Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Iowa House of Representatives District 22 is represented by Samantha Fett (R).
As of the 2020 Census, Iowa state representatives represented an average of 31,924 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 30,538 residents.
About the chamber
Members of the Iowa House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Iowa state representatives always assume office the first day of January after their election.[1][2]
Qualifications
The Iowa Constitution states, "No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years, be a citizen of the United States, and shall have been an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding his election, and at the time of his election shall have had an actual residence of sixty days in the county, or district he may have been chosen to represent."[3]
Salaries
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislative salaries, 2024[4] | |
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Salary | Per diem |
$25,000/year | $178/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $133.50/day for legislators who live within Polk County. |
Vacancies
If there is a vacancy in the Iowa General Assembly, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. The governor of Iowa is required within five days of a vacancy in the General Assembly to call for a special election. If the vacancy happens in session or within 45 days of the session convening, the governor must call for an election as soon as possible with at least an 18-day notice. All other special elections require a 40-day notice as long the election does not happen on the same day as a school election within the district.[5]
See sources: Iowa Code § 69.14
District map
Redistricting
2020 redistricting cycle
On November 4, 2021, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds (R) signed new congressional and state legislative maps into law after the state's Legislative Services Agency had proposed them on October 21, 2021. The Iowa legislature approved the maps on October 28, 2021, by a vote of 48-1 in the state Senate and 93-2 in the state House.[6] The legislature could only vote to approve or reject the maps and could not make any amendments. These maps took effect for Iowa's 2022 congressional and legislative elections.
How does redistricting in Iowa work? The Legislative Services Agency prepares redistricting plans for approval by the Iowa State Legislature. According to All About Redistricting, the Legislative Services Agency (LSA) consists of "civil servants committed to nonpartisanship and otherwise charged with tasks like legal and fiscal analysis of state legislation and state government oversight." The LSA is assisted by a commission, which consists of the following members:[7]
- one member selected by the majority leader of the Iowa State Senate
- one member selected by the majority leader of the Iowa House of Representatives
- one member selected by the minority leader of the Iowa State Senate
- one member selected by the minority leader of the Iowa House of Representatives
- one member selected by the first four members
The members of this commission cannot "hold partisan public office or an office in a political party, and none may be a relative or employee of a federal or state legislator (or the legislature as a whole)."[7]
Working with this commission, the LSA drafts congressional and state legislative district lines. The maps are presented as a single bill to the state legislature, which may approve or reject the bill without altering it (the legislature can provide feedback). If the legislature rejects the plan, the LSA must draft a second proposal. If the legislature rejects the second proposal, the LSA must draft a third, and final, set of maps. If the legislature rejects this plan, it may then approve its own maps. Since the implementation of this process in 1980, the state legislature has never chosen not to approve an LSA proposal. Redistricting plans are also subject to gubernatorial veto. In addition, the legislature may repeal or revise the maps at any time, though it has never done so.[7]
State law establishes the following criteria for both congressional and state legislative districts:[7]
- Districts must be "convenient and contiguous."
- Districts must "preserve the integrity of political subdivisions like counties and cities."
- Districts must "to the extent consistent with other requirements, [be] reasonably compact–defined in terms of regular polygons, comparisons of length and width, and overall boundary perimeter."
In addition, state House districts are required to be contained within state Senate districts "where possible, and where not in conflict with the criteria above." It is explicit in state law that district lines cannot be drawn "to favor a political party, incumbent, or other person or group."[7]
Iowa House of Representatives District 22
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Iowa House of Representatives District 22
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Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Samantha Fett defeated Rory Taylor in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Samantha Fett (R) ![]() | 59.2 | 11,861 |
Rory Taylor (D) | 40.6 | 8,134 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 |
Total votes: 20,025 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Rory Taylor advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Rory Taylor | 99.9 | 718 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 |
Total votes: 719 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Samantha Fett defeated Garrett Gobble in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Samantha Fett ![]() | 55.1 | 1,218 |
![]() | Garrett Gobble ![]() | 44.8 | 991 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 1 |
Total votes: 2,210 | ||||
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2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Stan Gustafson won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Stan Gustafson (R) | 96.7 | 11,182 |
Other/Write-in votes | 3.3 | 378 |
Total votes: 11,560 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Stan Gustafson advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Stan Gustafson | 99.6 | 1,975 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 7 |
Total votes: 1,982 | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Jon Jacobsen defeated Shawna Anderson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jon Jacobsen (R) | 69.5 | 13,308 | |
