# Kevin Alons

Kevin Alons is a Republican member of the Iowa Senate for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/abad9c61-6eb9-484a-bf07-94cb9040a639

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/abad9c61-6eb9-484a-bf07-94cb9040a639 (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

Alons has 12 classified statements in the IA 2025–26 session.

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

12 classified statements: 12 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Alons | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 9.5% | 29 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 37.3% | 92 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 8.3% | 2.3% | 15 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 33.3% | 15.4% | 36 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 8.3% | 1.3% | 9 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 33% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 33% (State Senate Republicans 2.2%); Health 17% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); International Affairs 17% (State Senate Republicans 1.7%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State Senate Republicans 6.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.48 (standard error 0.03), from 186 donors and 484 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 67% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

589 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Iowa Senate 93.9%). Party unity 96.4% (95.7%). 8 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/
- 2026-05-03 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · SF 2472 A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budgets, by modifying property assessment provisions,… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2472/
- 2026-05-03 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2788 A bill for an act relating to abortions including definitions, informed consent, dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs, and other abortion-related… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2788/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2765 A bill for an act providing for the regulation of mining, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2765/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 1036 A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF1036/
- 2026-05-02 · voted nay · Shall amendment S-5251 be adopted? · HF 1036 A bill for an act relating to human trafficking, including screening children, civil statutes of limitations, an annual stakeholder meeting and… · fail · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF1036/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2787 A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providing penalties, and including effective date… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2787/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2781 A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2781/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2542 A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2542/
- 2026-05-02 · voted yea · Shall the bill pass? · HF 2493 A bill for an act relating to the statewide preschool program by modifying provisions relating to eligibility, funding, and compulsory attendance and… · pass · https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2493/

## Legislation (IA 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 32 bills: 32 reached committee, 4 passed one chamber, 1 passed both, 1 became law. Cosponsored 0. 12.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa Senate 10.8%; rank 17 of 48).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SJR 2008: A joint resolution supporting devolution of power from the United States department of education to the states. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SJR2008/
- SF 2195: A bill for an act relating to the use of specie as legal tender. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2195/
- SF 2197: A bill for an act relating to app store provider and app developer requirements concerning minor users, and providing civil penalties, and including… (in committee, 2026-02-13) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2197/
- SF 2129: A bill for an act relating to the disclosure of psychological test data. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF2129/
- SR 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/SR101/
- SF 347: A bill for an act prohibiting certain materials in public libraries in counties and cities, authorizing civil actions, and providing civil penalties. (in committee, 2025-02-20) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF347/
- SJR 6: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa by repealing the natural resources and outdoor recreation trust fund, and… (in committee, 2025-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SJR6/
- SF 335: A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to trainings and curricula provided by school districts and prohibited… (in committee, 2025-02-25) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF335/
- SF 239: A bill for an act relating to insurance requirements for the granting of a hazardous liquid pipeline permit. (in committee, 2025-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF239/
- SF 249: A bill for an act relating to damages incurred due to releases of carbon dioxide from liquefied carbon dioxide pipelines or carbon dioxide facilities and… (in committee, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/SF249/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.8K (State Senate Republicans median $46.2K). 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.

- 2026-06-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/kdalons/status/2067564513122017761
- 2025-10-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1980348787223634186
- 2025-10-08 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1975715181679255629
- 2025-10-08 · Post on X · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1975718286349217818
- 2025-09-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1970901959327596661
- 2025-08-07 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1953464366478606750
- 2025-06-11 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, bipartisanship · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1932947759985799210
- 2025-06-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1932463630366192102
- 2025-05-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1923255325185950065
- 2025-05-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/kdalons/status/1922751238937923929

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=90&personID=33999
- Campaign site: https://www.alonsforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/kdalons
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KevinAlonsForIowaSenate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-alons-1997146/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/abad9c61-6eb9-484a-bf07-94cb9040a639