Bill | ![]() | Issue | Comments | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA HF2542 2026 | Y | Y | A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. | 2026 | |
| IA HF2711 2026 | Y | N | A bill for an act relating to state policies and programs with race or gender requirements. | 2026 | |
| IA HF2253 2026 | Y | Y | A bill for an act relating to terminology involving a pregnant female | 2026 | |
| IA SF2432 2026 | Y | N | A bill for an act eliminating a city's ability to create a city board of health or a city health department, and including effective date provisions. | 2026 | |
| IA HF571 2026 | Y | N | A bill for an act relating to protections for medical practitioners, health care institutions, and health care payors including those related to the exercise of conscience, whistleblower activities, and free speech, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 139.) | 2026 | |
| IA SF2274 2026 | Y | N | A bill for an act relating to the sale or offer for sale of certain firearm devices. | 2026 | |
| IA SF2422 2026 | Y | N | Improving Citizenship Verification and Eligibility Standards for Public Benefits | 2026 | |
| IA SF2426 2026 | Y | Y | A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial drivers, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions. (Formerly SF 2173.) | 2026 | |
| IA SF2187 2026 | Y | Y | Driver’s License Citizenship Verification Act | 2026 | |
| IA HF1044 2025 | N | N | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for state government administration and regulation, including the department of administrative services, auditor of state, ethics and campaign disclosure board, offices of governor and lieutenant governor, department of inspections, appeals, and licensing, department of insurance and financial services, department of management, Iowa public employees' retirement system, public information board, department of revenue, secretary of state, treasurer of state, and utilities commission, and providing for properly related matters including the deposit of captive company premium tax revenue. (Formerly HSB 343, HSB 341.) Effective date: 07/01/2025. | 2025 | |
| IA HF1049 2025 | Y | N | A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the department of veterans affairs and the department of health and human services, and related provisions and appropriations, including aging and disability services; behavioral health, public health, community access and eligibility; the medical assistance program, state supplementary assistance, Hawki, and other health-related programs; sex reassignment surgeries or associated procedures; family well-being and protection; state-operated specialty care, administration and compliance; transfers, cash flows, and nonreversions; prior appropriations; the beer and liquor control fund, and the behavioral health fund; report on nonreversion of moneys; emergency rules; and a hospital directed payment program; and including effective date and retroactive applicability provisions. (Formerly HSB 342.) Effective date: 06/11/2025, 07/01/2025. Applicability date: 07/01/2024. | 2025 | |
| IA SF660 2025 | Y | Y | A bill for an act relating to sports wagering and tourism, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions. (Formerly SSB 1240.) Effective date: 06/11/2025, 07/01/2025. | 2025 |

Thomas Townsend
Iowa | District 36
36.67

LIVE 2026 Session Score
44.44
Lifetime Key Issues Score
Learn More About Thomas Townsend
Committee Assignment:
State Government, Transportation (Ranking Member), Veterans Affairs, Ways and Means, Workforce, Justice System Appropriations Subcommittee, Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review Committee, Public Retirement Systems Committee, and All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim Study Committee.
Place of Birth:
Northwest Illinois
Profession:
Apprenticed as an electrician for five years before receiving his license in 1997. He is a member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and president of the Dubuque Federation of Labor, affiliated with the AFL–CIO. Journeyman wireman, and Business Manager for Local 704.
Marital Status:
Married
Spouse(s):
Judee Townsend
Number of Children:
2
Education:
Boot Camp, Basic Electricity and Electronics, Electricians Mate "A" School, Navy Nuclear Power School, and Navy Nuclear Prototype, and Apprenticeship Program IBEW Local 704.
Military Service (Branch):
United States Navy
Military Service (Years of service):
6 Years
American Culture
54.55%
Big Tech & Free Speech
N/A
Border Security
N/A
Election Integrity
00.00%
Educational Freedom
25.00%
Second Amendment
00.00%
Health & Medical Freedom
00.00%
Taxes and Spending
50.00%
Votes

Vote Key
- Y: Yea
- N: Nay
- G: Guilty
- NG: Not Guilty
- NV: Not Voting
- N/A: Not Applicable

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