# Tom Jeneary

Tom Jeneary is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 3
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/49fc2a54-b290-4f92-9fda-64893f09d29c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49fc2a54-b290-4f92-9fda-64893f09d29c (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

The policy areas Jeneary talks about and legislates on agree at 0.31 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

262 classified statements: 262 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 | Jeneary | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.5% | 2.9% | 346 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 14.5% | 9.3% | 179 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 30.9% | 31.9% | 390 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.9% | 1.8% | 269 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.7% | 12.7% | 384 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.4% | 1.4% | 407 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Health 31% (State House Republicans 10%); Economics and Public Finance 25% (State House Republicans 12%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 15% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Education 12% (State House Republicans 15%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.37 (standard error 0.02), from 168 donors and 1,083 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 53% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 95.7% (96.0%). 20 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-02 · voted nay · 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 29 bills: 27 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 41 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 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 2315: A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2315/
- 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/
- HR 23: A resolution recognizing and congratulating the Kirkwood Community College men’s basketball team on winning the 2025 National Junior College Athletic… (introduced, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR23/
- HR 22: A resolution recognizing and congratulating the Kirkwood Community College women’s basketball team on its historic performance in the 2025 basketball season. (introduced, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR22/
- 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 920: A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation. (in committee, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF920/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $2,475 (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2114423060900048911
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2114439665851707715
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2113644687839887673
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2113753974696292376
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2113286871124173125
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2113291333129400448
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2113353573396619321
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2112901110222455189
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2112287620906803645
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse/status/2111144486600651210

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=27018&ga=90
- X: https://x.com/KonfrstForHouse
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jeneary4iahouse/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/49fc2a54-b290-4f92-9fda-64893f09d29c