); Local Government (chair); State Government; Transportation (chair); Ways and Means
7
R Wendy Larson
Economic Growth and Technology; Education
8
R Ann Meyer
Health and Human Services; Health Policy Oversight (co-chair); Appropriations
9
R Henry Stone
Ethics; Higher Education; Judiciary; Administration and Rules; Education; Appropriations; Area Education Agency Task Force
10
R John Wills
Commerce; Studies; Higher Education; Judiciary; Administration and Rules; Administration; Public Safety; Ways and Means; Legislative Council
11
R Craig Williams
Environmental Protection; Judiciary; Local Government (vice chair); Transportation
12
R Steven Holt
Higher Education; Government Oversight; Judiciary (chair); Public Safety; Ways and Means
13
R Travis Sitzmann
Economic Growth and Technology; Environmental Protection; Agriculture; Labor and Workforce
14
R Jacob Bossman
Commerce; Capital Projects; State Government; Transportation; Appropriations
15
R Matt Windschitl
Agriculture; State Government
16
R David Sieck
Economic Growth and Technology; Agriculture; Transportation
17
R Devon Wood
Economic Growth and Technology (vice chair); Health and Human Services; Transportation; Natural Resources (chair); Appropriations
18
R Tom Moore
Economic Growth and Technology; Labor and Workforce; Health and Human Services; Education
19
R Brent Siegrist
All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim; Industrial New Jobs Training Program Interim Study; Local Government; Administration and Rules (chair); State Government; Transportation (vice chair); Ways and Means; Area Education Agency Task Force
20
D Josh Turek
Health and Human Services; Health Policy Oversight
21
R Brooke Boden
Government Oversight; Education; Ways and Means
22
R Samantha Fett
Agriculture; Government Oversight; Judiciary; Education (vice chair)
23
R Bubba Sorensen
Economic Growth and Technology (chair); Capital Projects; Veterans Affairs; Appropriations
24
R Sam Wengryn
Environmental Protection; Local Government; Public Safety (vice chair); Natural Resources
25
R Hans Wilz
Commerce; Environmental Protection; Health and Human Services; State Government; Appropriations; Early Childhood Interim
26
R Austin Harris
Commerce; Health and Human Services (chair); Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study; Administrative Rules Review; Health Policy Oversight; State Government; Natural Resources; School Finance Formula Review
27
D Kenan Judge
Commerce (ranking member); Agriculture; Natural Resources; Ways and Means
28
R David Young
Commerce (chair); Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review (co-chair); Transportation; Ways and Means; Legislative Council
29
D Brian Meyer
Service; Capital Projects; Administration and Rules (ranking member); Legislative Council
30
D Megan Srinivas
Commerce; Agriculture; Judiciary; State Government; Appropriations (ranking member); Fiscal; Legislative Council
31
D Mary Madison
Economic Growth and Technology; Environmental Protection (ranking member); Education; Transportation
32
D Jennifer Konfrst
Appropriations; Ways and Means; International Relations
33
D Ruth Ann Gaines
Economic Growth and Technology; Environmental Protection; Local Government; Veterans Affairs; International Relations
34
D Rob Johnson
Health and Human Services; State Government; Transportation; Appropriations
35
D Sean Bagniewski
Commerce; Capital Projects; Judiciary; Administration and Rules; Transportation; Legislative Council
36
D Austin Baeth
Commerce; Health and Human Services; Administration and Rules; Health Policy Oversight; State Government; Natural Resources
37
R Barb Kniff McCulla
Economic Growth and Technology; Labor and Workforce (chair); Local Government; Education; International Relations
39
D Rick Olson
