The person behind the name
Ashley Hinson’s public career runs from a Cedar Rapids television newsroom through the Iowa House to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee.
Hinson represents Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House and lives in Marion. She won the June 2, 2026 Republican primary for U.S. Senate with 153,059 votes to 53,196 for Jim Carlin, a former state senator, according to the state canvass dated June 22. The Iowa Secretary of State’s candidate list for the November 3 general election names her as the Republican candidate, alongside Democrat Josh Turek and Libertarian Thomas Laehn. [1][2][3][6][7][9]
The seat is open. Senator Joni Ernst announced on September 2, 2025 that she would not run again, and Hinson declared her candidacy hours later. “I’m running for Senate because there’s more work to do, and I am prepared to win and deliver,” she said. [10][11]
Education and professional preparation
Her Iowa Legislature biography says she was born in 1983 in Des Moines and graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines. That biography and her congressional one both report a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of Southern California. [4][7]
Her official House biography says she was a reporter for KCRG-TV in Cedar Rapids before holding office. It adds that “for more than a decade” she connected with Iowa’s small business owners and community leaders. Both biographies list two Midwest regional Emmy awards, an RTDNA health reporting fellowship and a Waypoint Tribute to Women honor. These honors are reported in her official biographies; this review did not read the awarding bodies’ own records. [4][7]
From the newsroom to the Iowa House
Hinson represented Iowa House District 67, which her official biography describes as serving Hiawatha, Robins, Cedar Rapids and Marion. Legislative records date her service from January 9, 2017. They list her as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee in the 87th General Assembly and as chair of the Transportation Committee from January 14 to November 15, 2019. She remained a member of that committee through January 10, 2021. The Legislature listed her occupation as media and journalism consultant. [4][5][7]
Three elections to the U.S. House
She won a U.S. House seat in November 2020 in what was then Iowa’s 1st District, with 212,088 votes to 201,347 for Democrat Abby Finkenauer. She was re-elected in the 2nd District in 2022, with 172,181 votes to 145,940 for Democrat Liz Mathis, and in 2024, with 233,340 votes to 169,740 for Democrat Sarah Corkery. [12][13][14]
Her office announced her first two Appropriations subcommittee assignments on January 29, 2021. The House Clerk now lists her on the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Ethics and the Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party. [6][15]
A note on federal filings. Federal Election Commission records list the candidate as “ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON,” candidate ID S6IA00314, with Ashley for Iowa as her principal campaign committee. The Iowa Secretary of State’s candidate list and the House Clerk use “Ashley Hinson,” the name used in this profile. For January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026, the FEC page shows total receipts of $10,217,845.39, total disbursements of $5,396,429.30 and ending cash on hand of $6,749,491.49. Those figures are separate measures and should not be added together. [1][6][8]
Life & public service
From the Iowa House to the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and a Senate nomination, these are the documented milestones.
Born in Des Moines
Her Iowa Legislature biography gives her birth year and birthplace and says she graduated from Valley High School in West Des Moines and the University of Southern California. [4]
Iowa House, District 67
Legislative records date her service from January 9, 2017 and list her as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee in the 87th General Assembly. [5]
Transportation Committee chair
Chaired the Iowa House Transportation Committee from January 14 to November 15, 2019, then remained a member through January 10, 2021. [4]
Budget law and a Senate launch
Voted “Aye” on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, on July 3; it became law on July 4. Announced her Senate candidacy on September 2 and held a kickoff in Cedar Rapids on September 14, where she said she was “honored to fight alongside” President Trump. [10][24][25][26]
General election
The Secretary of State’s list for November 3 names Hinson, Democrat Josh Turek and Libertarian Thomas Laehn as the candidates for United States senator. [1]
Accomplishments, in the record
Legislation and official documents establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level supported by those records, with shared credit where other officials were principal authors.
