# Judd Lawler

Judd Lawler is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 91.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 91
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/69441bf5-e98f-4872-8bf0-5bca86e3c258

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/69441bf5-e98f-4872-8bf0-5bca86e3c258 (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

Lawler sits at +0.62 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 87% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.62 (standard error 0.04), from 148 donors and 299 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 99.8% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 97.2% (96.0%). 27 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 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 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 31 bills: 28 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 9.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 51 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 2552: A bill for an act exempting cancer care providers from certificate of need requirements. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2552/
- HF 2555: A bill for an act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2555/
- 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/
- HF 2365: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of public utilities, including rate filings, rate adjustment mechanisms, virtual power plants, and integrated… (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2365/
- 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 2161: A bill for an act relating to the use of automatic registration plate readers, and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2161/
- HF 2145: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2145/
- HF 2089: A bill for an act relating to the distribution of gambling games and sports wagering receipts in this state for nonprofit purposes, and including… (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2089/
- 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 2062: A bill for an act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning districts. (in committee, 2026-04-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2062/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $31.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=37392&ga=91
- Campaign site: https://www.juddlawler.com/
- X: https://x.com/LawlerforIowa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lawlerforiowa
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judd-lawler-0a97718/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/69441bf5-e98f-4872-8bf0-5bca86e3c258