State legislative scorecards in Iowa

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Ballotpedia defines scorecards as records produced by newspapers, interest groups, think tanks, partisan groups, 501(c)(3)s, and 501(c)(4)s that provide relative rankings and cover all state or federal lawmakers. Some scorecards are created with a focus on specific issues, while others are broad in scope.

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2024

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2024. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• 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.

2023

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2023. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

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

2022

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2022. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• 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.

2021

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2021. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• 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.

2020

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2020. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• 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.

2019

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2019. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• 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.

2018

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2018. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• 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.

2017

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2017. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• 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.

2016

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2016. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• ACLU of Iowa — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills "that embody key civil liberties concepts."
• Iowa Association of Business and Industry: Senate and House — 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.

2015

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2015. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

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

2014

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2014. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• ACLU of Iowa — Legislators are scored on their records on constitutional principles and civil liberties.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2013. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

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

2012

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2012. When a scorecard rates all legislators in one place, the organization name will be linked. When a scorecard rates legislators separately by chamber, the chamber will be linked.

• ACLU of Iowa — Legislators are scored on their records on constitutional principles and civil liberties.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

See also

• State legislative scorecards
• Iowa State Legislature
• Iowa State Senate
• Iowa House of Representatives

External links

The following organizations routinely provide legislative scorecards in Iowa. Legislative scorecards in Iowa are generally created on a biannual basis with scorecards released intermittently following the end of a legislature.

• ACLU of Iowa
• American Conservative Union
• Iowa Votes - Although not a scorecard, this website tracks legislator's voting records on bills.
• Iowa Voters for Companion Animals - Although not a scorecard, this website tracks legislator's voting records on bills related to animals.

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