Judiciary; Administrative Rules Review (ranking member)
40
R Bill Gustoff
Ethics (chair); Judiciary; Public Safety; Ways and Means
41
R Ryan Weldon
Economic Growth and Technology; Labor and Workforce; Health and Human Services; Appropriations (vice chair)
42
D Heather Matson
Economic Growth and Technology; Higher Education; Administration and Rules; Education; Appropriations; School Finance Formula Review
43
R Eddie Andrews
Economic Growth and Technology; Health and Human Services; Veterans Affairs; Natural Resources
44
D Larry McBurney
Commerce; Labor and Workforce; Government Oversight (ranking member); Local Government; State Government; Ways and Means
45
R Brian Lohse
Economic Growth and Technology; Agriculture; Appropriations
46
R Dan Gehlbach
Economic Growth and Technology; Health and Human Services; Education; Appropriations; School Finance Formula Review
47
R Carter Nordman
Commerce; Judiciary; Administration and Rules; Fiscal; Ways and Means (chair); Legislative Council
48
R Chad Behn
Agriculture (vice chair); Education; Transportation; Ways and Means
49
D Beth Wessel-Kroeschell
Health and Human Services (ranking member); Judiciary; Public Safety; Ways and Means
50
D Ross Wilburn
Ethics (ranking member); Health and Human Services; Higher Education; Judiciary (ranking member); Administration and Rules; Appropriations; Legislative Council
51
R Brett Barker
Economic Growth and Technology; Commerce; Health and Human Services (vice chair); Natural Resources
52
R David Blom
Commerce (vice chair); Local Government; Veterans Affairs; Appropriations
53
R Dean Fisher
Environmental Protection (chair); Agriculture; Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review; Public Safety; Natural Resources
54
R Josh Meggers
Agriculture; Labor and Workforce (vice chair); Administrative Rules Review; Transportation; Public Safety; Ways and Means
55
R Shannon Latham
Economic Growth and Technology; Commerce; Agriculture; Local Government; Transportation; Appropriations; Fiscal
56
R Mark Thompson
Judiciary; Local Government; Veterans Affairs; International Relations
57
R Pat Grassley
Studies (chair); Service (chair); Administration and Rules; Legislative Council (chair)
58
R Charley Thomson
Commerce; Public Retirement Systems (co-chair); Government Oversight (chair); Judiciary; Public Safety; State Government Efficiency Review
59
R Christian Hermanson
Veterans Affairs; Public Safety; Natural Resources; Ways and Means (vice chair)
60
R Jane Bloomingdale
Public Retirement Systems; Local Government; State Government (chair); Ways and Means; Legislative Council
61
D Timi Brown-Powers
Environmental Protection; Health and Human Services; Higher Education (ranking member); Public Safety
62
D Jerome Amos
Labor and Workforce; Veterans Affairs; Public Safety
63
R Michael Bergan
Health and Human Services; State Government; Appropriations; Early Childhood Interim (co-chair)
64
R Jason Gearhart
Agriculture; Veterans Affairs (vice chair); Public Safety; Natural Resources
65
R Shannon Lundgren
Commerce; Industrial New Jobs Training Program Interim Study (co-chair); Administration; Health Policy Oversight; State Government; Ways and Means
66
R Steve Bradley
Labor and Workforce; Health and Human Services; Education; Appropriations
67
R Craig Johnson
Ethics (vice chair); Environmental Protection; Health and Human Services; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study; Administration and Rules; Education; State Government; Ways and Means
68
R Chad Ingels
Labor and Workforce; Health and Human Services; Administrative Rules Review (vice chair); Veterans Affairs; Education
69
R Tom Determann
Economic Growth and Technology; Commerce; Local Government; Veterans Affairs (chair)
70
R Norlin Mommsen
Agriculture; Transportation; Natural Resources; Appropriations
