# Lindsay James

Lindsay James is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 71.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa House, district 71
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/2f43be90-4912-41fa-acf3-735e3a9ef557

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f43be90-4912-41fa-acf3-735e3a9ef557 (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

James missed 34% of 822 roll calls, attendance in the bottom tenth of the Iowa House (average 91.8%).

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

815 classified statements: 815 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | James | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 3.4% | 2.5% | 189 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 9.3% | 10.4% | 333 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 30.8% | 39.2% | 515 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.5% | 2.9% | 445 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 7.6% | 14.4% | 503 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 26% (State House Democrats 15%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (State House Democrats 11%); Labor and Employment 17% (State House Democrats 5.7%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Democrats 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 10% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.47 (standard error 0.02), from 1,509 donors and 484 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 71% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 66% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 91.2% (96.0%). 24 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 50 bills: 49 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 8.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 62 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 2740: A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land. (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2740/
- HF 2384: A bill for an act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year. (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2384/
- HF 2385: A bill for an act prohibiting the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions. (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2385/
- HJR 2008: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to worker rights. (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HJR2008/
- HF 2380: A bill for an act providing for a community-based wage enforcement program for purposes of the state wage payment collection and minimum wage laws. (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2380/
- HF 2378: A bill for an act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social… (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2378/
- HF 2318: A bill for an act relating to eligibility for unemployment benefits for participants in strikes or other labor disputes. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2318/
- HF 2264: A bill for an act relating to the minimum per hour wage provided to home health aides under the Medicaid program, and making an appropriation. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2264/
- HF 2259: A bill for an act relating to an insurer’s use of credit information for a motor vehicle financial liability coverage policy. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2259/
- HF 2265: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to eligibility for payments under the education savings account program, and including effective date provisions. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2265/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,900 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 61% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114710940558168124
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114819291912802729
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114358501120086220
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114397093897159139
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114452392997421231
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114491591381418471
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2113817287429910664
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114000488630812989
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114038749256421795
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/lindsay4iowa/status/2114075678123393234

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=27039
- Campaign site: https://www.lindsayforiowa.com/
- X: https://x.com/lindsay4iowa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lindsayjamesIA/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lindsay4iowa/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lindsayjames4127/videos
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lbjames/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/2f43be90-4912-41fa-acf3-735e3a9ef557