# Chad Ingels

Chad Ingels is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 68.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 68
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/623b4ac1-3411-4109-b0eb-31bec2780313

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/623b4ac1-3411-4109-b0eb-31bec2780313 (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

Ingels voted against the majority of Iowa House Republicans 47 times; party unity 88%, in the bottom tenth of the Iowa House (average 96.0%).

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

285 classified statements: 285 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 | Ingels | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.1% | 2.9% | 291 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 2.1% | 9.3% | 587 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 13.0% | 31.9% | 669 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 1.1% | 12.7% | 709 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 49% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Education 11% (State House Republicans 15%); Foreign Trade and International Finance 11% (State House Republicans 0.5%); Economics and Public Finance 8.1% (State House Republicans 12%); Energy 8.1% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 182 donors and 853 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 35% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 93.3% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 88% (96.0%). 47 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 38 bills: 36 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 15.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 31 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 2444: A bill for an act providing for the sale and distribution of certain food, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions. (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2444/
- HF 2401: A bill for an act relating to exceptions to member education course requirements for official meetings open to the public. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2401/
- HF 2319: A bill for an act exempting service performed for certain employers from eligibility for unemployment insurance, and including applicability provisions. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2319/
- HF 2225: A bill for an act creating a new graduate nonresident tuition tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive applicability… (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2225/
- HR 102: A resolution congratulating Ms. Amanda Ostrem for her reign as the 2025 Iowa Pork Queen. (introduced, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR102/
- HF 2107: A bill for an act appropriating moneys to the department of health and human services for the statewide child care solutions fund program. (in committee, 2026-01-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2107/
- 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/
- HF 2017: A bill for an act creating a state work opportunity tax credit available against the individual and corporate income taxes, and including retroactive… (in committee, 2026-01-22) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2017/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $41.5K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 96% 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.

- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2113947408212115903
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2111575023886500300
- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2110426104510951589
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2110099707272060984
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2110138652672012708
- 2026-10-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2110145184574914805
- 2026-10-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2108613709429924214
- 2026-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2108160654326579626
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2107630171511476315
- 2026-10-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/hort4cy/status/2107823933357465791

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=90&personID=30653
- X: https://x.com/hort4cy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chad.g.ingels
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hort4cy/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvLZm3Nl9RSVYM42eFfl9DA
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chad-ingels-44a1961b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/623b4ac1-3411-4109-b0eb-31bec2780313