# Eddie Andrews

Eddie Andrews is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 43.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 43
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/258e0f31-d71a-42b5-98ff-3f2263f95f65

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/258e0f31-d71a-42b5-98ff-3f2263f95f65 (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

Andrews reported $149.2K in the 2024 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $10.7K).

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

495 classified statements: 495 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 | Andrews | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.2% | 2.9% | 486 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 1.6% | 9.3% | 616 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 22.0% | 31.9% | 525 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.2% | 1.8% | 232 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 13.7% | 12.7% | 314 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.2% | 1.4% | 432 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 22% (State House Republicans 10%); Education 17% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State House Republicans 18%); Families 10% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Taxation 10% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.41 (standard error 0.02), from 402 donors and 520 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 60% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 74% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 97.8% (96.0%). 11 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 43 bills: 41 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 14.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 39 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 110: A resolution honoring the Phoenix Declaration. (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR110/
- 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 2429: A bill for an act relating to prohibited terms in state agency publications. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2429/
- HF 2370: A bill for an act relating to a green alert system for missing at-risk veterans, and making penalties applicable. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2370/
- 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 2195: A bill for an act relating to the labelling of ballots by county commissioners of elections. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2195/
- HF 2166: A bill for an act relating to voter records created and retained by the state commissioner of elections. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2166/
- HF 2165: A bill for an act relating to the casting of ballots by absent voters. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2165/
- HF 2164: A bill for an act relating to the casting of provisional ballots by persons registering to vote on election day or when casting an in-person absentee ballot. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2164/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $149.2K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 98% 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.

- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2111263461619470740
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2109995804450603027
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2108932249726980344
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2101417164230004778
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2100775609055998287
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2100779199288008987
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2100795464861811126
- 2026-09-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2100639048368845120
- 2026-09-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2100064978484990260
- 2026-09-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/eddieandrews/status/2099130123890958768

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=90&personID=30650
- Campaign site: https://eddie4iowa.com/
- X: https://x.com/eddieandrews
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eddie4iowa/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eddieandrewsrocks/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eddie-andrews/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/258e0f31-d71a-42b5-98ff-3f2263f95f65