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Sen. Tom Shipley

Republican · Senate District 9 · Adams

In office since 2015 · 6 General Assemblies · Chair, Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

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tom.shipley@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
1618
floor votes cast
1%
of votes missed (22)
>99%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 7 times
371 of 378
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

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. Tom Shipley’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

  • SF 2286 A bill for an act relating to the investment of public funds, and making penalties applicable. (Form…
    April 8, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–4 · Roll call
    No
  • 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 167 A bill for an act relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the cat…
    February 11, 2025 · voted no; Republicans voted 29–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 455 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of topsoil and storm water at construction sites. (Form…
    March 25, 2024 · voted no; Republicans voted 29–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 506 A bill for an act relating to health facilities and health services including licensing and the cert…
    March 22, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 29–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 68 A bill for an act relating to education programs and funding by establishing an education savings ac…
    January 24, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 31–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 159 A bill for an act relating to educational offerings and funding by establishing a student first scho…
    January 28, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–3 · Roll call
    No