# Blaine Watkins Blaine Watkins is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 100. - Party: Republican - Seat: Iowa House, district 100 - Serving since: 2025-03-24 - Current term: IA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/16d3e647-2d71-4eb0-beb3-1c6e0294fd7d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16d3e647-2d71-4eb0-beb3-1c6e0294fd7d (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 Watkins reported $120.5K in the 2026 cycle, in the top quarter of State House Republicans (median $33.7K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.51 (standard error 0.05), from 64 donors and 244 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 75% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IA 2025–26 session) 659 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 98.4% (96.0%). 6 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-02 · voted yea · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 10 bills: 8 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 24 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HF 2728: A bill for an act relating to obstructing first responders, and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2728/ - HF 2427: A bill for an act relating to the request for redaction of personally identifiable information from electronic documents displayed for public access by county… (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2427/ - HF 2404: A bill for an act relating to the timing of school district bond elections. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2404/ - 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/ - HF 2145: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2145/ - HF 2077: A bill for an act authorizing the expenditure of funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund for certain insurance costs. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2077/ - HR 101: A resolution honoring Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Staff Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar, and their families. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-15) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR101/ - HR 23: A resolution recognizing and congratulating the Kirkwood Community College men’s basketball team on winning the 2025 National Junior College Athletic… (introduced, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR23/ - HR 22: A resolution recognizing and congratulating the Kirkwood Community College women’s basketball team on its historic performance in the 2025 basketball season. (introduced, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR22/ - HR 16: A resolution recognizing and commending the National Conference of State Legislatures on its fiftieth anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR16/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $120.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=28966 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Blaine-Watkins-for-Iowa/61572887412758/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realblainewatkins/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blaine-watkins-b92692275/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/16d3e647-2d71-4eb0-beb3-1c6e0294fd7d