Mariannette Miller-Meeks

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Iowa District 1

U.S. House

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

5

Prior offices

Iowa State Senate District 41

Years in office: 2019 - 2021

Successor: Adrian Dickey (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$174,000

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 2, 2026

Next election

November 3, 2026

Education

Bachelor's

Texas Christian University, 1976

M.D.

University of Texas, 1986

Graduate

University of Southern California, 1980

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Army

Personal

Birthplace

Herlong, CA

Profession

Doctor

Contact

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Iowa's 1st Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2023. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Miller-Meeks (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 1st Congressional District. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026.^[source] She advanced from the Republican primary on June 2, 2026.

Biography

Mariannette Miller-Meeks was born in Herlong, California. Mariannette Miller-Meeks served in the U.S. Army for 24 years. She earned a bachelor's degree in nursing from Texas Christian University in 1976, a master's degree from the University of Southern California in 1980, and a medical degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center in 1986. Miller-Meeks' career experience includes working as a nurse, an ophthalmologist, and the director of the Iowa Department of Public Health.

2026 battleground election

See also: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Ballotpedia identified the November 3 general election for Iowa's 1st Congressional District as a battleground election. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R), Christina Bohannan (D), and Michael Bridgford (Independent) are running in the general election for Iowa's 1st Congressional District on November 3, 2026.

Reuters' David Morgan said, "Miller-Meeks is one of the most vulnerable House Republicans ​at a time when high prices for gasoline ​and other consumer products and an unpopular war against Iran have ‌sent President ⁠Donald Trump's approval ratings lower, even among Republicans." Miller-Meeks defeated Bohannan 53.4%–46.6% in 2022 and 50.0%–49.8% in 2024. That year, Donald Trump (R) defeated Kamala Harris (D) 53.5%–45.0% in the 1st District. As of July 2026, major election forecasters rated the general election Toss-up.

Miller-Meeks was elected to the House in 2020 after serving two years representing the 41st District in the Iowa Senate. She is a U.S. Air Force veteran and doctor. In a Facebook post, Miller-Meeks said, "The left didn't think a mom and grandmother would keep boys out of girls' sports. The big insurance companies didn't think a small-town doctor would take them on to lower your costs. China didn't think anyone would stop them from buying Iowa farmland. They were wrong, and I'm just getting started."

Bohannan is a law professor at the University of Iowa. She served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2021 to 2023. Her campaign website said, "In 2024, thousands of Iowans who voted for President Trump also voted for me. Iowans of all parties trust me because of our shared love of country, our mutual disillusionment with the political establishment, and our common belief that good government is about ensuring freedom and opportunity for all, not just the privileged few."

As of June 30, 2026, Miller-Meeks had raised $7.21 million and Bohannan had raised $7.05 million.

The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 120th Congress. All 435 U.S. House districts are up for election.

Currently, Republicans have a 219-214 majority with two vacancies in the U.S. House. To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here.

Committee assignments

U.S. House

2025-2026

Miller-Meeks was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on House Administration
• Elections
• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Health
• Energy
• Environment
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Health, Chair

2023-2024

Miller-Meeks was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• Committee on Energy and Commerce
• Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Minerals
• Health
• Health, Chairwoman
• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs

2021-2022

Miller-Meeks was assigned to the following committees:^[Source]

• House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
• Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
• Health
• Committee on Homeland Security
• Transportation and Maritime Security
• Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
• Committee on Education and the Workforce
• Workforce Protections Subcommittee
• Higher Education and Workforce Investment Subcommittee

Elections

2026

See also: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2026

Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)

Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2026 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Christina Bohannan, and Michael Bridgford are running in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)
		Christina Bohannan (D)
		Michael Bridgford (Independent)

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Christina Bohannan defeated Travis Terrell in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Bohannan	81.4	42,862
		Travis Terrell	18.5	9,761
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	44

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,667
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Taylor Wettach (D)
• Bob Krause (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated David Pautsch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks	71.5	35,182
		David Pautsch	28.4	13,957
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	79

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,218
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Grant Hill (R)

Polls

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Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals. The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times." For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.