71
D Lindsay James
Environmental Protection; International Relations
72
R Jennifer Smith
Local Government; State Government (vice chair); Natural Resources
73
D Elizabeth Wilson
Economic Growth and Technology; Commerce; Public Retirement Systems; Agriculture; Studies; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study; Industrial New Jobs Training Program Interim Study; Administration and Rules; Transportation; Ways and Means; Legislative Council
74
D Eric Gjerde
Ethics; Government Oversight; Public Safety (ranking member); Natural Resources; Ways and Means
75
D Bob Kressig
Commerce; Environmental Protection; Local Government; Public Safety
76
R Derek Wulf
Agriculture (chair); State Government; Natural Resources; Ways and Means
77
D Jeff Cooling
Agriculture; Labor and Workforce (ranking member); Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review; State Government; Transportation; Appropriations
78
D Angel Ramirez
Agriculture; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study; Government Oversight; Judiciary; Veterans Affairs; Education
79
D Tracy Ehlert
Economic Growth and Technology; Labor and Workforce; Health and Human Services; Education (ranking member); Area Education Agency Task Force; Early Childhood Interim
80
D Aime Wichtendahl
Economic Growth and Technology (ranking member); Judiciary; Local Government; Veterans Affairs; Ways and Means
81
D Dan Gosa
All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim; Labor and Workforce; Local Government; Education; Transportation (ranking member); Public Safety
82
R Bobby Kaufmann
Studies; Service; Administration and Rules; Legislative Council
83
R Cindy Golding
Local Government; Transportation; Natural Resources (vice chair)
84
R Tom Gerhold
Environmental Protection (vice chair); Agriculture; Labor and Workforce; Veterans Affairs; International Relations
85
D Amy Nielsen
Administrative Rules Review; State Government (ranking member); Natural Resources; State Government Efficiency Review; Appropriations
86
D Dave Jacoby
Higher Education; Government Oversight; Natural Resources; Fiscal; Ways and Means (ranking member)
87
R Jeff Shipley
Public Retirement Systems; Higher Education (vice chair); Government Oversight (vice chair); Judiciary; Education; International Relations (chair)
88
R Helena Hayes
Labor and Workforce; Veterans Affairs; Education; International Relations
89
D Elinor Levin
Agriculture; Veterans Affairs (ranking member); Education; Public Safety; Natural Resources (ranking member); International Relations; School Finance Formula Review
90
D Adam Zabner
Commerce; Public Retirement Systems; Studies; Local Government (ranking member); Administration; State Government; Natural Resources; Appropriations
91
R Judd Lawler
Commerce; Government Oversight; Judiciary (vice chair); Appropriations
92
R Heather Hora
Agriculture; Higher Education; Administration and Rules; Education; State Government; Ways and Means
93
R Gary Mohr
Commerce; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study (co-chair); Capital Projects (co-chair); Public Safety; State Government Efficiency Review (co-chair); Appropriations (chair); Fiscal (co-chair); Legislative Council
94
R Mike Vondran
Commerce; Public Safety (chair); Ways and Means
95
R Taylor Collins
Higher Education (chair); Government Oversight; State Government; Natural Resources; Appropriations
96
R Mark Cisneros
Environmental Protection; Public Safety
97
D Ken Croken
Environmental Protection; Labor and Workforce; Local Government; Veterans Affairs
98
D Monica Kurth
Ethics; Agriculture; Education; Public Safety
99
R Matt Rinker
Labor and Workforce; Veterans Affairs; Public Safety
100
R Blaine Watkins
Environmental Protection; Judiciary; Local Government