Committee posts in Des Moines
Iowa legislative records show Hinson served in the 87th and 88th General Assemblies. They list her as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee in the 87th and as chair of the Transportation Committee from January 14 to November 15, 2019, with seats on Judiciary and other committees. [4][5]
Her congressional and campaign biographies say that as a state representative she “worked successfully to balance the budget, cut taxes, and protect the most vulnerable in her community.” That is her own characterization. The legislative pages cited here establish her assignments; they do not attribute specific budget or tax outcomes to her. [7][28]
Voting to count the 2020 electors
KCRG reported on January 5, 2021 that Hinson co-authored a letter with 11 other House members supporting certification of the states’ electors. The Clerk’s record shows she voted “Nay” on both objections that came to a vote: Roll Call 10 on January 6 and Roll Call 11 on January 7. The House rejected them 121–303 and 138–282. [17][18][29]
One week later, on January 13, she voted “Nay” on H. Res. 24, the resolution impeaching President Trump, which passed 232–197. [19]
A seat on the House spending committee
Hinson’s office announced on January 29, 2021 that she would serve on the Appropriations subcommittees for Homeland Security and for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development. The Clerk now lists her on three Appropriations subcommittees: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Financial Services and General Government; and Homeland Security. [6][15]
On November 14, 2025 her office listed five Community Project Funding items for her district in the fiscal 2026 agriculture appropriations bill, part of a package the release says President Trump had signed the previous evening. They include $4,000,000 for a Belle Plaine drinking-water project and $1,000,000 for a labor and delivery expansion at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. The list is her office’s account of enacted project funding, not an audit of results. [30]
Two votes on the Respect for Marriage Act
Hinson voted “Yea” when the House passed H.R. 8404, the Respect for Marriage Act, on July 19, 2022. The Clerk’s tally shows 47 Republicans in favor and 157 opposed. She voted “Yea” again on December 8, 2022, when the House agreed to the Senate’s amendment with 39 Republicans in favor. [20][21]
Her statement on July 19 read in part: “I voted for the Respect for Marriage Act, legislation that respects and maintains settled law.” Her 2026 primary opponent criticized the vote; that exchange is summarized in the fuller record. [31]
A stillbirth-prevention bill becomes law
Hinson introduced H.R. 4581, the Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024. Her office names Representative Alma Adams, a North Carolina Democrat, as House co-lead. The statute’s legislative history shows the House passed it on May 15, 2024 and the Senate on June 11. It became Public Law 118-69 on July 12, 2024. [22][23][32]
The law amends Title V of the Social Security Act so that stillbirth prevention activities and research are an allowable use of Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant funds. It clarifies permitted uses of an existing grant. The documents cited here do not establish new appropriations or measured health outcomes. GovTrack counts it as the one bill she introduced in the 118th Congress that became law. [22][23][32]
An “Aye” on H.R. 1
Hinson voted “Aye” on July 3, 2025 when the House agreed, 218–214, to the Senate’s version of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It became Public Law 119-21 the next day. Iowa Public Radio reported that all four Iowa House members backed the bill and quoted Hinson: “I’m proud to work with President Trump to deliver a stronger, safer, and more prosperous America and Iowa.” [25][26][33]
The same report said the bill adds work requirements for many adults covered by Medicaid and cited Congressional Budget Office estimates that nearly 12 million Americans could lose health coverage. Those are projections as reported, not observed results. The dispute over this vote is summarized in the fuller record. [33]
The Save Our Bacon Act
On July 23, 2025 Hinson introduced the Save Our Bacon Act. Her office says it would prohibit state and local governments from interfering with the production of livestock in other states, and presents it as a response to California’s Proposition 12 and Massachusetts’ Question 3. The release lists Iowa’s three other House members among the original cosponsors. [34]
Iowa Capital Dispatch reported on August 21, 2026 that the measure “was included in the latest farm bill iteration that failed to progress out of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee.” As of that report it had not been enacted. The same report said Josh Turek opposes the bill and does not support Proposition 12. [35]
A trade-crimes bill clears the House
Hinson is the sponsor of H.R. 1869, the Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act, introduced March 5, 2025. The bill-status record shows the Judiciary Committee ordered it reported 23–0 on June 3, 2026 and the House passed it by voice vote on August 31, 2026. The latest recorded action is receipt in the Senate on September 14. [27]
Her office says the bill would establish a dedicated structure within the Justice Department’s Criminal Division to investigate and prosecute trade-related crimes and would require annual reports to Congress. It says she introduced the bill alongside John Moolenaar, Raja Krishnamoorthi, Robert Wittman, Glenn Ivey and others; the record lists more than 40 cosponsors from both parties. House passage is not enactment. [27][36]
Faith, family & community
Her official House biography says Hinson and her husband, Matt, are raising their two sons in Marion. [7]
The same biography describes her as “an active member of her community, regularly playing violin at Antioch Christian Church and volunteering with local charities.” Her Iowa Legislature biography listed her as active with Antioch Christian Church, March of Dimes/CIDAC and Junior Achievement, and described her as a classically trained musician. [4][7]
These biographies document church and community involvement. They do not describe her beliefs in further detail, and this profile makes no claim beyond them. The Legislature’s entry dates from her state service and does not confirm current affiliations. [4][7]
Her mission for Iowa
Ashley Hinson is a conservative mom on a mission to make Washington run more like the great state of Iowa.