Below we provide results for polls from a wide variety of sources, including media outlets, social media, campaigns, and aggregation websites, when available. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval. Know of something we're missing? Click here to let us know.

U.S. House Iowa District 1, 2026 polls

Poll	Dates	Bohannan (D)	Bridgford (Independent)	Miller-Meeks (R)	Undecided	Sample size	Margin of error	Sponsor
Bullfinch Group	July 13, 2026–July 16, 2026	40	11	35	11	705 LV	± 3.7%	The Independent Center
Note: LV is likely voters, RV is registered voters, and EV is eligible voters.

Candidate spending

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Republican Party	$9,101,898	$7,774,924	$1,700,717	As of October 14, 2026
Christina Bohannan	Democratic Party	$9,905,570	$7,901,941	$2,110,846	As of October 14, 2026
Michael Bridgford	Independent	$338,285	$261,555	$76,730	As of October 14, 2026
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.

Satellite spending

Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.

The tables below contain data from the Federal Election Commission (FEC). They include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports, as well as 24- and 48-hour reports.

Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.

The table below summarizes spending by satellite groups in support of or opposition to each candidate in this race. Satellite spending is spending by outside groups, independent of candidates’ campaigns. It does not include spending by the candidates’ own campaigns.

Table 1: Summary of satellite spending by candidate

Candidate	Spending For	Spending Against	Total
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$420,434	$679,785	$1,100,219
Christina Bohannan	$46,380	$0	$46,380
Total	$466,814	$679,785	$1,146,599
Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC). This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the FEC.

The table below details the total spending by satellite groups and whether it was made in support or opposition of a specific candidate. It breaks down the totals above by organization, with individual rows ordered by amount, largest first.

Table 2: Summary of satellite spending by organization

Organization	Support/Oppose	Candidate	Amount
AB PAC	Oppose	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$658,891
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION	Support	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$174,914
INVEST IN TOMORROW COALITION PAC	Support	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$125,000
CLEARPATH ACTION FUND, INC.	Support	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$67,840
HEALTHCARE FREEDOM SUPER PAC	Support	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$49,300
WELCOMEPAC	Support	Christina Bohannan	$44,877
FREE AND FAIR DEMOCRACY PAC	Oppose	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$7,634
YOUTH SAVE DEMOCRACY PAC	Oppose	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$7,555
AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC)	Support	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$3,380
INDIGO PAC	Oppose	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$3,200
ACTIVATE AMERICA	Oppose	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$2,491
FIELD TEAM 6, INC.	Support	Christina Bohannan	$1,253
GIVEGREEN UNITED ACTION	Support	Christina Bohannan	$251
PLANNED PARENTHOOD VOTES	Oppose	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	$14
Overall total			$1,146,599
Source: Federal Election Commission (FEC). This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the FEC.

Race ratings

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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Last four weeks

Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. The table below shows the most recent four weeks of ratings until the election date, if available.

Race ratings: U.S. House Iowa District 1 election, 2026

Reviewing Body	October 20, 2026	October 13, 2026	October 6, 2026	September 29, 2026
Cook Political Report	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Toss-up	Toss-up
Decision Desk	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic	Likely Democratic
Inside Elections	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Toss-up
Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic	Lean Democratic

Change over time

The following table shows each date on which one or more rating outlets changed their rating.

Race rating history: U.S. House Iowa District 1 election, 2026

Date	Cook Political Report	Inside Elections	Sabato's Crystal Ball	Decision Desk
Most recent rating	Lean Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Lean Democratic	Likely Democratic
Changes throughout the cycle
October 13, 2026	Lean Democratic	Tilt Democratic	Lean Democratic	Likely Democratic
October 6, 2026	Toss-up	Tilt Democratic	Lean Democratic	Likely Democratic
September 29, 2026	Toss-up	Toss-up	Lean Democratic	Likely Democratic
July 21, 2026	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Lean Democratic
April 15, 2025	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Pending
March 18, 2025	Toss-up	Toss-up	Pending	Pending
February 11, 2025	Toss-up	Pending	Pending	Pending

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Note: Ballotpedia updates the race ratings weekly. A row is added above when one or more reviewing bodies changed their rating from the week before. The date does not necessarily represent the date the reviewing body changed its rating.