State Senate (49 members)

What does a state senator do?

A member of the upper chamber of the state legislature. Writes and votes on state laws and the state budget, and in many states confirms the governor's appointees. Usually 4 years.

  • School funding and state taxes
  • State criminal laws
  • Drawing district maps (in many states)
Source: National Conference of State Legislatures
District
State senator
Committees
1
D Catelin Drey
Technology; Health and Human Services; Commerce; Transportation; State Government
2
R Jeff Taylor
Judiciary (vice chair); Technology; Education (vice chair); Workforce; Local Government; School Finance Formula Review
3
R Lynn Evans
Judiciary; Ethics (chair); Health and Human Services; Government Oversight (vice chair); Natural Resources and Environment; Veterans Affairs; Education (chair); Area Education Agency Task Force; Early Childhood Interim
4
R Tim Kraayenbrink
Public Retirement Systems (co-chair); Technology (vice chair); Rules and Administration; Appropriations (chair); Transportation; Government Oversight; Capital Projects (co-chair); Ways and Means; Education; Fiscal (co-chair); School Finance Formula Review; Legislative Council
5
R Dave Rowley
Judiciary; Health and Human Services; Appropriations; Commerce; Ways and Means
6
R Jason Schultz
Public Retirement Systems; Judiciary (chair); Commerce; Natural Resources and Environment; Ways and Means; State Government; Workforce (vice chair); State Government Efficiency Review
7
R Kevin Alons
Technology; Health and Human Services; Veterans Affairs; Local Government; International Relations
8
R Mark Costello
Health and Human Services (vice chair); Agriculture; Appropriations; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study; Transportation; Natural Resources and Environment; Veterans Affairs; Health Policy Oversight
9
R Tom Shipley
Judiciary; Ethics (vice chair); Agriculture; Appropriations; Transportation; Natural Resources and Environment (vice chair); Education
10
R Dan Dawson
Judiciary; Ethics; Appropriations; Administrative Rules Review; Ways and Means (chair); State Government; Fiscal; Legislative Council
12
R Amy Sinclair
Studies; Service; Rules and Administration (vice chair); Education; Administration; Legislative Council
13
R Cherielynn Westrich
Judiciary; Natural Resources and Environment; State Government; Local Government
14
D Sarah Garriott
Health and Human Services (ranking member); Education
15
D Tony Bisignano
Public Retirement Systems; Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Agriculture; Commerce; Government Oversight (ranking member); Ways and Means (ranking member); State Government; Fiscal; Legislative Council
16
D Renee Hardman
Health and Human Services; Transportation; Government Oversight; Natural Resources and Environment; Health Policy Oversight; Local Government (ranking member)
17
D Izaah Knox
Judiciary; Technology; Agriculture; Appropriations; Commerce (ranking member); Local Government
18
D Janet Petersen
Judiciary; Ethics; Health and Human Services; Appropriations (ranking member); Commerce; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study; Capital Projects; Administrative Rules Review; Ways and Means; Fiscal
19
R Ken Rozenboom
Studies; Rules and Administration; Agriculture (vice chair); Transportation; Natural Resources and Environment; Education; State Government (chair); State Government Efficiency Review (co-chair); School Finance Formula Review (co-chair); Legislative Council
20
R Mike Pike
Health and Human Services; Transportation; Natural Resources and Environment; Veterans Affairs; Education; Workforce
21
R Mike Bousselot
Judiciary; Appropriations; Commerce (chair); Administrative Rules Review; Ways and Means; State Government; Local Government (vice chair)
22
D Matt Blake
Judiciary (ranking member); Studies; Appropriations; Commerce; Capital Projects; Veterans Affairs; State Government; Legislative Council
23
R Jack Whitver
Rules and Administration; Appropriations
24
R Jesse Green
Judiciary; Agriculture; Appropriations; Ways and Means; Education; State Government; International Relations
25
D Herman Quirmbach
Judiciary; Agriculture; Ways and Means; Education (ranking member); Local Government; School Finance Formula Review
26
R Kara Warme
Technology; Health and Human Services (chair); Appropriations; Commerce; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study (co-chair); Transportation; Administrative Rules Review (chair); Veterans Affairs; Health Policy Oversight (co-chair); Early Childhood Interim (co-chair)
27
R Annette Sweeney
