Steven Holt

Steven Holt

Republican Party

Candidate, Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

3

Predecessor: Brian Best (R)

Prior offices:

Iowa House of Representatives District 18

Years in office: 2015 - 2023

Successor: Tom Moore (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$25,000/year

Per diem

$201/day for legislators who live outside of Polk County. $150.75/day for legislators who live within Polk County.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Next election

June 2, 2026

Military

Service / branch

U.S. Marine Corps

Personal

Profession

Business owner

Contact

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Steven Holt (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 12. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.

Holt (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 12. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on June 2, 2026.^[source]

Biography

Steven Holt served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 20 years and reached the rank of first sergeant. Holt's career experience includes owning Movie Magic USA and working as a deputy sheriff and police chief. He has served on the board of the local Music Boosters.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Holt was assigned to the following committees:

• House Government Oversight Committee
• Higher Education
• House Judiciary Committee, Chair
• Public Safety Committee
• House Ways and Means Committee

2023-2024

Holt was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• House Education Committee
• House Government Oversight Committee
• House Judiciary Committee, Chair
• Public Safety Committee

2021-2022

Holt was assigned to the following committees:

• House Appropriations Committee
• House Government Oversight Committee
• House Judiciary Committee, Chair
• Public Safety Committee

2019-2020

Holt was assigned to the following committees:

• House Judiciary Committee, Chair
• House Ways and Means Committee

2017 legislative session

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

Iowa committee assignments, 2017
• Human Resources
• Labor
• Public Safety
• Veterans Affairs, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

Iowa committee assignments, 2015
• Commerce
• Labor
• Public Safety, Vice chair
• Veterans Affairs

Sponsored legislation

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 House of Representatives elections, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Brady Meyer (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12 on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate
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Republican primary

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Steven Holt (R) is running in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12 on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate
		Steven Holt

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2024

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Steven Holt defeated Dustin Durbin in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 12 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Holt (R)	73.7	10,269
	Submit photo	Dustin Durbin (D)	26.2	3,643
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	18

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,930
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Dustin Durbin advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Dustin Durbin	97.3	179
		Other/Write-in votes	2.7	5

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 184
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Steven Holt advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Holt	98.2	2,298
		Other/Write-in votes	1.8	41

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,339
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Steven Holt won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 12 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Holt (R)	98.0	8,495
		Other/Write-in votes	2.0	175

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,670
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12

Incumbent Steven Holt advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 12 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Holt	99.6	1,972
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	8

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,980
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2020

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Steven Holt defeated Damon Hopkins in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 18 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Holt (R)	73.2	10,321
	Submit photo	Damon Hopkins (D)	26.7	3,762
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	15

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,098
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 18

Damon Hopkins advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 18 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Damon Hopkins	99.1	1,308
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,320
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Steven Holt advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 18 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Holt	99.1	3,237
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	29

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,266
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2018

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Steven Holt won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 18 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Holt (R)	97.2	8,316
		Other/Write-in votes	2.8	242

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 8,558
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 18

Incumbent Steven Holt advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 18 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Steven Holt	100.0	990

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 990
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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 Steven Holt ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 18 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Steven Holt Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Steven Holt ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 18 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Steven Holt 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. Paul Thelen was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Steven Holt defeated Dillon D. Malone in the Republican primary. Thelen faced Holt in the general election. Holt defeated Thelen in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 18, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Steven Holt	69.1%	6,405
	Democratic	Paul Thelen	30.9%	2,867
Total Votes				9,272

Iowa House of Representatives, District 18 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Steven Holt	86%	1,672
Dillon D. Malone	14%	272
Total Votes		1,944

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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Steven Holt campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	Iowa House of Representatives District 12	Won general	$76,609	$74,167
2022	Iowa House of Representatives District 12	Won general	$78,068	$71,927
2020	Iowa House of Representatives District 18	Won general	$68,742	N/A**
2018	Iowa House of Representatives District 18	Won general	$38,187	N/A**
2016	Iowa House of Representatives, District 18	Won	$13,491	N/A**
2014	Iowa House of Representatives, District 18	Won	$27,300	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in Iowa

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• 2024
• 2023
• 2022
• 2021
• 2020
• 2019
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2024.

• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2023.

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

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2022.

• Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2021.

• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2020.

• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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

• Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
• 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2018.