Endorsements

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks received the following endorsements and voter guide recommendations. To send us additional endorsements, click here.

• President Donald Trump (R)
• Misfits M.A.G.A. P.A.C.K. (Sway voting group by Zack Bonfilio)
• Republican Victory Team🇺🇸 (Sway voting group by Dillon Fillion)

2024

See also: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Christina Bohannan and Nicholas Gluba in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	50.0	206,955
		Christina Bohannan (D)	49.8	206,156
		Nicholas Gluba (L) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	967

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 414,078
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Christina Bohannan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Bohannan	99.3	13,870
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	92

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,962
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated David Pautsch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks	55.9	16,529
		David Pautsch	43.9	12,981
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	60

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,570
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Endorsements

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Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements or voter guide recommendations for Miller-Meeks in this election.

2022

See also: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Christina Bohannan in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	53.4	162,947
		Christina Bohannan (D)	46.6	142,173
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	260

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 305,380
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Christina Bohannan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Bohannan	99.7	37,475
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	110

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,585
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks	98.7	41,260
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	546

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,806
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Kuehl (R)

2020

See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)

Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Rita Hart in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	49.9	196,964
		Rita Hart (D)	49.9	196,958
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	703

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 394,625
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Rita Hart advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rita Hart	99.6	67,039
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	271

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 67,310
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Newman Abuissa (D)
• Joseph Kane Baker (D)
• Veronica Tessler (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Robert T. Schilling, Steven Everly, Ricky Lee Phillips, and Tim Borchardt in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks	47.6	23,052
		Robert T. Schilling	36.3	17,582
	Submit photo	Steven Everly	5.8	2,806
	Submit photo	Ricky Lee Phillips	5.0	2,444
	Submit photo	Tim Borchardt	4.9	2,370
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	161

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 48,415
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mathew Hepker (R)
• Thomas Kedley (R)

After a recount showed Miller-Meeks defeating Rita Hart (D) by six votes in the 2020 election, Hart announced on December 2 that she would contest the election with the House Administration Committee. Miller-Meeks was provisionally seated on January 3, 2021, as the House Administration Committee continued to review the Hart campaign's challenge. On March 31, 2021, Hart withdrew her challenge of the results. Click here to learn more.

2018

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 41

Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Mary Stewart in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 41 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	51.7	11,460
	Submit photo	Mary Stewart (D)	48.1	10,652
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	36

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,148
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 41

Mary Stewart defeated Ed Malloy in the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 41 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mary Stewart	58.4	2,916
		Ed Malloy	41.6	2,076

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,992
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 41

Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Daniel Cesar in the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 41 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks	85.9	1,706
	Submit photo	Daniel Cesar	14.1	279

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,985
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2014

See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2014

Miller-Meeks ran for election to the U.S. House, representing the 2nd Congressional District of Iowa. Miller-Meeks won the Republican nomination in the primary on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. This will be her third attempt to unseat Dave Loebsack (D).

U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dave Loebsack Incumbent	52.5%	143,431
	Republican	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	47.4%	129,455
	Write-in	Other	0.2%	443
Total Votes				273,329
Source: Iowa Secretary of State Official Results

U.S. House, Iowa District 2 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	49.4%	15,043
Mark Lofgren	38.2%	11,634
Matthew Waldren	12.3%	3,746
Total Votes		30,423
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign website

Miller-Meeks' campaign website stated the following:

I am Mariannette Miller-Meeks and I am running for re-election to Congress because the people of Iowa deserve someone who will never quit fighting for them, their future and the future of their American dream. As a Congresswoman, state senator, military veteran, and doctor, I have spent my entire life fighting to protect Iowa values. But getting here wasn't so easy.

My father was a Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force who often worked extra jobs, sometimes two or three, to support our family. My mother, who got her GED, also worked and raised our family.

