# Brian Lohse Brian Lohse is a Republican member of the Iowa House for district 45. - Party: Republican - Seat: Iowa House, district 45 - Serving since: 2023-01-01 - Current term: IA 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e0d66082-fd49-47ff-acd7-2f8106bc9837 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0d66082-fd49-47ff-acd7-2f8106bc9837 (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 Lohse voted against the majority of Iowa House Republicans 83 times; party unity 81%, in the bottom 5% of the Iowa House (average 96.0%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.21 (standard error 0.02), from 180 donors and 551 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 27% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (IA 2025–26 session) 822 roll calls. Attendance 91.3% (Iowa House 91.8%). Party unity 81% (96.0%). 83 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-10-02 · voted not voting · 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 46 bills: 44 reached committee, 7 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 0. 15.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Iowa House 13.4%; rank 34 of 98). Recent sponsored bills: - HF 2174: A bill for an act providing for a task force to address legal services for indigent parties. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2174/ - HF 2099: A bill for an act relating to the taking of black bears, and making penalties applicable. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF2099/ - 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 21: A resolution honoring the centennial anniversary of the National Bar Association and its Iowa co-founders. (introduced, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR21/ - HR 19: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of Jay Byers for his exemplary leadership, dedicated public service, and transformative impact on the state of Iowa. (passed one chamber, 2025-05-13) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR19/ - HR 18: A resolution honoring and congratulating the Grand View University wrestling team on its historic National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics wrestling… (passed one chamber, 2025-04-22) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR18/ - 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/ - HR 14: A resolution calling upon the President of the United States and the United States Congress to support efforts to naturalize certain legally adopted children… (passed one chamber, 2025-03-27) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HR14/ - 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 920: A bill for an act relating to the double up food bucks program and making an appropriation. (in committee, 2025-03-12) https://openstates.org/ia/bills/2025-2026/HF920/ ## Campaign money (2026 cycle) Itemized receipts $72.1K (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=27022 - Campaign site: https://www.brianlohse4iowa.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrianLohse4Iowa/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e0d66082-fd49-47ff-acd7-2f8106bc9837