# Charley Thomson

Charley Thomson is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 58.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 58
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/1a5372b1-e23d-4877-a614-a32f552c58b4

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a5372b1-e23d-4877-a614-a32f552c58b4 (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

Thomson voted against the majority of Iowa House Republicans 63 times; party unity 94.7%, in the bottom quarter of the Iowa House (average 96.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.03), from 151 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 61% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 94.7% (96.0%). 63 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 57 bills: 56 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 7.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 66 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 114: A resolution honoring the Iowans who were killed in or survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945. (passed one chamber, 2026-04-08) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR114/
- HF 2576: A bill for an act establishing the criminal offenses of possession of lethal narcotics and reckless homicide by lethal narcotic transfer, and providing… (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2576/
- HF 2567: A bill for an act creating the Iowa state archives and records authority, providing penalties, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2567/
- HF 2568: A bill for an act establishing a temporary independent fiscal restructuring authority to provide oversight of institutions of higher education governed by the… (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2568/
- HF 2446: A bill for an act relating to wind energy conversion facilities, including requirements for development, construction, and operation. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2446/
- HF 2448: A bill for an act relating to the requirements for business entities’ telephone communications with consumers in this state. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2448/
- HF 2477: A bill for an act relating to English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers and commercial carriers, providing penalties, and making… (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2477/
- HF 2556: A bill for an act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers, providing penalties, and including effective date provisions. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2556/
- HF 2550: A bill for an act relating to small nuclear reactors, including the establishment of the Iowa modular reactor committee within the economic development… (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2550/
- HF 2420: A bill for an act relating to education, including by establishing the office of the inspector general for school safety and modifying the duties of school… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2420/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 95% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=90&personID=33983
- Campaign site: https://www.charleythomsonforhouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/charleythomsonforiowa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-thomson-801b025b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/1a5372b1-e23d-4877-a614-a32f552c58b4