# Travis Sitzmann

Travis Sitzmann is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 13.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 13
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4b23e066-26f2-4b23-ac81-060462b2a956

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b23e066-26f2-4b23-ac81-060462b2a956 (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

Sitzmann sits at +0.61 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 87% of State House Republicans.

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

7 classified statements: 7 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 | Sitzmann | 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 +0.61 (standard error 0.05), from 42 donors and 286 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 87% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 99.3% (96.0%). 3 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 20 bills: 19 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 20.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 24 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 112: A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Northern Iowa. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR112/
- 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 110: A resolution honoring the Phoenix Declaration. (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR110/
- 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 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 2179: A bill for an act requiring the use of safety belts or safety harnesses by passengers of motor vehicles, and making penalties applicable. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2179/
- HF 2167: A bill for an act providing for a buffer strip program and fund, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2167/
- HF 2177: A bill for an act providing paid leave to state employees for volunteer activities. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2177/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,277 (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.

- 2026-07-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Sitzmann/status/2077733527278268426
- 2026-07-02 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Sitzmann/status/2072787372182245573
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Sitzmann/status/2002222672995135782
- 2025-02-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Sitzmann/status/1893669806374543456
- 2025-01-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Sitzmann/status/1880038254495650136
- 2025-01-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Sitzmann/status/1878586278486446197
- 2025-01-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/Rep_Sitzmann/status/1877142979372024289

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=37378&ga=91
- X: https://x.com/Rep_Sitzmann
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557546745393
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/travis-sitzmann-2714867b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4b23e066-26f2-4b23-ac81-060462b2a956