I originally dreamed of becoming a teacher because I loved school and wanted to share my passion for learning with others. However, in 10th grade, my younger brother and I were severely burned in a kitchen fire. While at the hospital, I was treated by a physical therapist who went out of her way to make sure I got better. This woman's kindness and selflessness inspired me to become a doctor so I could help others.

I was the fourth of eight children with parents who did not have the means to pay for college. I left home at 16 and enrolled in community college. I later enlisted in the US Army at 18, going from Private to Lt. Colonel during my 24 years of service. I went into private medical practice in Ottumwa in 1997. My husband Curt and I have two grown children, Jonathon and Taylor. In 2018, the voters of Senate District 41 elected me to fight for them in the Iowa State Senate. In 2020, I was elected to congress by a six-vote margin, one of the closest races in United States election history. Then in 2022, the voters of southeastern Iowa elected me yet again to fight for our values in the U.S. House of Representatives. I am honored to go to work on their behalf every day.

— Mariannette Miller-Meeks' campaign website (July 22, 2026)

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign website

Miller-Meeks' campaign website posted the following videos:

• Government Accountability

• Health care

• Pro-Life

• 2nd Amendment

• Immigration

• Trade

Campaign finance summary

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2026*	U.S. House Iowa District 1	On the Ballot general	$9,101,898	$7,774,924
2024	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Won general	$5,575,999	$5,591,187
2022	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Won general	$4,911,923	$5,035,997
2018	Iowa State Senate District 41	Won general	$418,434	N/A**
Grand total			$20,008,253	$18,402,108
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* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Notable endorsements

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Notable candidate endorsements by Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Endorsee	Election	Stage	Outcome
Randy Feenstra  source  (R)	Governor of Iowa (2026)	Primary	Lost Primary
Ashley Hinson  source  (R)	U.S. Senate Iowa (2026)	Primary	Advanced in Primary
Donald Trump  source  (Conservative Party, R)	President of the United States (2024)	General	Won General

Noteworthy events

2020 U.S. House election

See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020

After the November 3, 2020, general election, three recounts were conducted in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate ordered recounts in Jasper and Lucas Counties, and Rita Hart requested a full recount of votes in all 24 counties in the district. After this last recount, Miller-Meeks was certified as the winner by a margin of six votes.

In December, Hart announced that she would contest the election with the House Administration Committee. The procedure would allow Hart and Miller-Meeks to state their cases, use depositions, and subpoena witnesses and documents. After conducting its own investigation, the House Administration Committee would submit a report to the full House of Representatives and a simple majority vote of the full House would decide the outcome. Miller-Meeks was provisionally seated on January 3, 2021, as the House Administration Committee continued to review the Hart campaign's challenge. On January 21, 2021, Miller-Meeks filed a motion asking Congress to dismiss Hart's challenge of the election results through the House Administration Committee. On April 27, 2021, the House Administration Committee granted the dismissal.

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119th Congress (2025-2027)

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118th Congress (2023-2025)

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State legislative tenure

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Miller-Meeks was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Appropriations Committee
• Senate Commerce Committee
• Senate Human Resources Committee (decommissioned), Chair
• Senate State Government Committee
• Senate Veterans Affairs Committee, Vice Chair

Scorecards

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• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2019.

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• Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Key votes

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Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025

The 119th United States Congress began on January 3, 2025 and will conclude on January 3, 2027. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (219-215), and Republicans held the majority in the U.S. Senate (52-45). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 119th Congress, 2025

Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.   An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14 (H.R.1) was a reconciliation bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 7/4/2025, which provided funding for various federal programs, increased the statutory debt limit, and addressed tax policy. It was also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The bill required a simple majority vote to pass in the House, as amended by the Senate, and Vice President J.D. Vance (R) cast a tie-breaking vote in favor of passage in the Senate.	Passed (218-214)
Yea	SAVE Act   The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or the SAVE Act (H.R. 22), was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 4/10/2025 that required individuals to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-208)
Yea	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.   Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 (H.Con.Res.14) was a resolution agreed to by the House of Representatives on 4/10/2025, which established the congressional budget for the federal government for fiscal year 2025 and budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034 and provided reconciliation instructions for legislation to increase the statutory debt limit. The resolution was one of the budget resolutions proposed during the 2025 reconciliation process and required a simple majority vote to pass in the House, as amended by the Senate.	Passed (216-214)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026   The Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (H.R.5371) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 11/12/2025, which ended the government shutdown that began on 10/1/2025 by appropriating funds for federal agencies through 1/30/2026 and providing appropriations for certain programs through the end of fiscal year 2026. The bill required a simple majority vote to pass in the House, as amended by the Senate.	Passed (222-209)
Yea	Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025   The Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R.1968) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 3/15/2025, which provided appropriations for federal agencies for the fiscal year 2025 and extended various expiring authorities and programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Yea	GENIUS Act   The GENIUS Act (S.1582) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 7/18/2025, which created a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, digital assets with a fixed redeemable value. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (308-122)
Yea	Epstein Files Transparency Act   The Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R.4405) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 11/19/2025, which required the Department of Justice to publish all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein's investigation and prosecution in a searchable format. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (427-1)
Yea	Laken Riley Act   The Laken Riley Act (S.5) was a bill passed by the 119th Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump (R) on 1/29/2025, which required the Department of Homeland Security to detain certain individuals residing in the United States without legal permission who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting and authorized states to sue the federal government for alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (263-156)
Yea	NORRA of 2025   The No Rogue Rulings Act, or NORRA of 2025 (H.R.1526), was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 4/9/2025 that would limit the authority of federal district courts to issue injunctions, allowing them to issue injunctions that apply only to the parties in the case before the court. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (219-213)
Yea	Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025   The Jeremy and Angel Seay and Sergeant Brandon Mendoza Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act of 2025 (H.R.875) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 6/26/2025 that would make driving while impaired or intoxicated grounds for barring an individual residing in the United States without legal permission from admission into the country or for deportation of the individual. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (246-160)
Yea	Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025   The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives on 1/14/2025 that would prohibit school athletic programs from allowing individuals whose sex was male to participate in programs for women or girls.	Passed (218-206)

Key votes: Previous sessions of Congress

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

The 118th United States Congress began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025. At the start of the session, Republicans held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-212), and Democrats held the majority in the U.S. Senate (51-49). Joe Biden (D) was the president and Kamala Harris (D) was the vice president. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 118th Congress, 2023-2025

