# Chad Behn

Chad Behn is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 48.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 48
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/3d113997-b440-47db-97d2-3dca3a2b431a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d113997-b440-47db-97d2-3dca3a2b431a (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

36% of the 14 bills Behn sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Iowa House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.57 (standard error 0.05), from 61 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 83% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 97.2% (96.0%). 13 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 14 bills: 13 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 3 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/
- HR 110: A resolution honoring the Phoenix Declaration. (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR110/
- HF 2439: A bill for an act relating to specially constructed motorcycles. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2439/
- HF 2303: A bill for an act relating to regulation of professional and amateur kickboxing by the state commissioner of athletics. Effective date: 07/01/2026. (became law, 2026-04-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2303/
- HF 2277: A bill for an act creating the uniform family law arbitration Act. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2277/
- HF 2209: A bill for an act providing for the admission of students to the Iowa state university of science and technology college of veterinary medicine. (in committee, 2026-04-01) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2209/
- HF 2160: A bill for an act relating to the payment of personal and home security expenses from campaign funds, and making penalties applicable. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2160/
- HF 2145: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2145/
- HF 2109: A bill for an act relating to the disposition of collected criminal case fines and establishing a victim restitution fund. (in committee, 2026-01-27) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2109/
- 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 (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 87% 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=37384
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Representative-Chad-Behn/61554759493418/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/3d113997-b440-47db-97d2-3dca3a2b431a