# Monica Kurth

Monica Kurth is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 98.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa House, district 98
- Serving since: 2023-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c746f92f-f2d1-4dd9-aa76-f056fe026c32

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c746f92f-f2d1-4dd9-aa76-f056fe026c32 (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

Kurth reported $917 in the 2026 cycle, in the bottom 5% of State House Democrats (median $40.4K).

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

4 classified statements: 4 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Kurth | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.5% | 584 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 10.4% | 717 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 39.2% | 757 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 2.9% | 676 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.82 (standard error 0.03), from 90 donors and 1,095 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 24% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 95.3% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 99.0% (96.0%). 30 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 91 bills: 91 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 3.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 93 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 2740: A bill for an act relating to the confidentiality of certain information filed with the secretary of state by foreign persons holding agricultural land. (in committee, 2026-03-17) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2740/
- HF 2735: A bill for an act relating to programs administered by the Iowa finance authority including the firsthome program and home ownership assistance program for… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2735/
- HF 2738: A bill for an act establishing a state-based health insurance subsidy, and making an appropriation. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2738/
- HF 2733: A bill for an act relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2733/
- HF 2737: A bill for an act relating to the education savings account program, including modifying eligibility provisions, providing a future repeal date, and including… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2737/
- HF 2708: A bill for an act relating to operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated and causing injury, and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2708/
- HF 2612: A bill for an act requiring boards of directors of school districts, the authorities in charge of accredited nonpublic schools, and the governing boards of… (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2612/
- HF 2632: A bill for an act relating to bond election requirements applicable to school districts. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2632/
- HF 2453: A bill for an act relating to school district general fund flexibility accounts by expanding eligible uses to include costs to expand preschool programs. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2453/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $917 (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 100% 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.

- 2026-08-24 · Post on X · https://x.com/kurth_monica/status/2091681820551074121
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/kurth_monica/status/2089884344668094673
- 2026-08-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/kurth_monica/status/2089884690912026828
- 2026-08-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/kurth_monica/status/2084102332497695124

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?ga=91&personID=18614
- X: https://x.com/kurth_monica
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/monicaforiowa/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monica-kurth-32626416b/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c746f92f-f2d1-4dd9-aa76-f056fe026c32