Vote	Bill and description	Status
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (H.R. 2670) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 22, 2023, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2024. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (310-118)
Yea	To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.   H.R. 185 (To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to nullify a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) order restricting the entry of foreign citizens to the United States unless the individual was vaccinated against the coronavirus or attested they would take public health measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-201)
Yea	Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023   The Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to raise the federal debt limit before a June 5, 2023, deadline. The bill also sought to repeal certain green energy tax credits, increase domestic natural gas and oil production, expand work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program, and nullify President Joe Biden's (D) proposed student loan debt cancellation program. This bill was not taken up in the Senate, and the debt limit was instead raised through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. This bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-215)
Yea	Denouncing the horrors of socialism.   H.Con.Res. 9 (Denouncing the horrors of socialism.) was a resolution approved by the House of Representatives denouncing socialism and opposing the implementation of socialist policies in the United States. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (328-86)
Yea	Lower Energy Costs Act   The Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to increase domestic energy production and exports by increasing the production of oil, natural gas, and coal, reducing permitting restrictions for pipelines, refineries, and other energy projects, and increase the production of minerals used in electronics, among other energy production-related policies. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (225-204)
Yea	Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".   H.J.Res. 30 (Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights".) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and vetoed by President Joe Biden (D) on March 20, 2023. This was Biden's first veto of his presidency. The resolution sought to nullify a Department of Labor rule that amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to allow retirement plans to consider certain environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors in investment-related decisions. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (219-200)
Yea	Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.   H.J.Res. 7 (Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.) was a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on April 10, 2023. The resolution ended the national coronavirus state of emergency, which began on March 13, 2020. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (229-197)
Yea	Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023   The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (H.R. 3746) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 3, 2023. The bill raised the federal debt limit until January 2025. The bill also capped non-defense spending in fiscal year 2024, rescinded unspent coronavirus relief funding, rescinded some Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding, enhanced work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families program (TANF), simplified environmental reviews for energy projects, and ended the student loan debt repayment pause in August 2023. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (314-117)
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.)	Speaker of the House election (January 2023) - 15th vote   In January 2023, the House of Representatives held its regular election for Speaker of the House at the start of the 118th Congress. Voting began on January 3, and ended on January 7. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) was elected speaker of the House in a 216-212 vote during the 15th round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required. Click here to read more.	Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) (216-212)
Nay	Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.   H.Res. 757 (Declaring the office of Speaker of the House of Representatives to be vacant.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as Speaker of the House. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (216-210)
Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.)	Speaker of the House election (October 2023) - 4th vote   In October 2023, following Rep. Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) removal as Speaker of the House, the House of Representatives held another election for the position. Voting began on October 17 and ended on October 25. Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) was elected Speaker of the House in a 220-209 vote in the fourth round of voting. In order to elect a Speaker of the House, a majority of votes cast for a person by name was required. Click here to read more.	Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) (220-209)
Yea	Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.   H.Res. 918 (Directing certain committees to continue their ongoing investigations as part of the existing House of Representatives inquiry into whether sufficient grounds exist for the House of Representatives to exercise its Constitutional power to impeach Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America, and for other purposes.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that formally authorized an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden (D). The inquiry focused on allegations that Biden used his influence as vice president from 2009 to 2017 to improperly profit from his son Hunter Biden's business dealings. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (221-212)
Yea	Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.   H.Res. 878 (Providing for the expulsion of Representative George Santos from the United States House of Representatives.) was a resolution passed by the House of Representatives that removed Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) from office following a House Ethics Committee investigation that determined there was substantial evidence that Santos violated the law during his 2020 and 2022 campaigns. The resolution required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (311-114)
Yea	The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023   The Social Security Fairness Act of 2023 (H.R. 82) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on January 5, 2025, that reduced Social Security benefits for individuals who received other pensions from state or local governments. It also eliminated an offset that would reduce benefits for spouses and widows of individuals with government pensions. It also eliminated a provision that reduced benefits for an individual who received a pension or disability benefit from an employer that did not withhold Social Security taxes. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.	Passed (327-75)
Yea	Secure the Border Act of 2023   The Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2) was passed by the U.S. House on May 11, 2024. This bill would have introduced limits to asylum eligibility and required employers to use electronic verification of employee's legal eligibility to work. This bill required a simple majority vote.	Passed (219-213)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024   The Consolidated Appropriations Act 2024 (H.R. 4366) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 9, 2024, authorizing appropriations for various government departments for the fiscal year 2024. The bill required a majority vote to pass.	Passed (219-211)
Yea	Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024   The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024 (H.R. 7024) was a bill passed by the U.S. House on January 31, 2024, that would have modified the U.S. tax code, increasing how much money can be given back in credits and what is exempt. This bill required a 2/3rds majority vote to pass.	Passed (357-70)
Yea	Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025   The Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (H.R. 8070) was passed by the U.S. House on June 14, 2024. The bill would have modified defense spending in the fiscal year 2025. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (217-199)
Yea	Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023   The Antisemitism Awareness Act of 2023 (H.R. 6090) was passed by the U.S. House on May 1, 2024. This bill made it so the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights could have the authority to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's definition of antisemitism when investigating cases of discrimination. This bill required a simple majority vote to pass.	Passed (320-91)
Yea	FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024   The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (H.R.3935) was a bill passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on May 16, 2024, that reauthorized Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) funding until fiscal year 2028. The bill also made other modifications to address various department-related issues. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (387-26)
Yea	Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act   The Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act (H.R. 9495) was passed by the U.S. House on November 21, 2024. The bill would have postponed U.S. tax deadlines for citizens who were wrongfully detained abroad. This bill required a simple majority to pass.	Passed (219-184)
Yea	Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   H.Res.863, Impeaching Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, for high crimes and misdemeanors, passed the U.S. House on February 13, 2024. The resolution impeached U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas (D) for high crimes and misdemeanors. The motion to impeach required a majority in the House and a 2/3rds vote in the Senate.	Passed (214-213)
Yea	Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025   H.R.9747, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, was passed by the 118th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 26, 2024, providing funding to federal agencies, including the Secret Service, and federal programs for the 2025 fiscal year. The bill required a two-thirds majority vote in the House to pass the bill as amended by a Senate and House conference report.	Passed (341-82)

