# Jason Gearhart

Jason Gearhart is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 64.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 64
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2f1410fb-220d-46f7-a49c-2a96ac49e338

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f1410fb-220d-46f7-a49c-2a96ac49e338 (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

69% of Gearhart’s itemized money in the 2026 cycle came from Iowa, in the bottom quarter of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.43 (standard error 0.05), from 25 donors and 280 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 64% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 95.3% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 95.6% (96.0%). 22 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 65 bills: 64 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 9.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 53 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/
- 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 2692: A bill for an act relating to confidential public records, including seals and signatures of licensed architects, licensed landscape architects, and… (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2692/
- HF 2471: A bill for an act relating to electronic monitoring device requirements and health care facilities, including health care facility violations, and making… (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2471/
- HJR 2009: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa limiting years of service for members of the general assembly and certain… (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HJR2009/
- HF 2398: A bill for an act relating to the authorized possession of firearms on school property, including for certain drivers of school vehicles, firearms locked in… (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2398/
- 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 2379: A bill for an act allowing the carrying of weapons on the grounds of a school under certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2379/
- HF 2321: A bill for an act relating to membership in the protection occupation category of the Iowa public employees’ retirement system for certain social workers. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2321/
- HF 2278: A bill for an act relating to law enforcement training requirements for experienced reserve peace officers. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2278/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $11.1K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 69% 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=37388
- Campaign site: https://gearhartforiowa64.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Jason-Gearhart-for-Iowa/61556400106392/#
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-gearhart-4634381b7/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f1410fb-220d-46f7-a49c-2a96ac49e338