• 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2017.

• Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills tracked by CCI Action.
• 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2016.

• ACLU of Iowa — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills "that embody key civil liberties concepts."
• Iowa Association of Business and Industry — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2015.

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

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Brian Best (R)	Iowa House of Representatives District 12 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Iowa House of Representatives District 18 2015-2023	Succeeded by Tom Moore (R)

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Current members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority Leader:Bobby Kaufmann

Minority Leader:Brian Meyer

Representatives

District 1

J.D. Scholten (D)

District 2

Robert Henderson (R)

District 3

Thomas Jeneary (R)

District 4

Skyler Wheeler (R)

District 5

Zach Dieken (R)

District 6

Megan Jones (R)

District 7

Wendy Larson (R)

District 8

Ann Meyer (R)

District 9

Henry Stone (R)

District 10

John Wills (R)

District 11

Craig Williams (R)

District 12

Steven Holt (R)

District 13

Travis Sitzmann (R)

District 14

Jacob Bossman (R)

District 15

Matt Windschitl (R)

District 16

David Sieck (R)

District 17

Devon Wood (R)

District 18

Tom Moore (R)

District 19

Brent Siegrist (R)

District 20

Josh Turek (D)

District 21

Brooke Boden (R)

District 22

Samantha Fett (R)

District 23

Ray Sorensen (R)

District 24

Sam Wengryn (R)

District 25

Hans Wilz (R)

District 26

Austin Harris (R)

District 27

Kenan Judge (D)

District 28

David Young (R)

District 29

Brian Meyer (D)

District 30

Megan Srinivas (D)

District 31

Mary Madison (D)

District 32

Jennifer Konfrst (D)

District 33

Ruth Gaines (D)

District 34

Rob Johnson (D)

District 35

Sean Bagniewski (D)

District 36

Austin Baeth (D)

District 37

Barb McCulla (R)

District 38

Jon Dunwell (R)

District 39

Rick Olson (D)

District 40

Bill Gustoff (R)

District 41

Ryan Weldon (R)

District 42

Heather Matson (D)

District 43

Eddie Andrews (R)

District 44

Larry McBurney (D)

District 45

Brian Lohse (R)

District 46

Dan Gehlbach (R)

District 47

Carter Nordman (R)

District 48

Chad Behn (R)

District 49

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)

District 50

Ross Wilburn (D)

District 51

Brett Barker (R)

District 52

David Blom (R)

District 53

Dean Fisher (R)

District 54

Joshua Meggers (R)

District 55

Shannon Latham (R)

District 56

Mark Thompson (R)

District 57

Pat Grassley (R)

District 58

Charley Thomson (R)

District 59

Christian Hermanson (R)

District 60

Jane Bloomingdale (R)

District 61

Timi Brown-Powers (D)

District 62

Jerome Amos (D)

District 63

Michael Bergan (R)

District 64

Jason Gearhart (R)

District 65

Shannon Lundgren (R)

District 66

Steven Bradley (R)

District 67

Craig Johnson (R)

District 68

Chad Ingels (R)

District 69

Tom Determann (R)

District 70

Norlin Mommsen (R)

District 71

Lindsay James (D)

District 72

Jennifer Smith (R)

District 73

Elizabeth Wilson (D)

District 74

Eric Gjerde (D)

District 75

Bob Kressig (D)

District 76

Derek Wulf (R)

District 77

Jeff Cooling (D)

District 78

Angel Ramirez (D)

District 79

Tracy Ehlert (D)

District 80

Aime Wichtendahl (D)

District 81

Daniel Gosa (D)

District 82

Bobby Kaufmann (R)

District 83

Cindy Golding (R)

District 84

Thomas Gerhold (R)

District 85

Amy Nielsen (D)

District 86

David Jacoby (D)

District 87

Jeff Shipley (R)

District 88

Helena Hayes (R)

District 89

Elinor Levin (D)

District 90

Adam Zabner (D)

District 91

Judd Lawler (R)

District 92

Heather Hora (R)

District 93

Gary Mohr (R)

District 94

Mike Vondran (R)

District 95

Taylor Collins (R)

District 96

Mark Cisneros (R)

District 97

Ken Croken (D)

District 98

Monica Kurth (D)

District 99

Matthew Rinker (R)

District 100

Blaine Watkins (R)

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Democratic Party (33)