# Bubba Sorensen

Bubba Sorensen is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 23
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/97a4ef03-4b50-4fcd-9ebc-3d76482f2150

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97a4ef03-4b50-4fcd-9ebc-3d76482f2150 (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

Sorensen voted against the majority of Iowa House Republicans 32 times; party unity 90.8%, in the bottom quarter of the Iowa House (average 96.0%).

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

16 classified statements: 16 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 | Sorensen | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 735 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 31.3% | 31.9% | 386 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 18.8% | 12.7% | 195 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Education 40% (State House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 40% (State House Republicans 18%); Agriculture and Food 20% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 20% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 20% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 191 donors and 588 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 95.8% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 90.8% (96.0%). 32 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 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 23 bills: 23 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 43 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 2575: A bill for an act allowing a court to grant a grandparent or great-grandparent visitation rights of a child in certain circumstances. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2575/
- HF 2393: A bill for an act permitting school districts to use certain categorical funds generated from pupils participating in the education savings account program… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2393/
- HF 2300: A bill for an act limiting the authority of counties and cities to regulate hemp production on land zoned for specific purposes. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2300/
- 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/
- 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 920: A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation. (in committee, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF920/
- HF 817: A bill for an act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF817/
- HF 823: A bill for an act relating to unpaid leave for appointments with a county commission of veteran affairs. (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF823/
- HF 822: A bill for an act relating to a local authority’s ability to determine the streets or highways on which vehicles operating under an all-systems permit are… (in committee, 2025-03-06) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF822/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $33.7K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 92% 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.

- 2026-10-14 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/2110407640421482617
- 2026-01-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/2013287227753705635
- 2026-01-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/2012665663295287394
- 2026-01-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/2010820550357111172
- 2025-11-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/1990247838799061111
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/1965962690733683077
- 2025-08-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/1955340410408276121
- 2025-05-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/1927531523374248126
- 2025-05-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/1924861276410495067
- 2025-03-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/SorensenForIowa/status/1905770297581838423

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=27020
- Campaign site: https://sorensenforiowa.com/
- X: https://x.com/SorensenForIowa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SorensenForIowa/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SorensenForIowa/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RaySorensen_FreedomRock
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/freedomrocks/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/97a4ef03-4b50-4fcd-9ebc-3d76482f2150