# Ross Wilburn

Ross Wilburn is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 50.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa House, district 50
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/068a7290-ab67-4ff5-abe5-8e23a7715097

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/068a7290-ab67-4ff5-abe5-8e23a7715097 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

3.3% of the 90 bills Wilburn sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the Iowa House.

## What Wilburn says (IA 2025–26 session)

47 classified statements: 47 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Wilburn | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.5% | 249 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 2.1% | 10.4% | 597 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 6.4% | 39.2% | 726 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 33% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Education 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 33% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.81 (standard error 0.03), from 261 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 98.5% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 96.8% (96.0%). 33 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-02 · voted nay · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2801 A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective date provisions. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2801/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall amendment H-8456 be adopted? · SF 639 A bill for an act creating a specialty business court, and including effective date provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF639/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall amendment H-8451, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall the bill pass? · SF 2480 A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor products, making appropriations, and including… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2480/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · SF 2465 A bill for an act relating to agriculture, including by providing for the powers and duties of the department of agriculture and land stewardship,… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2465/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall amendment H-8416, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall amendment H-8417, to amendment H-8414, be adopted? · HF 2770 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing fees, and including applicability provisions. · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2770/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2794 A bill for an act establishing a sexual assault forensic examination center grant program and trust fund. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2794/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2797 A bill for an act relating to the peace officer, public safety, and emergency personnel bill of rights, and providing fees. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2797/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2617 A bill for an act relating to abandoned vehicles. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2617/

## Legislation (IA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 90 bills: 89 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 3.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 91 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 2740: A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land. (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2740/
- HF 2733: A bill for an act relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2733/
- HF 2736: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to area education agency funding, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2736/
- HF 2737: A bill for an act relating to the education savings account program, including modifying eligibility provisions, providing a future repeal date, and including… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2737/
- HF 2729: A bill for an act establishing a temporary prohibition on an increase in rates or charges by gas and electric public utilities, and including effective date… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2729/
- HR 109: A resolution honoring the Jordan House Museum for more than 180 years of historical service to the people of Iowa. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR109/
- HF 2664: A bill for an act increasing the tax on cigarettes and vapor products. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2664/
- HF 2665: A bill for an act relating to radon mitigation requirements and tax credits, including retroactive applicability provisions, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2665/
- HF 2663: A bill for an act relating to cancer research, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2663/
- HF 2612: A bill for an act requiring boards of directors of school districts, the authorities in charge of accredited nonpublic schools, and the governing boards of… (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2612/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,943 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2110442302145438158
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2110450766183850032
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2110089165333205371
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2109668131866083344
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2105271813257236585
- 2026-09-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2097528636274311278
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2092296264553533707
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2077248067510612277
- 2026-07-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2077519290882814228
- 2026-06-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/ross_wilburn/status/2062001393204855248

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=28701
- Campaign site: https://www.rosswilburn.org/
- X: https://x.com/ross_wilburn
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ross.wilburn
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ross-wilburn-2266811b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/068a7290-ab67-4ff5-abe5-8e23a7715097