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

The 117th United States Congress began on January 3, 2021 and ended on January 3, 2023. At the start of the session, Democrats held the majority in the U.S. House of Representatives (222-213), and the U.S. Senate had a 50-50 makeup. Democrats assumed control of the Senate on January 20, 2021, when President Joe Biden (D) and Vice President Kamala Harris (D), who acted as a tie-breaking vote in the chamber, assumed office. We identified the key votes below using Congress' top-viewed bills list and through marquee coverage of certain votes on Ballotpedia.

Key votes: 117th Congress, 2021-2023

Vote	Bill and description	Status
Nay	Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act   The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (H.R. 3684) was a federal infrastructure bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on November 15, 2021. Among other provisions, the bill provided funding for new infrastructure projects and reauthorizations, Amtrak maintenance and development, bridge repair, replacement, and rehabilitation, clean drinking water, high-speed internet, and clean energy transmission and power infrastructure upgrades. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (228-206)
Nay	American Rescue Plan Act of 2021   The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (H.R. 1319) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 11, 2021, to provide economic relief in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key features of the bill included funding for a national vaccination program and response, funding to safely reopen schools, distribution of $1,400 per person in relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Nay	Inflation Reduction Act of 2022   The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 16, 2022, to address climate change, healthcare costs, and tax enforcement. Key features of the bill included a $369 billion investment to address energy security and climate change, an extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies, allowing Medicare to negotiate certain drug prices, a 15% corporate minimum tax, a 1% stock buyback fee, and enhanced Internal Revenue Service (IRS) enforcement, and an estimated $300 billion deficit reduction from 2022-2031. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-207)
Nay	Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act   The Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act (H.R. 3617) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to decriminalize marijuana, establish studies of legal marijuana sales, tax marijuana imports and production, and establish a process to expunge and review federal marijuana offenses. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (220-204)
Nay	For the People Act of 2021   The For the People Act of 2021 (H.R. 1) was a federal election law and government ethics bill approved by the House of Representatives. The Congressional Research Service said the bill would "expand voter registration (e.g., automatic and same-day registration) and voting access (e.g., vote-by-mail and early voting). It [would also limit] removing voters from voter rolls. ... Further, the bill [would address] campaign finance, including by expanding the prohibition on campaign spending by foreign nationals, requiring additional disclosure of campaign-related fundraising and spending, requiring additional disclaimers regarding certain political advertising, and establishing an alternative campaign funding system for certain federal offices." The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-210)
Nay	Assault Weapons Ban of 2022   The Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that sought to criminalize the knowing import, sale, manufacture, transfer, or possession of semiautomatic assault weapons (SAW) or large capacity ammunition feeding devices (LCAFD). The bill made exemptions for grandfathered SAWs and LCAFDs. It required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-213)
Yea	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022   The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (S. 1605) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 27, 2021, authorizing Department of Defense acitivities and programs for fiscal year 2022. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (363-70)
Yea	James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023   The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7776) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022, authorizing Department of Defense activities and programs for fiscal year 2023. The bill required a 2/3 majority in the House to suspend rules and pass the bill as amended.	Passed (350-80)
Nay	American Dream and Promise Act of 2021   The American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R. 6) was an immigration bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed a path to permanent residence status for unauthorized immigrants eligible for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Enforced Departure, among other immigration-related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (228-197)
Yea	Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022   The Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (S. 3373) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 10, 2022, that sought to address healthcare access, the presumption of service-connection, and research, resources, and other matters related to veterans who were exposed to toxic substances during military service. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (342-88)
Nay	Chips and Science Act   The Chips and Science Act (H.R. 4346) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on August 9, 2022, which sought to fund domestic production of semiconductors and authorized various federal science agency programs and activities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (243-187)
Nay	Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021   The Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives. The bill proposed prohibiting governmental restrictions on the provision of and access to abortion services and prohibiting governments from issuing some other abortion-related restrictions. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (218-211)
