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Amy Nielsen — State House District 85
Democratic · Iowa general election, November 3, 2026.
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Incumbent state representative (Democrat), District 85; in the Iowa House since 2021.
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Voted no on HF 732 (heartbeat law), HF 68 (school choice), SF 538 and the flat-tax bills; NRA F.
- Life: Voted no on HF 732 (2023), the fetal-heartbeat abortion law.
- Family: Voted no on SF 538, SF 496, HF 2416 (girls' sports) and SF 418.
- Religious liberty: No religious-liberty-specific votes found; Democratic platform suggests a neutral-to-skeptical stance.
- 2nd Amendment: NRA-PVF grade F; IFC scorecard vote index 25.9%; absent for HF 756 (2021).
- Limited gov’t: Voted no on HF 68 (2023 Students First school-choice accounts) and HF 856 (2025 DEI ban).
- Fiscal: Voted no on both flat income tax bills, HF 2317 (2022) and SF 2442 (2024).