# Jeff Cooling Jeff Cooling is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 77. - Party: Democrat - Seat: Iowa House, district 77 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: IA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c8eeda58-6c95-4ac9-988f-1c9363b2e17c Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8eeda58-6c95-4ac9-988f-1c9363b2e17c (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 4.3% of the 46 bills Cooling sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom quarter of the Iowa House. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.75 (standard error 0.04), from 30 donors and 594 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (IA 2025–26 session) 822 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 98.1% (96.0%). 27 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 46 bills: 46 reached committee, 2 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 4.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 82 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - 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 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 2631: A bill for an act relating to a family leave and medical leave insurance program that provides for paid, job-protected leave for certain family leave and… (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2631/ - HF 2479: A bill for an act relating to driver’s licenses marked to reflect veteran status. (in committee, 2026-02-16) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2479/ - HF 2384: A bill for an act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year. (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2384/ - HF 2378: A bill for an act increasing the state minimum hourly wage and providing for subsequent increases by the same percentage as the increase in federal social… (in committee, 2026-03-31) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2378/ - HF 2223: A bill for an act relating to local and state government finances by modifying provisions relating to homestead property tax credits, providing a residential… (in committee, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2223/ - HF 2197: A bill for an act relating to franchisee compensation and time allowances for motor vehicle warranty services, and including applicability provisions. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2197/ - 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/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $10.9K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=33987 - X: https://x.com/JCooling405 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JCforHD77/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c8eeda58-6c95-4ac9-988f-1c9363b2e17c