The following summarizes the agenda on Hinson’s official campaign website. These are proposed priorities, not completed accomplishments. [37][38]
01Costs & the economy
Tax-free down-payment savings for first-time homebuyers through the First Home Savings Opportunity Act; keeping large institutional investors from buying up single-family homes in Iowa neighborhoods; expanded child care tax relief; and more career and technical education. [38]
02Health care
Lower prescription drug costs through transparency and accountability for pharmacy benefit managers; backing for community hospitals and the rural health workforce; and expanded maternal health care access, cancer research and preventive care. [38]
03Agriculture & rural Iowa
Opposition to policies such as California’s Proposition 12, passage of a Farm Bill, expanded export markets, year-round E15 and stronger biofuels policy. [38]
04Border security & public safety
Enforcing immigration laws, deporting what the site calls “dangerous criminal illegal immigrants,” and cracking down on fentanyl traffickers and violent offenders. [38]
05Government accountability
A ban on members of Congress trading individual stocks and betting on prediction markets; lobbying bans; and moving federal agencies out of Washington. [38]
06Veterans
Expanded health care and mental health services, particularly for rural veterans, and full funding for the Department of Veterans Affairs. [38]
07Schools, China and entitlements
Under the heading “Protecting Iowa Values,” the site calls for a stronger parental voice and more transparency in schools, holding China accountable on trade practices and farmland purchases, and defending Social Security and Medicare benefits. [38]
08Abortion
In an October 14, 2024 Iowa Press debate, Hinson defended cosponsoring the 2021 Life at Conception Act. Iowa Capital Dispatch reported that the proposal does not specifically mention abortion or IVF, and that many critics say it could restrict those procedures without exceptions for rape, incest or to save the life of the mother. Hinson said “no piece of legislation would get my support without those exceptions.” She also said she supported Iowa’s “fetal heartbeat” law, which the report described as banning most abortions after six weeks of gestation with exceptions. [39]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
Infrastructure law: a no vote, then an announcement
Hinson voted “Nay” on November 5, 2021 when the House agreed, 228–206, to the Senate’s amendment to H.R. 3684, the infrastructure bill. PolitiFact Iowa reported in January 2022 that she had posted, “We secured $829 million in federal funding to upgrade locks & dams along the Upper Mississippi River.” ABC News named her among House Republicans promoting funding from a law they had opposed. PolitiFact Iowa rated “Mostly True” the statement by her 2022 opponent, Liz Mathis, that Hinson was “taking credit for work she didn’t do.” Her spokesperson told ABC News that Hinson “opposed the infrastructure package because it was tied to trillions of other spending in the House,” and added: “If there’s federal money on the table she is, of course, going to do everything she can to make sure it is reinvested in Iowa.” [40][41][42]
The 2020 plagiarism episode
During her first congressional campaign, KCRG reported that The New York Times had identified paragraphs on Hinson’s campaign website that copied one of its stories word for word, “accounting for 91 words out of a 642-word page,” and that other examples came from the Des Moines Register and The Hill. Hinson apologized. She said an employee of a consulting firm had taken statements “word for word” from others and included them in pieces she “later approved and published,” and that she had ended her relationship with the firm. “What happened was wrong and violated your trust,” she said. The report does not name the firm. [16]
Health care votes and the 2025 budget law
Hinson’s support for H.R. 1 has drawn criticism from Democrats and from some constituents. The Clerk’s record shows she voted “Yea” when the House first passed the bill, 215–214, on May 22, 2025, and “Aye” on the final version on July 3. Iowa Public Radio reported Congressional Budget Office estimates that nearly 12 million Americans could lose health coverage under the bill. KCRG reported that she was booed at a town hall in Elkader later in May 2025, after saying she was “proud to vote for President Trump’s one big beautiful bill.” She answered, “I can’t believe you’d boo for tax relief for working Americans.” In June 2026 Josh Turek said Hinson “has voted to see 110,000 Iowans lose their health care.” Her campaign’s communications director, Billy Fuerst, replied that she is “working across the aisle to lower costs by taking on Big Pharma and Big health insurance.” The 110,000 figure is Turek’s; the report does not say where it comes from, and the sources cited here do not independently establish it. Iowa Capital Dispatch also reported on June 5, 2026 that a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee digital ad criticized her health care record, which the outlet tied to her January 2026 vote opposing a three-year extension of federal health care subsidies, and that a $13.4 million Senate Majority PAC television reservation would also criticize her support of President Trump’s tariff policies. That report quotes no reply from her campaign on those points. [25][33][43][44][52][53]
Advocacy scorecards and a primary challenge
