# Aime Wichtendahl

Aime Wichtendahl is a Democratic member of the Iowa House for district 80.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: Iowa House, district 80
- Serving since: 2025-01-01
- Current term: IA 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e0883366-eaba-4dc1-9a66-4c35cb1d0290

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0883366-eaba-4dc1-9a66-4c35cb1d0290 (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

Wichtendahl sits at −1.11 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 95% of State House Democrats.

## What Wichtendahl 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 | Wichtendahl | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 25.0% | 2.5% | 6 of 765 |
| Policy criticism | 25.0% | 10.4% | 65 of 765 |
| Policy discussion | 25.0% | 39.2% | 588 of 765 |
| Bipartisanship | 25.0% | 2.9% | 2 of 765 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 14.4% | 729 of 765 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.0% | 544 of 765 |

Most discussed policy areas: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 100% (State House Democrats 9.8%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Democrats 4.6%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Commerce 0% (State House Democrats 3.1%); Crime and Law Enforcement 0% (State House Democrats 8.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −1.11 (standard error 0.03), from 886 donors and 262 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 5.3% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (IA 2025–26 session)

822 roll calls. Attendance 88% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 98.2% (96.0%). 34 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-10-02 · voted nay · 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 102 bills: 100 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 4.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 80 of 98).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 2736: A bill for an act modifying provisions related to area education agency funding, and including effective date and applicability provisions. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2736/
- 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 2730: A bill for an act relating to unlawful practices for retail pricing, and providing penalties. (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2730/
- HF 2729: A bill for an act establishing a temporary prohibition on an increase in rates or charges by gas and electric public utilities, and including effective date… (in committee, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2729/
- HF 2665: A bill for an act relating to radon mitigation requirements and tax credits, including retroactive applicability provisions, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2665/
- HF 2663: A bill for an act relating to cancer research, and making appropriations. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2663/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.7K (State House Democrats median $40.4K). 70% 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.

- 2025-03-01 · Post on X · labels: bipartisanship · https://x.com/aimeforiowa/status/1895659505834504606
- 2025-02-10 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/aimeforiowa/status/1889095553813737820
- 2025-01-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/aimeforiowa/status/1883337802823446834
- 2025-01-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/aimeforiowa/status/1883337804954177699

## Links

- Official site: https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator?personID=37390&ga=91
- Campaign site: https://aimeforiowa.org/
- X: https://x.com/aimeforiowa
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/State-Rep-Aime-Wichtendahl/61554223334630/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@aimejwichtendahl5292

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0883366-eaba-4dc1-9a66-4c35cb1d0290