# Rob Johnson

Rob Johnson is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 34.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa House, district 34
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6c4e422c-1d04-48c1-8e75-7af2e6ad1002

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c4e422c-1d04-48c1-8e75-7af2e6ad1002 (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

Johnson reported $8,395 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom quarter of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

4 classified statements: 4 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 | Johnson | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 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 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.65 (standard error 0.03), from 273 donors and 289 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 46% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 93.5% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 95.7% (96.0%). 23 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 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 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 80 bills: 79 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 6.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 72 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 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 2735: A bill for an act relating to programs administered by the Iowa finance authority including the firsthome program and home ownership assistance program for… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2735/
- 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/
- HR 109: A resolution honoring the Jordan House Museum for more than 180 years of historical service to the people of Iowa. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR109/
- HF 2631: A bill for an act relating to a family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and… (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2631/
- HF 2593: A bill for an act relating to infant and maternal care at health care facilities. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2593/
- HF 2594: A bill for an act relating to legislative clerks of members of the house of representatives. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2594/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,395 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 97% 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.

- 2026-04-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobJohnsonIA/status/2044874845486227741
- 2025-06-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobJohnsonIA/status/1936069746459390269
- 2025-03-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobJohnsonIA/status/1900704969214353557
- 2025-01-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/RobJohnsonIA/status/1883002523013038080

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=37381&ga=91
- Campaign site: https://robjohnsonforiowa.com/
- X: https://x.com/RobJohnsonIA
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RobJohnsonIA
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robjohnsonia/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@robjohnsonia
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-johnson-4407a456/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6c4e422c-1d04-48c1-8e75-7af2e6ad1002