What office is Chad Behn running for?

State House District 48 in Iowa, on the November 3, 2026 general election ballot.

Chad Behn — State House District 48

Republican · Iowa general election, November 3, 2026.

Incumbent state representative; Republican, District 48.

LifeBFamilyAReligious libertyB2nd AmendmentALimited gov’tBFiscalB

Decisive evidence: Iowa House Journal roll calls (SF418 Y, HF856 Y); NRA-PVF A (endorsed); AFP-Iowa endorsement; iVoterGuide 'Conservative'.

Life: No direct pro-life vote or questionnaire found; Republican candidate rated Conservative by iVoterGuide.
Family: Voted yes on SF 418 (2025 removing gender identity from the Civil Rights Act).
Religious liberty: No specific religious-liberty record found; rated Conservative by iVoterGuide, whose evaluation includes religious-liberty issues.
2nd Amendment: Rated A by NRA-PVF for 2026 and NRA-endorsed.
Limited gov’t: Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity-Iowa in 2026, which backs school choice and limited government; no school-choice vote on record.
Fiscal: Endorsed by Americans for Prosperity-Iowa in 2026, which backs lower taxes and spending restraint; no tax votes on record.

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