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Rep. Lindsay James

Democrat · House District 71 · Dubuque

In office since 2019 · 4 General Assemblies

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lindsay.james@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
1726
floor votes cast
13%
of votes missed (260)
96%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 69 times
278 of 314
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

33 of their 69 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: Matt W. Windschitl (R), 91%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Rep. Lindsay James’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 50 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 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
  • SF 2039 A bill for an act providing for intervention by members of the general assembly in proceedings for j…
    April 15, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–24 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2426 A bill for an act relating to sufficient English language proficiency requirements for commercial dr…
    April 15, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–22 · Roll call
    Yes
  • 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 2254 A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts …
    April 13, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 9–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2750 A bill for an act relating to the collection and distribution of fees for wire transmissions, the es…
    April 8, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–20 · 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 2624 A bill for an act relating to criminal investigation, including the extension of DNA submission requ…
    March 10, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 9–21 · 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 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 2254 A bill for an act relating to the prohibition of noncompete clauses in certain employment contracts …
    February 23, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 10–19 · 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 16–11 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 1031 A bill for an act relating to county recorder fees and land record information systems management. (…
    April 22, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–8 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 606 A bill for an act relating to electronic filing of sales and use tax returns, and including effectiv…
    April 21, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–26 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 311 A bill for an act relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effe…
    April 17, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 18–12 · 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 937 A bill for an act relating to certain administrative procedures involving law enforcement officers, …
    March 26, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 31–1 · Roll call
    No
  • 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 945 A bill for an act providing for a hearing to determine immunity from criminal or civil liability fol…
    March 24, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 26–5 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 784 A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to mathematics in…
    March 18, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 18–15 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 704 A bill for an act relating to the Iowa propane education and research council, and including applica…
    March 17, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 14–17 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 144 A bill for an act concerning the licensing and regulation of gambling games, including a moratorium …
    January 30, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 15–17 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2411 A bill for an act relating to work-based learning, including by repealing provisions related to regi…
    April 19, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 14–21 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2421 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government entities associat…
    April 19, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 22–12 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2432 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations for the economic development of the state, i…
    April 19, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 19–15 · 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
  • SF 2071 A bill for an act relating to bingo games, including the price to play and the value of merchandise …
    April 10, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 21–13 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2626 A bill for an act modifying the computation of net income for the individual income tax related to t…
    March 19, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–29 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2275 A bill for an act requiring notice to the general assembly in appellate actions regarding the consti…
    March 18, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 8–27 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2015 A bill for an act relating to special landowner deer hunting licenses. Effective date: 07/01/2024.
    February 29, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 10–23 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2484 A bill for an act relating to the use of deer depredation licenses.(Formerly HF 2014 .)
    February 29, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 13–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2388 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of styles and materials used for residential building e…
    February 22, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–31 · 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 2276 A bill for an act relating to the zoning of maternity group homes. (Formerly HSB 516 .) Effective da…
    February 21, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 10–26 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2485 A bill for an act relating to regulation of watercraft and equipment on public lakes by common inter…
    February 21, 2024 · voted yes; Democrats voted 15–21 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 577 A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund an…
    May 4, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 26–6 · 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
  • HF 572 A bill for an act prohibiting the use of remotely piloted aircraft flying over certain property, and…
    April 11, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 26–8 · 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 474 A bill for an act relating to placement of custody of a newborn infant under the newborn safe haven …
    March 22, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 32–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 469 A bill for an act relating to waiver of the placement investigations and reports related to the adop…
    March 15, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 25–9 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 540 A bill for an act relating to considerations required before a county board of supervisors leases, p…
    March 14, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–11 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 601 A bill for an act relating to rate increase notice requirements for public utilities. (Formerly HSB …
    March 9, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 25–8 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 323 A bill for an act authorizing school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools to…
    February 22, 2023 · voted yes; Democrats voted 10–26 · 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 yes; Democrats voted 9–29 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2383 A bill for an act relating to various matters under the purview of the state, including city and cou…
    April 26, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 13–24 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2378 A bill for an act relating to beverage containers control provisions, including handling fees, refun…
    April 12, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 21–14 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 333 A bill for an act relating to authorized emergency vehicles, making penalties applicable, and includ…
    April 12, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–35 · Roll call
    Yes
  • 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 yes; Democrats voted 10–28 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2562 A bill for an act relating to property law, including mobile homes and manufactured housing, rental …
    April 5, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 2–36 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 348 A bill for an act relating to the opening, administration, and termination of adult and minor guardi…
    March 30, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 30–6 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2130 A bill for an act relating to registered all-terrain vehicles and off-road utility vehicles, and mak…
    March 14, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 10–27 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2369 A bill for an act relating to taking fur-bearing animals without prior permission of the natural res…
    March 10, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 8–28 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2497 A bill for an act relating to gambling regulation and wagering, concerning cashless wagering, forfei…
    March 2, 2022 · voted no; Democrats voted 24–16 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2472 A bill for an act relating to tampering with witnesses or jurors, and providing penalties. (Formerly…
    March 2, 2022 · voted yes; Democrats voted 19–21 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 615 A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal…
    September 30, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–14 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 615 A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal…
    September 29, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 19–18 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 615 A bill for an act relating to state and local finances by making appropriations, providing for legal…
    September 29, 2021 · voted no; Democrats voted 25–14 · Roll call
    No