# Eric Gjerde

Eric Gjerde is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 74.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa House, district 74
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8e424b53-9531-4b76-bd44-a8008f34b539

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e424b53-9531-4b76-bd44-a8008f34b539 (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

Gjerde sits at −1.51 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State House Democrats.

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

61 classified statements: 61 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 | Gjerde | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 8.2% | 10.4% | 365 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 39.3% | 39.2% | 394 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 1.6% | 2.9% | 417 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 18.0% | 14.4% | 269 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 543 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 29% (State House Democrats 15%); Crime and Law Enforcement 17% (State House Democrats 8.0%); Agriculture and Food 13% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Health 13% (State House Democrats 15%); Housing and Community Development 13% (State House Democrats 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.51 (standard error 0.02), from 15,769 donors and 542 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.4% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 89% (96.0%). 72 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 not voting · 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 45 bills: 45 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 8.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 57 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HR 112: A resolution recognizing the 150th anniversary of the establishment of the University of Northern Iowa. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-25) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR112/
- 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 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 2736: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to area education agency funding, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2736/
- HF 2726: A bill for an act relating to testing for communicable diseases for certain persons who have committed an assault against a member of a protected occupation,… (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2726/
- HF 2664: A bill for an act increasing the tax on cigarettes and vapor products. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2664/
- HF 2665: A bill for an act relating to radon mitigation requirements and tax credits, including retroactive applicability provisions, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2665/
- HF 2663: A bill for an act relating to cancer research, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2663/
- HF 2708: A bill for an act relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and causing injury, and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2708/
- HF 2612: A bill for an act requiring boards of directors of school districts, the authorities in charge of accredited nonpublic schools, and the governing boards of… (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2612/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,484 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 26% 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.

- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2047042594123690186
- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2047053021939368042
- 2026-04-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2047053484382400831
- 2026-04-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2042291875311202519
- 2026-04-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2039398515499991367
- 2026-03-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2039016529157591091
- 2026-03-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2037254259029184839
- 2026-03-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2036470014811734181
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2034707828837937226
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/ericforiowa/status/2034708795587182713

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=30659&ga=89
- Campaign site: https://www.ericforiowa.com/
- X: https://x.com/ericforiowa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eric.gjerde.16
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericforiowa/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5piST8HzIXD8xikpxtsAEQ
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-gjerde-ed-d-96729a70/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8e424b53-9531-4b76-bd44-a8008f34b539