# Tom Determann

Tom Determann is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 69.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 69
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/264c5cb9-f69f-4d07-ac58-231c98915233

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/264c5cb9-f69f-4d07-ac58-231c98915233 (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

31% of the 13 bills Determann sponsored got out of committee, in the top tenth of the Iowa House.

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

1 classified statements: 1 post 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 | Determann | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.66 (standard error 0.04), from 75 donors and 586 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 90% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 94.4% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 99.3% (96.0%). 8 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 13 bills: 13 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 30.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 6 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 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 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 2180: A bill for an act establishing a service animal training grant program for veterans, providing fees, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2180/
- 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 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/
- HF 729: A bill for an act relating to a railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-05-02) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF729/
- HF 614: A bill for an act requiring the state transportation commission to prioritize the improvement of United States highway 30. (in committee, 2025-03-21) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF614/
- HF 599: A bill for an act relating to regional representation and residency requirements for members of the state transportation commission, and including effective… (in committee, 2025-03-21) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF599/
- HF 565: A bill for an act establishing a partial exemption on property taxes for certain residential properties sold in disaster areas. (in committee, 2025-05-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF565/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 59% 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.

- 2026-02-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/tomedetermann/status/2026105852541947948

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=33984
- Campaign site: https://www.ciclt.net/sn/clt/gsba/po_detail.aspx?P_ID=&ClientCode=gsba&MemID=32659
- X: https://x.com/tomedetermann
- Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/people/State-Representative-Tom-Determann/100090704618037/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-determann-175b797b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/264c5cb9-f69f-4d07-ac58-231c98915233