![]() | Shawna Anderson (D) ![]() | 30.5 | 5,840 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 12 |
Total votes: 19,160 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Shawna Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Shawna Anderson ![]() | 99.1 | 1,980 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 17 |
Total votes: 1,997 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Jon Jacobsen advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jon Jacobsen | 99.5 | 3,948 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.5 | 21 |
Total votes: 3,969 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Jon Jacobsen defeated Ray Stevens in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jon Jacobsen (R) | 65.9 | 9,707 | |
Ray Stevens (D) | 34.0 | 5,003 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 21 |
Total votes: 14,731 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Ray Stevens advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Ray Stevens | 100.0 | 804 |
Total votes: 804 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22
Incumbent Jon Jacobsen advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jon Jacobsen | 100.0 | 1,370 |
Total votes: 1,370 | ||||
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2017
A special election for the position of Iowa House of Representatives District 22 was held on June 27, 2017. The seat became vacant following the death of incumbent Greg Forristall (R), who died from cancer on May 11, 2017.[8]
The Republican and Democratic parties held nominating conventions on May 30, 2017, to select the candidates who appeared on the ballot on June 27.[9] Republican Jon Jacobsen and Democrat Ray Stevens were nominated at their respective party conventions to become the official party candidates for the special election. Jacobsen defeated Gregg Forristall's widow, Carol Forristall, at the convention by a 78-22 percent margin. Stevens did not face opposition at the Democratic convention.[10] On May 31, 2017, Bryan Holder was nominated to represent the Libertarian Party.[11]
The filing deadline for candidates who won the nominating conventions was June 2, 2017. The list of candidates who filed included Jacobsen, Holder, and Carol Forristall, who filed to run as an independent candidate.[12] Stevens did not file his papers in time to appear on the ballot but said he would compete as a write-in candidate.[13]
Jacobsen won the special election.
Iowa House of Representatives District 22, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
44.2% | 1,070 | |
Independent | Carol Forristall | 33.2% | 804 | |
Libertarian | Bryan Holder | 4% | 98 | |
Write-in | Ray Stevens | 18.6% | 450 | |
Total Votes | 2,422 | |||
Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
2016
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Greg Forristall ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 22 general election.[14][15]
Iowa House of Representatives, District 22 General Election, 2016 | ||
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Party | Candidate | |
Republican | ![]() | |
Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
Incumbent Greg Forristall defeated Bryan Holder in the Iowa House of Representatives District 22 Republican primary.[16][17]
Iowa House of Representatives, District 22 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
80.17% | 962 | |
Republican | Bryan Holder | 19.83% | 238 | |
Total Votes | 1,200 |
2014
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Greg Forristall was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[18][19][20][21]
2012
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2012. Incumbent Greg Forristall (R) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Clint Fichter in the Republican primary.[22][23]
Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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61% | 2,529 |
Clint Fichter | 39% | 1,615 |
Total Votes | 4,144 |
Campaign contributions
From 2000 to 2024, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 22 raised a total of $551,041. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $21,194 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money
Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 22 | |||
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Year | Amount | Candidates | Average |
2024 | $172,113 | 3 | $57,371 |
2022 | $16,034 | 1 | $16,034 |
2020 | $69,808 | 2 | $34,904 |
2018 | $62,208 | 2 | $31,104 |
2016 | $21,218 | 2 | $10,609 |
2014 | $14,795 | 1 | $14,795 |
2012 | $44,213 | 2 | $22,107 |
2010 | $11,300 | 1 | $11,300 |
2008 | $42,517 | 2 | $21,259 |
2006 | $18,582 | 2 | $9,291 |
2004 | $12,364 | 1 | $12,364 |
2002 | $42,225 | 5 | $8,445 |
2000 | $23,663 | 2 | $11,832 |
Total | $551,041 | 26 | $21,194 |
See also
- Iowa State Legislature
- Iowa State Senate
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa state legislative districts
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Constitution, "Article III, Legislative Department, Section 3," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Terms of Offices for Elected Officials," accessed November 1, 2021
- ↑ Iowa Constitution, "Article 3, Section 4," accessed May 21, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Iowa General Assembly, "Iowa Code - 2021," accessed February 9, 2021 (Statute 69.14)
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa lawmakers accept second redistricting plan, setting up next decade of politics," October 28, 2021
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 All About Redistricting, "Iowa," accessed April 21, 2015
- ↑ KMA Land, "Special election set to fill House District 22 seat," May 15, 2017
- ↑ The Daily NonPareil, "Jacobsen to challenge House seat," May 20, 2017
- ↑ The Daily NonPareil, "Stevens, Jacobsen to face off for Iowa House District 22 seat," June 1, 2017
- ↑ The Daily NonPareil, "Libertarians choose Holder as House District 22 candidate," June 2, 2017
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "State House District 22 - Special Election," accessed May 25, 2017
- ↑ Bleeding Heartland, "Democrats dropped the ball in Iowa House district 22 special election," June 4, 2017
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ "Iowa Secretary of State - Official Primary Election Results," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ "Iowa Secretary of State - Official General Election Results," accessed October 16, 2013