The campaign’s homepage calls Hinson a “Conservative Fighter.” Heritage Action’s scorecard gives her 59% for the 118th Congress, 87% for the current Congress and 77% lifetime. The Club for Growth’s gives her 49% for 2024, 84 for 2025 and 74 lifetime. The Alliance for Retired Americans, a retiree advocacy group, gives her a 2025 “Pro-Retiree Score” of 0 and a lifetime score of 10, where 100% is its best possible score; its 2025 record counts ten House votes. Scorecards count the votes each group selects; they are advocacy ratings, not neutral measures. In the 2026 primary, Jim Carlin criticized her Respect for Marriage Act vote, saying marriage “has been understood as the union of one man and one woman.” Iowa Capital Dispatch cited her 2022 statement that the measure “maintains the status quo.” The same report listed President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Senator Ernst among her backers. Endorsements establish political support; they are not independent evaluations of a record. [37][45][46][47][48][55]
Birth control: one bill opposed, another sponsored
The campaign site calls Hinson “a champion for expanding over-the-counter birth control access.” On July 21, 2022 she voted “Nay” on H.R. 8373, the Right to Contraception Act, which passed 228–195 with eight Republicans in favor. Radio Iowa reported that she told Iowa reporters on a conference call: “It allowed for widespread use of abortion pills. It would violate conscience protections for health care providers.” A July 27, 2022 release from Senator Ernst’s office says Hinson and Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks joined Ernst on the Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act, a bill to give priority FDA review to applications to sell routine-use contraceptives over the counter to people over 18. Her 2024 opponent, Sarah Corkery, criticized that effort as backing what Corkery called less effective forms of birth control, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported. The sources cited here do not show the over-the-counter bill advancing beyond introduction. [38][39][49][50][51]
Campaign claims, critics and search limits
The campaign site says Hinson has “worked across the aisle” and pledges to “Defend Social Security and Medicare benefits.” GovTrack’s report card for the 118th Congress recorded that 15 of her 33 bills and resolutions had a cosponsor from a different political party and that she missed 0.8% of votes, 10 of 1,241. Those counts cover 2023–2024 only. On Social Security, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported that at a September 9, 2026 event with Josh Turek, former Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley said, “Ashley Hinson has damaged Social Security, she voted to cut it.” Her campaign’s communications director, Billy Fuerst, replied by email that she “has never and will never cut a penny from Social Security.” The report does not identify the votes O’Malley meant, and this review did not locate them. Democratic groups have also made her personal finances a campaign issue, the same outlet reported on June 5, 2026; this profile does not report on candidates’ personal wealth. A search of the House Ethics Committee’s website and the Office of Congressional Conduct’s published reports located no report naming her as a subject as of the review date. Congress.gov, the Bioguide entry and several Gazette articles would not load, so their contents are not reflected here. [32][38][53][54]
Questions & answers
Who is Ashley Hinson?
What office is Ashley Hinson running for in 2026?
Who is Ashley Hinson running against?
When is the election?
What are Ashley Hinson’s main campaign priorities?
Her campaign website lists seven issue areas: lowering costs and growing the economy, health care, agriculture and rural Iowa, border security and public safety, government accountability, veterans, and “Protecting Iowa Values.” These are stated priorities, not accomplishments. [38]
What has Ashley Hinson done in office?
The sources behind the story
Primary government documents anchor the record. Official biographies establish attributed background; original reporting supplies election results and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 01Candidate List: November 3, 2026 General ElectionIowa Secretary of State · Last updated Aug. 3, 2026
Official list names three candidates for United States Senator: Ashley Hinson (Republican), Josh Turek (Democratic) and Thomas Laehn (Libertarian). The file is stamped “Last Updated 8/3/2026 1:02 PM”; any later change would not appear in it.Government / regulatory record - 02State of Iowa Election Canvass Summary: 2026 Primary ElectionIowa Secretary of State · June 22, 2026
State canvass of the June 2, 2026 primary. Republican contest for U.S. senator: Hinson 153,059, Jim Carlin 53,196, write-in 531. Democratic contest: Josh Turek 120,287, Zach Wahls 71,663. It reports vote totals, not percentages.Government / regulatory record - 03Iowa Senate race set between Democrat Josh Turek, Republican Ashley Hinson after projected primary winsCBS News · June 3, 2026
Kaia Hubbard’s national report on both primaries. Says Hinson has represented Iowa in the House since 2021 and was endorsed by President Trump; describes Turek as a state representative and former Paralympian.Independent reporting - 04Representative Ashley Hinson: legislator page, 88th General AssemblyIowa Legislature · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Legislative biography (birth year and place, schools, honors, family, affiliations, occupation) and dated committee assignments, including Transportation chair from 01/14/2019 to 11/15/2019. It dates from her state service.Government / regulatory record - 05Representative Ashley Hinson: legislator page, 87th General AssemblyIowa Legislature · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Records service in the 87th General Assembly from 01/09/2017 to 01/13/2019 and lists her as vice chair of the House Appropriations Committee. It does not list bills or outcomes.Government / regulatory record - 06Ashley Hinson: member profile and committee assignments, 119th CongressClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
