# Izaah Knox

Izaah Knox is a Democratic member of the Iowa Senate for district 17.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa Senate, district 17
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/0af01ef4-f982-4239-9ffc-56d33cee3b7b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0af01ef4-f982-4239-9ffc-56d33cee3b7b (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

Knox voted against the majority of Iowa Senate Democrats 32 times; party unity 83%, in the bottom 5% of the Iowa Senate (average 95.7%).

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

10 classified statements: 10 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Knox | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.3% | 304 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 20.0% | 42.9% | 291 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 3.4% | 294 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 10.0% | 16.1% | 204 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Science, Technology, Communications 100% (State Senate Democrats 2.7%); Agriculture and Food 50% (State Senate Democrats 4.7%); Commerce 50% (State Senate Democrats 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 50% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Law 50% (State Senate Democrats 2.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 399 donors and 474 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 89% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

589 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (Iowa Senate 93.9%). Party unity 83% (95.7%). 32 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-02 · voted not voting · 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/
- 2026-05-03 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · SF 2472 A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions,… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2472/
- 2026-05-03 · voted nay · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2788 A bill for an act relating to abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2788/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2765 A bill for an act providing for the regulation of mining, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2765/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 1036 A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF1036/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall amendment S-5251 be adopted? · HF 1036 A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and… · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF1036/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2787 A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2787/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2781 A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2781/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2542 A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2542/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2493 A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2493/

## Legislation (IA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 30 bills: 30 reached committee, 1 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 3.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa Senate 10.8%; rank 33 of 48).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SF 2272: A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2272/
- SF 2249: A bill for an act relating to customer classes for large energy use facilities, and including applicability provisions. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2249/
- SF 2245: A bill for an act relating to audits of governmental subdivisions by the state auditor concerning suspected embezzlement, theft, or other significant… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2245/
- SF 2244: A bill for an act relating to the education savings account program, including the establishment and requirements of qualified nonpublic schools. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2244/
- SJR 2009: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to corporate participation in the political process. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SJR2009/
- SF 2243: A bill for an act relating to the operation of state government, including the commencement of audits, information made available to the auditor of state, and… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2243/
- SF 2239: A bill for an act relating to a family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2239/
- SF 2225: A bill for an act relating to property law, including rental properties, manufactured home communities, mobile home parks, and actions relating to such… (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2225/
- SF 2125: A bill for an act relating to lost or stolen firearms, and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2125/
- SJR 2005: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right of all youths of this state to a comprehensive public… (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SJR2005/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $24.0K (State Senate Democrats median $55.5K). 83% 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.

- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/2012659491049791602
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/2012659493532762573
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/2012659495600558129
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/2012659497869733903
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/2012659499912270070
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/2012659502173081991
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/2012659504639352968
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/2012659507394945354
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/1941217466019086723
- 2025-06-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/IzaahforIowa/status/1938057918445728123

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=34010
- Campaign site: https://www.izaahforiowa.com/
- X: https://x.com/IzaahforIowa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/izaahknoxforiowasenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorizaahknox/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUUokQ60ueU36uRcgy3BgWA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/izaahknox/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0af01ef4-f982-4239-9ffc-56d33cee3b7b