Yea	SAFE Banking Act of 2021   The SAFE Banking Act of 2021 (H.R. 1996) was a bill passed by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting federal regulators from penalizing banks for providing services to legitimate cannabis-related businesses and defining proceeds from such transactions as not being proceeds from unlawful activity, among other related proposals. Since the House moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill in an expedited process, it required a two-thirds majority vote in the House.	Passed (321-101)
Yea	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022   The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R. 2471) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on March 15, 2022, providing for the funding of federal agencies for the remainder of 2022, providing funding for activities related to Ukraine, and modifying or establishing various programs. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (260-171)
Nay	Equality Act   The Equality Act (H.R. 5) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that proposed prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity in areas including public accommodations and facilities, education, federal funding, employment, housing, credit, and the jury system, among other related proposals. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (224-206)
Yea	Respect for Marriage Act   The Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404) was a bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 13, 2022. The bill codified the recognition of marriages between individuals of the same sex and of different races, ethnicities, or national origins, and provided that the law would not impact religious liberty or conscience protections, or provide grounds to compel nonprofit religious organizations to recognize same-sex marriages. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (258-169)
Nay	Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023   The Continuing Appropriations and Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023 (H.R. 6833) was a bill approved by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on September 30, 2022. It provided for some fiscal year 2023 appropriations, supplemental funds for Ukraine, and extended several other programs and authorities. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (230-201)
Nay	Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act   The Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act (H.R. 7688) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit individuals from selling consumer fuels at excessive prices during a proclaimed energy emergency. It would have also required the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether the price of gasoline was being manipulated. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (217-207)
Nay	Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021   The Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021 (H.R. 8) was a bill approved by the House of Representatives that sought to prohibit the transfer of firearms between private parties unless a licensed firearm vendor conducted a background check on the recipient. The bill also provided for certain exceptions to this requirement. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House.	Passed (227-203)
Nay	Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act   The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a federal elections bill approved by the House of Representatives and voted down by the Senate in a failed cloture vote that sought to, among other provisions, make Election Day a public holiday, allow for same-day voter registration, establish minimum early voting periods, and allow absentee voting for any reason, restrict the removal of local election administrators in federal elections, regulate congressional redistricting, expand campaign finance disclosure rules for some organizations, and amend the Voting Rights Act to require some states to obtain clearance from the U.S. Department of Justice before implementing new election laws. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (220-203)
Nay	Bipartisan Safer Communities Act   The Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938) was a firearm regulation and mental health bill passed by the 117th Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on June 25, 2022. Provisions of the bill included expanding background checks for individuals under the age of 21, providing funding for mental health services, preventing individuals who had been convicted of a domestic violence misdemeanor or felony in dating relationships from purchasing firearms for five years, providing funding for state grants to implement crisis intervention order programs, and providing funding for community-based violence prevention initiatives. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (234-193)
Nay	Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors.   This was a resolution before the 117th Congress setting forth an article of impeachment saying that Donald Trump (R) incited an insurrection against the government of the United States on January 6, 2021. The House of Representatives approved the article of impeachment, and the Senate adjudged that Trump was not guilty of the charges. The article of impeachment required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (232-197)
Nay	Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022   The Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act was a bill passed by the 117th Congress in the form of an amendment to a year-end omnibus funding bill that was signed into law by President Joe Biden (D) on December 23, 2022. The bill changed the procedure for counting electoral votes outlined in the Electoral Count Act of 1887. Elements of the bill included specifying that the vice president's role at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes is ministerial, raising the objection threshold at the joint session of congress to count electoral votes to one-fifth of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate, identifying governors as the single official responsible for submitting the certificate of ascertainment identifying that state’s electors, and providing for expedited judicial review of certain claims about states' certificates identifying their electors. The bill required a simple majority vote in the House. Click here to read more.	Passed (225-201)

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