Technology; Health and Human Services; Agriculture; Commerce; Natural Resources and Environment (chair); Ways and Means; International Relations (vice chair)
28
R Dennis Guth
Health and Human Services; Agriculture; Appropriations; State Government; Local Government
29
R Sandy Salmon
Health and Human Services; Veterans Affairs (vice chair); Education; State Government
30
R Doug Campbell
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31
D Bill Dotzler
Appropriations; Natural Resources and Environment; Ways and Means; Veterans Affairs (ranking member); Workforce; International Relations
32
R Mike Klimesh
Studies (vice chair); Service (vice chair); Rules and Administration (chair); Appropriations; Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review (co-chair); Administration (vice chair); Health Policy Oversight; Legislative Council (vice chair)
33
R Carrie Koelker
Rules and Administration; Appropriations; Commerce (vice chair); Capital Projects; Ways and Means; State Government; Workforce; Legislative Council
34
R Dan Zumbach
All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim (co-chair); Health and Human Services; Agriculture; Appropriations (vice chair); Commerce; Transportation (chair); Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review; Capital Projects; Natural Resources and Environment; Ways and Means; Fiscal
35
D Mike Zimmer
Health and Human Services; Agriculture (ranking member); Transportation; Natural Resources and Environment; Education
36
D Tom Townsend
Public Retirement Systems; All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim; Transportation (ranking member); Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review; Industrial New Jobs Training Program Interim Study; Ways and Means; Veterans Affairs; State Government; Workforce; Legislative Council
37
D Molly Donahue
Health and Human Services; Rules and Administration; Appropriations; Education; Workforce (ranking member); Health Policy Oversight; Area Education Agency Task Force
38
R Dave Sires
Technology; Agriculture; Natural Resources and Environment; Workforce; Local Government
39
D Liz Bennett
Technology (ranking member); Agriculture; Transportation; Natural Resources and Environment; Veterans Affairs
40
D Art Staed
Technology; Ethics; Appropriations; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study; Natural Resources and Environment (ranking member); State Government
41
R Kerry Gruenhagen
Agriculture; Appropriations; Commerce; Government Oversight (chair); Ways and Means (vice chair); Education
42
R Charlie McClintock
Technology (chair); Agriculture; Veterans Affairs
43
D Zach Wahls
Workforce
44
R Adrian Dickey
Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Commerce; Transportation; Industrial New Jobs Training Program Interim Study (co-chair); Ways and Means; Workforce (chair)
45
D Janice Weiner
Judiciary; Studies; Service; Rules and Administration (ranking member); Commerce; Administration; Local Government; International Relations; Legislative Council
46
R Dawn Driscoll
Agriculture (chair); Commerce; Industrial New Jobs Training Program Interim Study; State Government; Workforce; Local Government
47
R Scott Webster
Judiciary; All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim; Health and Human Services; Commerce; Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study; Transportation (vice chair); State Government; Local Government (chair)
48
R Mark Lofgren
Public Retirement Systems; Judiciary; Health and Human Services; Transportation; Workforce; Local Government
49
D Cindy Winckler
Ethics (ranking member); Appropriations; Transportation; Administrative Rules Review (ranking member); Ways and Means; Education; State Government (ranking member); State Government Efficiency Review; Early Childhood Interim; School Finance Formula Review; Legislative Council
50
R Jeff Reichman
Appropriations; Commerce; Ways and Means; Veterans Affairs (chair); State Government (vice chair)

Mayors

What does a mayor do?

Leads a city. In 'strong mayor' cities (like Chicago) the mayor runs city departments and proposes the budget; in others the city council and a city manager hold more power. Usually 4 years.

  • Police and fire departments
  • City budget and property tax levy
  • Streets, water and garbage
Source: National League of Cities: Forms of Municipal Government
Bobbi BentzMayor of Ankeny, term ends 2029Official source
Robert GallagherMayor of Bettendorf, term ends 2027Official source
Jill ShudakMayor of Council Bluffs, term ends 2029Official source
Scott CampbellMayor of Eldridge, term ends 2030Official source

Larger cities only, where Open States has current data. City council, county and school board: coming soon.