House Clerk’s listing: Iowa’s 2nd District, Republican, hometown Marion, and current committee and subcommittee assignments. It lists no chair or vice chair roles for her.Government / regulatory record - 07Ashley Hinson: official House biographyOffice of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official biography: district, committees, KCRG-TV reporting career, USC degree, journalism honors, family, church and community activity. Self-descriptions of her record are her office’s characterizations.Government / regulatory record - 08ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON: candidate overview (S6IA00314)Federal Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
FEC candidate page: Senate, Iowa, Republican, open seat; principal campaign committee ASHLEY FOR IOWA (C00706267). Totals shown cover 01/01/2025 to 06/30/2026 and will change with later reports.Government / regulatory record - 09U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate seatIowa Capital Dispatch · June 2, 2026
Robin Opsahl’s primary-night report, written from unofficial results with 99% counted. Identifies Carlin as a former state lawmaker and Turek as the Democratic nominee. Its percentages are superseded by the state canvass.Independent reporting - 10U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson launches Senate bid following Ernst’s announcementIowa Capital Dispatch · Sept. 2, 2025
Robin Opsahl’s report on the launch, hours after Senator Ernst said she would not run again. Carries Hinson’s announcement statement and a Democratic committee’s criticism.Independent reporting - 11Turek, Hinson running for open U.S. Senate seat in Iowa as Ernst retiresBallotpedia News · Aug. 6, 2026
David Luchs’s summary of the general-election field: Turek (D), Hinson (R) and Laehn (L). Its fundraising figure for Hinson is not used here because it differs from the FEC’s receipts total.Independent analysis / professional record - 12State of Iowa Election Canvass Summary: 2020 General ElectionIowa Secretary of State · Nov. 30, 2020
State canvass for United States Representative District 1: Ashley Hinson (REP) 212,088; Abby Finkenauer (DEM) 201,347; write-in 434.Government / regulatory record - 132022 General Election Canvass SummaryIowa Secretary of State · 2022; accessed Sep. 17, 2026
State canvass for United States Representative District 2: Ashley Hinson (REP) 172,181; Liz Mathis (DEM) 145,940; write-in 278.Government / regulatory record - 14State of Iowa Election Canvass Summary: 2024 General ElectionIowa Secretary of State · Dec. 2, 2024
State canvass for United States Representative District 2: Ashley Hinson (REP) 233,340; Sarah Corkery (DEM) 169,740; Jody Madlom Puffett 5,381; write-in 341.Government / regulatory record - 15Hinson Named To Key Appropriations SubcommitteesOffice of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson · Jan. 29, 2021
Announces her first-term assignments to the Homeland Security and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development appropriations subcommittees.Government / regulatory record - 16Hinson fires consulting firm she says was responsible for plagiarism, apologizes againKCRG-TV · July 22, 2020
Staff report summarizing The New York Times’s findings and quoting Hinson’s apology. It does not name the consulting firm. KCRG is Hinson’s former employer.Independent reporting - 17Roll Call 10, 117th Congress, 1st Session: On Agreeing to the ObjectionClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 6, 2021
Official tally, 121–303; the member list records Hinson as Nay. The Clerk’s page does not name the state whose electors were at issue.Government / regulatory record - 18Roll Call 11, 117th Congress, 1st Session: On Agreeing to the ObjectionClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 7, 2021
Official tally, 138–282; the member list records Hinson as Nay. The Clerk’s page does not name the state whose electors were at issue.Government / regulatory record - 19Roll Call 17: H. Res. 24, Impeaching Donald John Trump, President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanorsClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 13, 2021
Official tally, 232–197, with 10 Republicans in favor; the member list records Hinson as Nay.Government / regulatory record - 20Roll Call 373: H.R. 8404, Respect for Marriage Act, On PassageClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · July 19, 2022
Official tally, 267–157, with 47 Republicans in favor; the member list records Hinson as Yea.Government / regulatory record - 21Roll Call 513: H.R. 8404, On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Dec. 8, 2022
Official tally on the final version, 258–169 with one present; 39 Republicans in favor; the member list records Hinson as Yea.Government / regulatory record - 22Public Law 118-69: Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024 (H.R. 4581)U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · Approved July 12, 2024
Text of the statute and its legislative history: passed the House May 15, 2024 and the Senate June 11, 2024. It amends allowable uses under Title V of the Social Security Act; it does not itself appropriate money.Government / regulatory record - 23Hinson’s Stillbirth Prevention Bill Signed Into LawOffice of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson · July 12, 2024
Her office’s announcement of the signing, naming Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC) as House co-lead and describing the law’s effect. Statistics in the release are advocacy figures and are not used here.Government / regulatory record - 24U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson highlights Trump backing at Senate campaign kickoffIowa Capital Dispatch · Sept. 14, 2025
