# Jennifer Konfrst

Jennifer Konfrst is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 32.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa House, district 32
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/522b14b8-b82f-4336-a7fb-a0f782d5509a

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/522b14b8-b82f-4336-a7fb-a0f782d5509a (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

Konfrst missed 12% of 822 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the Iowa House (average 91.8%).

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

9 classified statements: 9 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 | Konfrst | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 22.2% | 2.5% | 9 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 11.1% | 39.2% | 703 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 100% (State House Democrats 15%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.67 (standard error 0.02), from 2,290 donors and 554 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 42% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 96.3% (96.0%). 13 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 yea · 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 37 bills: 35 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 3 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 16.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 30 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 2738: A bill for an act establishing a state-based health insurance subsidy, and making an appropriation. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2738/
- HF 2733: A bill for an act relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2733/
- HF 2729: A bill for an act establishing a temporary prohibition on an increase in rates or charges by gas and electric public utilities, and including effective date… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2729/
- HF 2364: A bill for an act relating to the enactment of supplemental state aid and the suspension and forfeiture of legislative pay. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2364/
- HF 2151: A bill for an act making appropriations to the department of education for the therapeutic classroom incentive grant program. (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2151/
- HF 2152: A bill for an act repealing the school tuition organization tax credit available against the individual and corporate income taxes and including effective… (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2152/
- HF 2156: A bill for an act relating to the eligibility of certain individuals employed by educational institutions for unemployment insurance benefits between two… (in committee, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2156/
- 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/
- HCR 8: A concurrent resolution to provide for adjournment sine die. (introduced, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HCR8/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $20.8K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 99% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2113454205067304991
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2113463253812531356
- 2026-10-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2110865304309866918
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2109725531046568435
- 2026-10-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2109014556106236372
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2108361870868726040
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2107991846328685020
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2108199514788024426
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/jkonfrst/status/2108200153626882541

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=27026
- X: https://x.com/jkonfrst
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jenniferkonfrstforIowa/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konfrstforhouse/?hl=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkonfrst/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/522b14b8-b82f-4336-a7fb-a0f782d5509a