# Josh Meggers

Josh Meggers is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 54.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 54
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/b28ad297-8f6d-4f36-807e-0acfa35c7d4c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b28ad297-8f6d-4f36-807e-0acfa35c7d4c (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

Meggers sits at +0.78 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 95% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.78 (standard error 0.04), from 162 donors and 600 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 95% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 100% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 100% (96.0%). 4 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 nay · 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 38 bills: 38 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 13.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 42 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 2561: A bill for an act relating to street takeovers, and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2561/
- HF 2560: A bill for an act relating to recordings of interviews during child abuse assessments and family assessments. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2560/
- HF 2566: A bill for an act relating to certain city fire protection and emergency medical services funds. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2566/
- HF 2387: A bill for an act relating to early retirement benefits for members of the peace officers’ retirement, accident, and disability system. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2387/
- HF 2194: A bill for an act relating to the membership of the Iowa law enforcement academy council. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2194/
- HF 2176: A bill for an act relating to operating a motor vehicle at excessive speeds, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable. (in committee, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2176/
- HF 2145: A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor. (in committee, 2026-03-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2145/
- HF 2077: A bill for an act authorizing the expenditure of funding from the secure an advanced vision for education fund for certain insurance costs. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2077/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.6K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=33981
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Joshua-Meggers-For-Iowa-House/100080346182584/?locale=ur_PK&paipv=0&eav=AfZZU5gRADb0TwqH7Z2efjpDTaaSkXPz1KuOOSOGyafdu8dKYS_1xNEMGTzcW6zxXo4&_rdr

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/b28ad297-8f6d-4f36-807e-0acfa35c7d4c