Report on the Cedar Rapids kickoff with Hinson’s remarks about President Trump’s support. It does not give the date of the endorsement.Independent reporting - 25Roll Call 190: H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · July 3, 2025
Official tally, 218–214; the member list records Hinson as Aye.Government / regulatory record - 26Public Law 119-21 (H.R. 1): An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14U.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo) · Approved July 4, 2025
Statute text. Establishes that H.R. 1 became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025. Used only for enactment; the profile does not summarize its provisions from this document.Government / regulatory record - 27H.R. 1869, 119th Congress: bill status recordU.S. Government Publishing Office (govinfo bulk data) · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official status record: sponsor Rep. Hinson, introduced ; Judiciary Committee 23–0 on ; passed the House by voice vote ; received in the Senate ; more than 40 cosponsors. Not enacted as of this review.Government / regulatory record - 28Meet AshleyAshley for Iowa · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Campaign biography stating that she is running for the Senate in 2026 and repeating the official biography’s description of her state House record.Campaign source - 29Hinson joins 11 other lawmakers in letter supporting certifying electorsKCRG-TV · Jan. 5, 2021
Staff report that Hinson co-authored a letter with 11 other House members before the electoral count. KCRG is Hinson’s former employer.Independent reporting - 30Hinson Secures Critical Funding for IA-02Office of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson · Nov. 14, 2025
Her office’s list of five Community Project Funding items in the fiscal 2026 Ag-FDA appropriations bill. It is an account of enacted project funding, not an audit of results; its partisan framing of the 2025 shutdown is not used.Government / regulatory record - 31Hinson Statement on the Respect for Marriage ActOffice of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson · July 19, 2022
Her two-sentence statement explaining the vote as maintaining settled law and urging attention to costs, the border and the economy.Government / regulatory record - 32Rep. Ashley Hinson: 2024 Report Card (118th Congress)GovTrack.us · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Independent statistical summary for 2023–2024: bills introduced, one enacted, cross-party cosponsorship and missed votes. It does not cover the current Congress.Independent analysis / professional record - 33Iowa lawmakers back Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’Iowa Public Radio · July 3, 2025
Grant Gerlock’s report on the Iowa delegation’s votes, with Hinson’s statement, a summary of the Medicaid work requirement and the Congressional Budget Office coverage estimate. The estimate is a projection.Independent reporting - 34Hinson Introduces the Save Our Bacon Act to Block California’s Radical Prop 12, Protect Interstate CommerceOffice of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson · July 23, 2025
Her office’s introduction announcement: what the bill would do, original cosponsors and supporting groups. It records introduction only; the title’s wording is her office’s.Government / regulatory record - 35Hinson touts Save our Bacon Act at state fairIowa Capital Dispatch · Aug. 21, 2026
Brooklyn Draisey’s report from the Iowa State Fair. States that the measure was included in a farm bill that did not advance out of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and gives Turek’s position.Independent reporting - 36House Passes Hinson Bill to Combat China’s Trade Crimes, Protect American WorkersOffice of U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson · Aug. 31, 2026
Her office’s description of the bill’s provisions and its list of co-leads. Claims about the bill’s future effect are the sponsor’s.Government / regulatory record - 37Ashley Hinson for Iowa: official campaign homepageAshley for Iowa · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The campaign’s own messaging, tagline, endorsement claim and social links. Campaign descriptions are distinguished from independently documented results.Campaign source - 38IssuesAshley for Iowa · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Primary source for the seven issue areas summarized under priorities. These are proposals and self-descriptions, not established outcomes.Campaign source - 392nd District debate: Hinson, Corkery spar on abortion, maternal health careIowa Capital Dispatch · Oct. 14, 2024
Robin Opsahl’s report on the Iowa Press debate: Hinson’s statements on the Life at Conception Act, exceptions and Iowa’s six-week law, and Corkery’s criticism.Independent reporting - 40Roll Call 369: H.R. 3684, On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · Nov. 5, 2021
Official tally on the infrastructure bill, 228–206, with 13 Republicans in favor; the member list records Hinson as Nay. The Clerk lists the bill under its House title, INVEST in America Act.Government / regulatory record - 41House Republicans tout infrastructure funding they voted againstABC News · Jan. 24, 2022
Benjamin Siegel’s report naming Hinson among Republicans promoting money from a law they opposed. Carries her spokesperson’s full response.Independent reporting - 42Liz Mathis calls Rep. Ashley Hinson hypocritical for touting infrastructure fundsPolitiFact Iowa / The Daily Iowan · Jan. 21, 2022
