Matt Windschitl

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Matt Windschitl
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Republican Party

Candidate, U.S. House Iowa District 4

Iowa House of Representatives District 15
Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

2

Predecessor
Prior offices
Iowa House of Representatives District 17
Successor: Devon Wood

Compensation

Base salary

$25,000/year

Per diem

$178/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $133.50/day for legislators who live within Polk County.

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Next election

November 3, 2026

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Years of service

2001 - 2009

Personal
Birthplace
Marshalltown, Iowa
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Matt Windschitl (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 15. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Windschitl (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 4th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.[source]

He served as majority leader from 2023 to 2025.[1]

Biography

Matt Windschitl was born in Marshalltown, Iowa. Windschitl served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 2001 to 2009. His career experience includes working in doll distributing, as a gunsmith, and as a railroad conductor.[2]

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Windschitl was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Windschitl was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Windschitl was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2017
• Administration and Rules
• Government Oversight
• Judiciary
• Ways and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Windschitl served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Windschitl served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Windschitl served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Windschitl served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Iowa's 4th Congressional District election, 2026

Note: At this time, Ballotpedia is combining all declared candidates for this election into one list under a general election heading. As primary election dates are published, this information will be updated to separate general election candidates from primary candidates as appropriate.

General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 4

The following candidates are running in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 4 on November 3, 2026.

Candidate
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Randy Feenstra (R)
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Dave Dawson (D) Candidate Connection
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Stephanie Steiner (D)
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Ashley WolfTornabane (D)
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Kyle Larsen (R)
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Chris McGowan (R)
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Ryan Rhodes (R)
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Christian Schlaefer (R)
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Matt Windschitl (R)
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Jermaine Decker (Independent)

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2024

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Matt Windschitl defeated Benjamin Schauer in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 15 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Matt Windschitl (R)
 
69.2
 
12,795
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Benjamin Schauer (D)
 
30.6
 
5,655
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
31

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Total votes: 18,481
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 15

Benjamin Schauer advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 15 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
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Benjamin Schauer
 
99.3
 
274
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.7
 
2

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 276
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Matt Windschitl advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 15 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Matt Windschitl
 
97.5
 
1,748
 Other/Write-in votes
 
2.5
 
44

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,792
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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Matt Windschitl defeated Robert Fairchild in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 15 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Matt Windschitl (R)
 
78.4
 
9,909
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Robert Fairchild (L)
 
21.1
 
2,671
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
66

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Total votes: 12,646
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 15

Incumbent Matt Windschitl defeated Rebecca Wilkerson in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 15 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
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71.5
 
2,316
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Rebecca Wilkerson
 
28.2
 
914
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
8

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Total votes: 3,238
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2020

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Matt Windschitl defeated Jan Creasman in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 17 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Matt Windschitl (R)
 
75.5
 
11,397
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Jan Creasman (D)
 
24.4
 
3,682
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
25

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,104
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 17

Jan Creasman advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 17 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
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99.1
 
1,476
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.9
 
13

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,489
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Matt Windschitl advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 17 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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99.2
 
3,685
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.8
 
28

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 3,713
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2018

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Matt Windschitl defeated Jan Creasman in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 17 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Matt Windschitl (R)
 
71.1
 
8,584
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Jan Creasman (D)
 
28.7
 
3,468
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
18

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Total votes: 12,070
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 17

Jan Creasman advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 17 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
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Jan Creasman
 
100.0
 
689

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 689
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 17

Incumbent Matt Windschitl advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 17 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
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100.0
 
1,466

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Total votes: 1,466
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2016

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 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 Matt Windschitl defeated Jan Creasman in the Iowa House of Representatives District 17 general election.[3][4]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 17 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Windschitl Incumbent 73.48% 10,712
     Democratic Jan Creasman 26.52% 3,866
Total Votes 14,578
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


Jan Creasman ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 17 Democratic primary.[5][6]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Jan Creasman  (unopposed)

Incumbent Matt Windschitl ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 17 Republican primary.[5][6]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Matt Windschitl Incumbent (unopposed)


2014

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 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. Kenneth Mertes was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Matt W. Windschitl was unopposed in the Republican primary. Windschitl defeated Mertes in the general election.[7][8][9][10]

Iowa House of Representatives District 17, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatt W. Windschitl Incumbent 70.7% 7,641
     Democratic Kenneth Mertes 29.3% 3,174
Total Votes 10,815

2012

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012

Windschitl ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 17. Winschitl ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[11][12]

2010

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010

Windschitl won re-election to the 56th District Seat in 2010 with no opposition. He was also unopposed in the Republican primary. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.[13]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 56
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Windschitl (R) 7,854

2008

On November 4, 2008, Windschitl was re-elected to the 56th District Seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, defeating Jan Creasman (D).[14] Windschitl raised $45,297 for his campaign, while Creasman raised $8,120.[15]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 56
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Windschitl (R) 8,166
Jan Creasman (D) 5,726

Campaign themes

2026

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2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Matt Windschitl campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2026* U.S. House Iowa District 4Candidacy Declared general$0 N/A**
2024* Iowa House of Representatives District 15Won general$603,223 $606,899
2022Iowa House of Representatives District 15Won general$640,215 $626,295
2020Iowa House of Representatives District 17Won general$604,981 N/A**
2018Iowa House of Representatives District 17Won general$156,856 N/A**
2016Iowa House of Representatives, District 17Won $123,279 N/A**
2014Iowa House of Representatives, District 17Won $78,186 N/A**
2012Iowa State House, District 17Won $41,715 N/A**
2010Iowa State House, District 56Won $47,949 N/A**
2008Iowa State House, District 56Won $45,297 N/A**
2006Iowa State House, District 56Won $69,252 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Iowa Capital Dispatch, "Rep. Bobby Kaufmann elected as Iowa House majority leader," August 4, 2025
    2. ↑ The Iowa Legislature, "Matt W. Windschitl - All Years," accessed May 12, 2023
    3. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
    4. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
    6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
    9. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
    10. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
    11. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed October 1, 2014
    12. ↑ Iowa Department of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 15, 2012
    13. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2010 General election results," accessed April 8, 2014
    14. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official 2008 General election results," accessed April 7, 2014
    15. ↑ Follow The Money, "Funds raised by 2008 Iowa House candidates," accessed April 7, 2014
    16. ↑ ACLU Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    17. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Legislative Report & Civil Liberties Scorecard," accessed July 11, 2017
    18. ↑ StateScape, "Session schedules," accessed August 2, 2014
    19. ↑ ACLU of Iowa, "Civil Liberties report card," accessed July 11, 2017

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    Charlie McConkey (D)     		Iowa House of Representatives District 15
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    2007-2023    		 Succeeded by
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