Wendy Larson (Iowa)
Wendy Larson (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 7. She assumed office on January 12, 2026. Her current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Larson (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 7. She won in the special general election on December 9, 2025.
Biography
Wendy Larson was born in Wray, Colorado. She earned a bachelor's degree from Colorado State University in 1993. Her career experience includes working as a stay-at-home mom and in corporate sales. Larson has served as a member, deaconness, and youth leader at Kiron Baptist Church. She has also served at the Mobile Food Pantry and on the Sac County Central Committee.[1]
Elections
2025
See also: Iowa state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7
Wendy Larson (R) defeated Rachel Burns (D) in the special general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on December 9, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Wendy Larson (R) | 70.1 | 2,817 |
 | Rachel Burns (D)  | 29.9 | 1,201 | |
| Total votes: 4,018 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dan DeWall (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Larson in this election.
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Martin Podraza in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Sexton (R) | 83.4 | 12,743 |
| Martin Podraza (Independent) | 16.1 | 2,465 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 66 | ||
| Total votes: 15,274 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7
Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Wendy Larson in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Sexton | 51.0 | 1,373 |
| Wendy Larson | 49.0 | 1,320 | |
| Total votes: 2,693 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
Wendy Larson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Larson's responses.
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- Pro-life
- 2nd Amendment
- Protecting our children from the damaging effects of technology, focusing on the fundamentals of education (reading, writing, math, US history), addressing the mental health crisis and the soaring suicide rates in children.
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Campaign finance summary
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Sponsored legislation
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See also
2025 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 7 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 3, 2024
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| Preceded by Mike Sexton (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 7 2026-Present |
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