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Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach

Democrat · Senate District 25 · Story

In office since 2003 · 12 General Assemblies

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herman.quirmbach@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
1621
floor votes cast
1%
of votes missed (19)
96%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 66 times
362 of 376
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

52 of their 66 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: Charlie McClintock (R), 77%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Sen. Herman C. Quirmbach’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 78 organizations registered on those bills.

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 2472 A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budge…
    May 3, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–1 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2453 A bill for an act providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and…
    May 3, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2531 A bill for an act relating to interests in minerals owned by counties and cities, and including effe…
    May 2, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2542 A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666 .) Effe…
    May 2, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2781 A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. (Formerly…
    May 2, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–8 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2757 A bill for an act relating to nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax e…
    April 30, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2757 A bill for an act relating to nuclear electric generation facilities by creating sales and use tax e…
    April 28, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2299 A bill for an act relating to the district-to-community college sharing or concurrent enrollment pro…
    April 21, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–12 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2187 A bill for an act relating to the verification of citizenship and immigration status of persons who …
    April 21, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–7 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2426 A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial dr…
    April 8, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–5 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2472 A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial authority, and budge…
    April 8, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–1 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2399 A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162 .) Effective …
    April 7, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 703 A bill for an act concerning information regarding certain state and federal student loan programs. …
    March 10, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–2 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2039 A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for j…
    February 23, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 711 A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including…
    May 14, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 657 A bill for an act related to state taxation and finance and other related matters, by creating, modi…
    May 13, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 1028 A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the department of management, and includi…
    May 13, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 975 A bill for an act relating to matters under the purview of the economic development authority and th…
    May 12, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 530 A bill for an act authorizing a member of the general assembly, judicial officer, attorney general, …
    April 29, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 615 A bill for an act relating to the offense of intentional misrepresentation of an animal as a service…
    April 21, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 608 A bill for an act regulating the marketing of grain, by providing for fees paid by grain dealers and…
    April 7, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–8 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 579 A bill for an act relating to local laws implementing the Iowa civil rights Act of 1965, local civil…
    March 26, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 259 A bill for an act limiting the release of personal information for traffic violations observed by an…
    March 26, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–7 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 572 A bill for an act prohibiting the licensure of certain entities of the People’s Republic of China, t…
    March 25, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–1 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 574 A bill for an act relating to retention of fees for public improvement contracts. (Formerly SF 431 .…
    March 25, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 513 A bill for an act prohibiting a court from ordering payment of a postsecondary education subsidy for…
    March 19, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–4 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 273 A bill for an act relating to mandatory reporting to the board of educational examiners of licensed …
    March 19, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 11–2 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 491 A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over farm property, and ma…
    March 17, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2421 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associat…
    April 18, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 1–14 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2673 A bill for an act related to state behavioral health, disability, and addictive disorder services an…
    April 16, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2556 A bill for an act relating to damages against participants in firearms regulation violations by poli…
    April 11, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2598 A bill for an act establishing the criminal offense of looting, and providing penalties. (Formerly H…
    April 1, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2185 A bill for an act relating to personal information of the previous owner of a motor vehicle. (Former…
    March 25, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–8 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2096 A bill for an act repealing gender balance requirements for appointive bodies. Effective date: 07/01…
    February 20, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 1–15 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 265 A bill for an act relating to midwife licensure, providing for fees, and making penalties applicable…
    May 3, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 15–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 352 A bill for an act relating to an entity-level taxation election for pass-through entities and allowi…
    April 26, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–3 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 569 A bill for an act relating to local government property taxes, financial authority, operations, and …
    April 19, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 595 A bill for an act relating to controlled substances including the manufacture, delivery, or possessi…
    April 17, 2023 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–9 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 358 A bill for an act relating to law enforcement, including eluding or attempting to elude a pursuing l…
    April 17, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–7 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 411 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of energy sources by counties and cities.(Formerly SSB …
    March 6, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 193 A bill for an act relating to the removal of human remains by a removal technician. (Formerly SSB 10…
    February 8, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2589 A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal…
    May 24, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 2–14 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2130 A bill for an act relating to registered all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles, and mak…
    May 24, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2147 A bill for an act making an appropriation to support efforts relating to the U.S.S. Iowa and includi…
    May 23, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2560 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities involved…
    May 23, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–12 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2475 A bill for an act providing for the removal of municipal utility board members under specified circu…
    April 6, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–5 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2370 A bill for an act relating to aircraft, including special certificates issued to aircraft manufactur…
    March 23, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 16–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HJR 2005 A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the g…
    March 22, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 15–3 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2462 A bill for an act relating to penalties for the manufacture, delivery, or possession with the intent…
    March 22, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–5 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2263 A bill for an act relating to the confirmation by the senate of certain appointees. (Formerly SSB 30…
    March 8, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 2–15 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 895 A bill for an act appropriating federal moneys made available from federal block grants and other no…
    January 5, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 4–1 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 513 A bill for an act relating to pari-mutuel wagering on horse or dog races licensed in a foreign juris…
    May 19, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–8 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 862 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the r…
    May 18, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 862 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the r…
    May 18, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 847 A bill for an act modifying provisions relating to city and county powers and educational programs, …
    April 28, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HCR 10 A concurrent resolution relating to joint rules of the Senate and House of Representatives for the E…
    March 22, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 12–5 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 479 A bill for an act relating to the denial of state funds to a local entity.(Formerly SSB 1203 .)
    March 10, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 10–7 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 478 A bill for an act providing for training, prohibitions, and requirements relating to first amendment…
    March 8, 2021 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–14 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 265 A bill for an act relating to temporary parental discretion for the retention of a student at grade …
    February 23, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2641 A bill for an act relating to state taxation and related laws of the state, including the administra…
    June 14, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–2 · Roll call
    No