Fact-check quoting Hinson’s $829 million post and her explanation, and rating Mathis’s claim Mostly True. The rating is PolitiFact Iowa’s judgment.Independent reporting - 43Ashley Hinson booed at town hall meeting in ElkaderKCRG-TV · May 28, 2025
Abigail Kurten’s report on the Elkader town hall, with Hinson’s remarks on the budget bill and reactions from attendees. It gives no crowd count.Independent reporting - 44Turek criticizes Hinson’s vote for Medicaid cuts at healthcare eventIowa Capital Dispatch · June 22, 2026
Robin Opsahl’s report of Turek’s criticism and the Hinson campaign’s reply. The 110,000 figure is Turek’s and is not independently verified in the article as read.Independent reporting - 45Rep. Ashley Hinson: Heritage Action Scorecard, 119th CongressHeritage Action for America · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Advocacy-group scorecard showing a session score of 87% and a lifetime score of 77% when read. Scores reflect votes the group selects and change during a session.Independent analysis / professional record - 46Rep. Ashley Hinson: Heritage Action Scorecard, 118th CongressHeritage Action for America · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Advocacy-group scorecard showing a 59% session score for the 118th Congress. It reflects votes the group selects.Independent analysis / professional record - 47Ashley Hinson (IA-02): congressional scorecardClub for Growth · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Advocacy-group scorecard: lifetime 74; 2025 score 84; 2024 49%; 2023 62%; 2022 89%; 2021 85%. It reflects votes the group selects.Independent analysis / professional record - 48Carlin criticizes Hinson’s vote for same-sex marriage law in U.S. Senate primaryIowa Capital Dispatch · May 29, 2026
Robin Opsahl’s report on the primary challenger’s criticism, Hinson’s 2022 explanation and her Republican backers. The article as read does not include a new campaign response.Independent reporting - 49Roll Call 385: H.R. 8373, Right to Contraception Act, On PassageClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · July 21, 2022
Official tally, 228–195 with two present; eight Republicans in favor; the member list records Hinson as Nay.Government / regulatory record - 50Party-line split in Iowa delegation over contraceptives billRadio Iowa · July 22, 2022
Reports the Iowa delegation’s votes on the Right to Contraception Act and quotes Hinson’s reasons for opposing it, given on a conference call with Iowa reporters. The page as fetched shows no headline or date; the title comes from a search listing and the date from the article URL.Independent reporting - 51Ernst, Grassley, Miller-Meeks, Hinson Seek to Increase Access to Over-the-Counter Birth ControlOffice of U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst · July 27, 2022
Senate office release describing the Allowing Greater Access to Safe and Effective Contraception Act and quoting Hinson. It records introduction, not passage.Government / regulatory record - 52Roll Call 145: H.R. 1, On PassageClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives · May 22, 2025
Official tally on first House passage of H.R. 1, 215–214 with one present; the member list records Hinson as Yea. The vote on the final version is Roll Call 190.Government / regulatory record - 53Lines of attack solidify against Iowa candidates for the general electionIowa Capital Dispatch · June 5, 2026
Robin Opsahl’s survey of each party’s general-election advertising. Reports a Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee digital ad and a $13.4 million Senate Majority PAC television reservation aimed at Hinson’s record on the 2025 budget law, health care subsidies and tariffs. Its statements about her personal finances are not used here.Independent reporting - 54Josh Turek calls for lifting income cap on Social Security to sustain programIowa Capital Dispatch · Sept. 9, 2026
Brooklyn Draisey’s report on a September 9 event at Scottish Rite Park with Turek and former Social Security commissioner Martin O’Malley, with the Hinson campaign’s emailed reply. It does not name the votes behind O’Malley’s statement.Independent reporting - 55Congressional Voting Record, 119th Congress, 1st Session (January 2025–December 2025): IowaAlliance for Retired Americans · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Advocacy-group scorecard of ten House votes in 2025. Hinson’s row shows a “Pro-Retiree Score ’25” of 0 and a “Lifetime Score” of 10. It reflects votes the group selects; a speaker cited the scorecard at a September 2026 event with Josh Turek.Independent analysis / professional record
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Voting in Iowa: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the Iowa Secretary of State; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadline (pre-registration)October 19, 2026 is the pre-registration deadline. The Secretary of State's calendar for this election gives the deadline as 5:00 p.m.; online and mailed registrations have their own cutoffs (see the online and mail deadlines). After that date you may still register and vote through Election Day Registration, with proof of identity and residence. Read from: sos.iowa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-07/2026%20General%20Candidate%27s%20Guide.pdf
- Online registration deadlineOctober 19, 2026, at or before 11:59 p.m. CT (fifteen days before the election), through the Iowa DOT online system. You need an Iowa driver's license or non-operator ID and the last five digits of your Social Security number. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov/registertovote
