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Sen. Sandy Salmon

Republican · Senate District 29 · Bremer

In office since 2013 · 7 General Assemblies

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sandy.salmon@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
1743
floor votes cast
1%
of votes missed (14)
98%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 33 times
366 of 379
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

20 of their 33 breaks with their party came on bipartisan votes, where most of both parties voted the same way, so they don’t count against the party-line record.

Votes most like

How often they voted the same way (yes or no) as each Senate colleague in the 2026 session. How it’s worked out

Closest across the aisle: Mike Zimmer (D), 77%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Sen. Sandy Salmon’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 80 organizations registered on those bills.

Most often

Each legislator’s last floor vote on a bill is compared with the side the organization registered on it (its latest declaration; undecided doesn’t count). Only contested votes count, where at least a tenth of the chamber voted the other way, since most bills pass nearly unanimously. A vote on an amended bill may not be the version that was lobbied. Organizations with fewer than 3 such votes aren’t listed. Lining up with a group doesn’t mean it swayed the vote.

Recent votes

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Votes against their party

  • HF 2780 A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverage control by providing for certificates of compliance…
    April 27, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2190 A bill for an act relating to the use of the titles physician assistant and physician associate. (Fo…
    March 3, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 24–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 639 A bill for an act relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, pro…
    May 12, 2025 · voted yes; Republicans voted 13–21 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 711 A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including…
    May 12, 2025 · voted no; Republicans voted 28–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 394 A bill for an act relating to pesticides, by providing for tort liability. (Formerly SSB 1051 .)
    March 26, 2025 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2412 A bill for an act relating to pesticides, by providing for tort liability.(Formerly SSB 3188 .)
    April 2, 2024 · voted no; Republicans voted 30–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2612 A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to the duties and po…
    March 18, 2024 · voted no; Republicans voted 28–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 228 A bill for an act relating to tort liability, including employer liability and damages in civil acti…
    April 17, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 31–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 326 A bill for an act relating to the ordering and administering of epinephrine auto-injectors and self-…
    March 15, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 30–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 228 A bill for an act relating to tort liability, including employer liability and damages in civil acti…
    February 22, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 30–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 161 A bill for an act relating to damage awards against health care providers, creating a medical error …
    February 8, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 29–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2497 A bill for an act relating to gambling regulation and wagering, concerning cashless wagering, forfei…
    May 23, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 48–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2198 A bill for an act relating to child care center minimum age requirements for employees and staff-to-…
    April 26, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 51–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 333 A bill for an act relating to authorized emergency vehicles, making penalties applicable, and includ…
    April 12, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 50–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2376 A bill for an act relating to annual all-systems permits issued by the department of transportation …
    April 12, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 47–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2582 A bill for an act creating a state sales tax rebate to the owner or operator of a newly constructed …
    April 5, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 54–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2331 A bill for an act establishing daylight saving time as the official time in this state throughout th…
    March 7, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 50–8 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2412 A bill for an act requiring radon testing and mitigation in public schools, and including applicabil…
    March 7, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 56–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2198 A bill for an act relating to child care center minimum age requirements for employees and staff-to-…
    March 2, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 54–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2497 A bill for an act relating to gambling regulation and wagering, concerning cashless wagering, forfei…
    March 2, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 47–12 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2247 A bill for an act relating to the sale of native distilled spirits for on-premises consumption by ce…
    February 24, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 58–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 852 A bill for an act relating to the payment of resident physician medical liability insurance premiums…
    April 12, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 57–1 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 517 A bill for an act relating to the provision of academic credit, including social studies coursework,…
    April 7, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 52–3 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 766 A bill for an act relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages by retailers. (Formerly HSB 214 .)…
    April 7, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 53–2 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 296 A bill for an act relating to the practice of pharmacy, including the prescription and administratio…
    April 7, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 53–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 795 A bill for an act relating to seizure disorders and establishing certain requirements for school dis…
    March 11, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 55–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 712 A bill for an act relating to the construction of child care facilities by providing developers with…
    March 9, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 53–3 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 606 A bill for an act permitting the economic development authority to consider whether a proposed proje…
    March 9, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 54–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 301 A bill for an act establishing a child care workforce state matching grants program and fund adminis…
    February 10, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 56–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 370 A bill for an act providing businesses with income, franchise, moneys and credits, and gross premium…
    February 10, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 54–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2261 A bill for an act relating to the provision of behavioral health services including via telehealth i…
    June 4, 2020 · voted no; Republicans voted 48–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2600 A bill for an act establishing a child care workforce state matching grants program and fund adminis…
    March 9, 2020 · voted no; Republicans voted 52–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 684 A bill for an act providing limited immunity from certain criminal offenses and prohibiting certain …
    March 3, 2020 · voted no; Republicans voted 50–3 · Roll call
    No