# Bobby Kaufmann Bobby Kaufmann is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 82. - Party: Republican - Seat: Iowa House, district 82 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: IA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/657c7d2d-2444-4809-93fb-d1701d77f528 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/657c7d2d-2444-4809-93fb-d1701d77f528 (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 35% of the 17 bills Kaufmann sponsored got out of committee, in the top 5% of the Iowa House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.75 (standard error 0.03), from 489 donors and 828 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IA 2025–26 session) 822 roll calls. Attendance 97.2% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 99.6% (96.0%). 5 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 17 bills: 16 reached committee, 6 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 35.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 4 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HCR 105: A concurrent resolution to provide for the business of the first extraordinary session of the 2026 legislative session. (introduced, 2026-10-02) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HCR105/ - HR 113: A resolution recognizing the Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award winner for 2026, Representative Jennifer Konfrst. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR113/ - HR 106: A resolution urging the members of Congress to support the Major Richard Star Act to allow medically retired service members to receive full access to their… (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR106/ - HF 2413: A bill for an act relating to executive branch functions, including ratification of major administrative rules and certain other actions, other matters… (in committee, 2026-04-29) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2413/ - 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 2025: A bill for an act relating to historical resource research centers. (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2025/ - 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/ - HR 12: A resolution recognizing the Hoover Uncommon Public Service Award winner for 2025, Representative Kenan Judge. (passed one chamber, 2025-03-26) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR12/ - HF 608: A bill for an act relating to county hospital operation of a child care facility. (in committee, 2025-03-07) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF608/ - HF 617: A bill for an act modifying public improvements relating to housing and residential development in urban renewal areas, and including effective date and… (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF617/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $257.3K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% 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=10756 - Campaign site: https://www.bitchesgetstuffdone.org/about-5-5 - X: https://x.com/rep_bobbyk - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bobby.kaufmann.9 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-kaufmann-9a32659a/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/657c7d2d-2444-4809-93fb-d1701d77f528