# Michael Bergan

Michael Bergan is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 63.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: Iowa House, district 63
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bf9a43c8-3e2a-489f-94f6-b26035f7f9b9

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bf9a43c8-3e2a-489f-94f6-b26035f7f9b9 (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

Bergan voted against the majority of Iowa House Republicans 51 times; party unity 90.5%, in the bottom quarter of the Iowa House (average 96.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 257 donors and 1,101 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 50% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 96.9% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 90.5% (96.0%). 51 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 14 bills: 14 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 21.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 17 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HF 2406: A bill for an act relating to administration of and taxation on tobacco-related products including imposing a tax on alternative nicotine products and vapor… (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2406/
- HF 2225: A bill for an act creating a new graduate nonresident tuition tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive applicability… (in committee, 2026-01-30) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2225/
- HF 2193: A bill for an act relating to living organ donors and life insurance, disability insurance, and long-term care insurance. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2193/
- 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/
- HR 16: A resolution recognizing and commending the National Conference of State Legislatures on its fiftieth anniversary. (passed one chamber, 2025-04-02) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR16/
- HF 968: A bill for an act relating to licensure fees for professional licenses, permits, and certifications. (in committee, 2025-04-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF968/
- HF 965: A bill for an act relating to the adoption tax credit available against the individual income tax, and including effective date and retroactive applicability… (in committee, 2025-05-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF965/
- HF 962: A bill for an act modifying the child and dependent care credit available against the individual income tax, and including retroactive applicability provisions. (in committee, 2025-04-28) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF962/
- HF 708: A bill for an act relating to health care decisions related to palliative care, hospice programs, life-sustaining procedures, and out-of-hospital… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF708/
- HF 331: A bill for an act implementing requirements related to organizations that sponsor or administer extracurricular interscholastic athletics, including the… (in committee, 2025-03-14) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF331/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.9K (State House Republicans median $33.7K). 99% 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=18044
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelBerganIowa/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bf9a43c8-3e2a-489f-94f6-b26035f7f9b9