# Randy Feenstra

Randy Feenstra is a Republican member of the U.S. House for Iowa’s 4th district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, Iowa’s 4th district
- Serving since: 2021-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: F000446
- FEC candidate IDs: H0IA04145

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000446 (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

68% of Feenstra’s statements claim credit, 1.8 times the House Republican average of 37%.

## What Feenstra says (119th Congress (2025–27))

2,292 classified statements: 1,949 posts on X, 234 press releases, 91 newsletters, 18 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Feenstra | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.5% | 2.1% | 153 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 13.8% | 15.1% | 118 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 88.5% | 67.7% | 4 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.2% | 8.9% | 115 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 68.3% | 37.4% | 3 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.8% | 3.0% | 132 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Agriculture and Food 35% (House Republicans 9.0%); Taxation 27% (House Republicans 9.5%); Economics and Public Finance 20% (House Republicans 19%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (House Republicans 24%); Immigration 12% (House Republicans 13%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.95 (standard error 0.01), from 2,372 donors and 3,087 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 41% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 97.4% (97.1%). 14 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 35 bills: 35 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 2 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 241. 8.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 157 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 8967: Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program Reauthorization (in committee, 2026-05-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8967
- H.R. 8891: Rural MOMS Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-05-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8891
- H.R. 7749: Quantum in Practice Act (in committee, 2026-03-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7749
- H.R. 7177: Protecting Girls with Turner Syndrome Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-01-21) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7177
- H.R. 7097: No American Benefits Abroad Act (in committee, 2026-01-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7097
- H.R. 6944: To require the Secretary of Agriculture to make cost-share grants for retrofitting agricultural tractors with rollover protection structures, and for other… (in committee, 2026-01-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6944
- H.R. 6134: STUDENT Act (in committee, 2025-11-19) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6134
- H.R. 5037: Middle Mile for Rural America Act (in committee, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5037
- H.R. 4793: SOS Act (in committee, 2025-07-29) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4793
- H.R. 4400: Farmers First Act of 2025 (in committee, 2025-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4400

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $1.0M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 5.5% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 33% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2114817316773101744
- 2026-09-30 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2105366424935886934
- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2096276960724877644
- 2026-08-25 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2092343294546334096
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2085034201355612546
- 2026-08-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2085088129665454300
- 2026-07-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2080040891771744359
- 2026-07-22 · Press release · Feenstra Applauds House Passage of Bill to Ban Members of Congress from Purchasing Individual Stocks · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://feenstra.house.gov/media/press-releases/feenstra-applauds-house-passage-bill-ban-members-congress-purchasing
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2079575517490040939
- 2026-07-21 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepFeenstra/status/2079584672523145522

## Links

- Official site: https://feenstra.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepFeenstra
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/repfeenstra
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/F000446

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/F000446