# Jeff Shipley

Jeff Shipley is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 87.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 87
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/11ceb3de-a680-4dc0-b140-edd37f04e75b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/11ceb3de-a680-4dc0-b140-edd37f04e75b (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

1.0% of Shipley’s statements claim credit, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans (average 13%).

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

1,294 classified statements: 1,294 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Shipley | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.9% | 2.9% | 135 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 6.7% | 9.3% | 382 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 16.7% | 31.9% | 620 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.4% | 1.8% | 514 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.0% | 12.7% | 711 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.3% | 1.4% | 260 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 25% (State House Republicans 10%); International Affairs 18% (State House Republicans 1.8%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 17% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Armed Forces and National Security 12% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Economics and Public Finance 8.8% (State House Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.11 (standard error 0.01), from 284 donors and 522 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 14% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Legislation (IA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 47 bills: 47 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 6.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 70 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 108: A resolution honoring the enduring special relationship between the state of Iowa and Taiwan. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR108/
- HF 2465: A bill for an act relating to commemorative coins. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2465/
- HF 2462: A bill for an act relating to circumstances necessary prior to deployment of state military units. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2462/
- HF 2414: A bill for an act relating to the investment of public funds in precious metals, oil, and natural gas. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2414/
- HF 2395: A bill for an act relating to the use of fluoride-based additives in private and public water supply systems. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2395/
- HF 2332: A bill for an act relating to elective abortion and feticide, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2332/
- HF 2236: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to the Iowa tuition grants program and including effective date provisions. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2236/
- HF 2239: A bill for an act relating to the organization of congressional district conventions. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2239/
- HF 2238: A bill for an act providing for a study to determine the cost and feasibility of acquiring certain public utilities or their assets. (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2238/
- HF 2209: A bill for an act providing for the admission of students to the Iowa state university of science and technology college of veterinary medicine. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2209/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.4K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 85% 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.

- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111881885664350607
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111950166903459908
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111261212306743466
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111465799361961992
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111475613634592936
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111491280924454952
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111497358873596320
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111131187812999296
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111131323947700471
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/jeffshipley77/status/2111168601981915625

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=27036
- X: https://x.com/jeffshipley77
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zoverthetop

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/11ceb3de-a680-4dc0-b140-edd37f04e75b