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Rep. Heather Matson

Democrat · House District 42 · Polk

In office since 2019 · 3 General Assemblies

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heather.matson@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
1410
floor votes cast
<1%
of votes missed (6)
97%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 47 times
263 of 292
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

18 of their 47 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 House colleague in the 2026 session. How it’s worked out

Closest across the aisle: Matthew Rinker (R), 81%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Rep. Heather Matson’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 93 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

  • HF 2801 A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective da…
    October 2, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 16–15 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2771 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associat…
    May 3, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–17 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2542 A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. (Formerly HSB 666 .) Effe…
    May 2, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2480 A bill for an act relating to the taxation and regulation of alternative nicotine products and vapor…
    May 2, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–13 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2771 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associat…
    May 1, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2787 A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement mechanisms, providin…
    April 29, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 8–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2779 A bill for an act relating to authorizations to conduct advance deposit wagering.(Formerly HSB 757 .…
    April 21, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 27–1 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2399 A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162 .) Effective …
    April 14, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 8–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2133 A bill for an act designating kratom as a schedule I controlled substance, and making penalties appl…
    March 17, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 11–19 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 853 A bill for an act relating to interpretation of law in administrative and judicial proceedings under…
    March 17, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 11–19 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2694 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of certain places and activities by the governor. (Form…
    March 10, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–22 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2538 A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the duties of …
    March 9, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 11–17 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2649 A bill for an act establishing a pilot program that authorizes eligible community colleges to offer …
    March 4, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 8–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2399 A bill for an act relating to bail and bond amounts and conditions. (Formerly SSB 3162 .) Effective …
    March 4, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 12–17 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2645 A bill for an act relating to the establishment of an electronic court notification system.(Formerly…
    March 4, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 20–11 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2724 A bill for an act requiring the board of educational examiners to establish additional endorsements …
    March 3, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 28–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2523 A bill for an act establishing the right of a parent or guardian of a minor child to consent to and …
    February 25, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2520 A bill for an act relating to elections to fill vacancies in elective county and city offices.(Forme…
    February 23, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 14–15 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 1021 A bill for an act exempting the sale of dietary supplements from the sales tax.(Formerly HF 966 .)
    April 23, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 30–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 792 A bill for an act establishing a cause of action for murder in the first degree by causing the death…
    March 26, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 11–21 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 766 A bill for an act relating to motor vehicle window tint, and making penalties applicable. (Formerly …
    March 25, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 20–12 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 805 A bill for an act relating to the practice of dental assistants without registration by the dental b…
    March 20, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 13–16 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 711 A bill for an act relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology arts and sciences, including…
    March 17, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 11–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 523 A bill for an act relating to the ability of peace officers to file a petition for emergency protect…
    March 12, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 22–10 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 386 A bill for an act providing for a study of transitioning certain medical schools in Iowa from four-y…
    March 12, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 27–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 314 A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adopt…
    March 10, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 12–18 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2427 A bill for an act relating to the duties and responsibilities of the department of revenue including…
    April 20, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 20–15 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2700 A bill for an act relating to salaries of state elected officials, and including effective date and …
    April 18, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 19–17 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2464 A bill for an act relating to merchant category codes for transactions involving firearms and ammuni…
    April 16, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 10–24 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2196 A bill for an act relating to the provision of information relating to school immunization exemption…
    April 16, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 14–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2251 A bill for an act relating to eligibility for pregnant women and infants under the Medicaid program,…
    April 3, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 10–24 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2310 A bill for an act relating to certain trespassing violations and associated scheduled fines. (Former…
    March 7, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 26–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2191 A bill for an act relating to earned time applied to reduce certain mandatory minimum sentences. (Fo…
    February 27, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 11–22 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2186 A bill for an act relating to notice of agency sales of unused highway right-of-way. (Formerly HSB 5…
    February 22, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 13–22 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2248 A bill for an act relating to robbery in the first degree, robbery in the second degree, and the app…
    February 20, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 12–21 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2237 A bill for an act relating to the operation of all-terrain and off-road utility vehicles on state pa…
    February 19, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 21–13 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 680 A bill for an act allowing counties to collect a fee for the issuance and renewal of driver’s licens…
    April 11, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 21–14 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 183 A bill for an act relating to the maximum employment age for certain city public safety positions, a…
    April 11, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–12 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 174 A bill for an act relating to the referral of a patient for diagnostic imaging by a physical therapi…
    April 4, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 24–12 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 430 A bill for an act relating to education, including requirements related to mandatory reporters, a pr…
    March 8, 2023 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–29 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 112 A bill for an act relating to criminal charges for domestic abuse assault. (Formerly HSB 7 .) Effect…
    February 2, 2023 · voted yes; Democrats voted 15–21 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2642 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the r…
    June 14, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 11–29 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2642 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the r…
    June 12, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–39 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2372 A bill for an act regarding driver’s licenses, including the exemption of certain farmers and hired …
    June 12, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 25–20 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2492 A bill for an act relating to reenrollment following a member’s termination from the Iowa health and…
    March 5, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–39 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2372 A bill for an act regarding driver’s licenses, including the exemption of certain farmers and hired …
    March 3, 2020 · voted no; Democrats voted 26–19 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2512 A bill for an act relating to county zoning procedures, and including effective date and applicabili…
    February 27, 2020 · voted yes; Democrats voted 14–29 · Roll call
    Yes