- Mail registration deadlineOctober 19, 2026: a registration form mailed to your county auditor must be received by 5:00 p.m. CT that day or be postmarked fifteen days prior to the election; the Secretary of State's calendar for this election says mailed forms postmarked on or before October 19, 2026 are on time even if they are received after the deadline. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov/registertovote
- Election Day registrationAvailable. On Election Day, November 3, 2026, you may register and vote at the polling place for your current address with proof of identity and residence; the same process is available during in-person absentee voting at your county auditor's office after the October 19, 2026 pre-registration deadline. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov/registertovote
- Absentee ballots start being mailedNo sooner than October 14, 2026: county auditors mail absentee ballots no sooner than 20 days before Election Day, and the Secretary of State lists October 14 as the first day of absentee voting. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov/voting-absentee
- Early voting (in-person absentee) beginsOctober 14, 2026, the first day of absentee voting. In-person absentee voting takes place at your county auditor's office or at a satellite location, if available. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov
- Early voting (in-person absentee) endsNovember 2, 2026, the day before the election; in-person absentee voting runs up to 5 p.m. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov
- Deadline to request an absentee ballot by mailOctober 19, 2026: your original, signed request form must be received by your county auditor before 5:00 p.m. CT. County auditors began accepting requests on August 25, 2026. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov
Rules to know
- What to bringPrecinct election officials must ask voters to show one of these IDs: Iowa driver's license or Iowa non-operator ID (not expired more than 90 days); U.S. passport (not expired); U.S. military ID or veteran ID (not expired); Iowa Voter ID PIN card (must be signed); Tribal ID card or document (signed, with photo, not expired). Without one, another registered voter in your precinct may attest to your identity, you may prove identity and residence with Election Day Registration documents, or you have the right to a provisional ballot; provisional voters receive a notice with the deadline to provide additional documentation. If you moved to a new precinct in the same county, also bring proof of residence with your name and correct address, current within 45 days. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov/voter-id-information
- Voting absentee by mailAny registered voter may vote absentee by mail. Send the original, signed Absentee Ballot Request Form to your county auditor; it does not need to be witnessed or notarized. It must give your name, date of birth, Iowa residential address, a voter verification number (Iowa driver's license or non-operator ID number, or the four-digit PIN on your Iowa Voter ID Card), the name or date of the election, and your signature and the date. The auditor must receive it before 5:00 p.m. CT on October 19, 2026. Return the ballot in the envelope the auditor supplies so that it is received before 8:00 p.m. CT on Election Day, by mail or by hand delivery to the county auditor. Only an immediate family member, a member of your household or, if you are disabled, a person you designate may return it for you. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov/voting-absentee
- Early voting (absentee in person)Iowa's early voting is in-person absentee voting. It is available beginning 20 days before the election (October 14, 2026) and runs up to 5 p.m. the day before the election (November 2, 2026), at your county auditor's office or at a satellite location, if available. You complete the absentee ballot request form, and election officials must ask you to show one of the accepted IDs. To find out whether a satellite station is planned, contact your county auditor. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov/voting-absentee
- Registering on Election DayYou may register and vote on Election Day at the correct polling place for your current address; you must prove both who you are and where you live. Identity: an Iowa driver's license, or another photo ID that is current, valid and has an expiration date: Iowa non-operator ID, out-of-state driver's license or non-operator ID, U.S. passport, U.S. military or veteran ID, ID card issued by an employer, student ID issued by an Iowa high school or college, or Tribal ID. If the ID lacks your current address, bring a paper or electronic document with your name and current address, current within 45 days: residential lease, utility bill (including a cell phone bill), bank statement, paycheck, government check or other government document, or property tax statement. If you cannot provide these, a registered voter from your precinct may attest for you; both of you must sign an oath. Read from: sos.iowa.gov/voters/election-day
- Track your absentee ballotYou can track the status of your absentee ballot with the Secretary of State's Track Your Absentee Ballot tool after the county auditor has received your request form. The search form has fields for your first name, last name, date of birth and ZIP code. Read from: voterready.iowa.gov/voting-absentee
Read from: Voter Ready | A Guide To Voting In Iowa · Register to Vote | Voter Ready | A Guide To Voting In Iowa · Voting Absentee | Voter Ready | A Guide To Voting In Iowa · Voting at the Polls | Voter Ready | A Guide To Voting In Iowa · Voter ID Information | Voter Ready | A Guide To Voting In Iowa · Elections & Voting | Iowa Secretary of State - Paul D. Pate — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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