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5 of their 23 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
Most alike
- Mark Costello R97%
- Tom Shipley R97%
- Dennis Guth R97%
- Jack Whitver R97%
- Amy Sinclair R97%
Least alike
- Art Staed D69%
- Janice Weiner D70%
- Janet Petersen D71%
- Herman C. Quirmbach D71%
- Liz Bennett D71%
Closest across the aisle: Mike Zimmer (D), 78%.
Lobbying groups they vote with
Sen. Jeff Taylor’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 75 organizations registered on those bills.
Most often
- VALOR Iowa15 of 15 · 100%
- Iowa Minuteman Civil Defense Corps11 of 11 · 100%
- Americans For Prosperity10 of 10 · 100%
- Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values9 of 9 · 100%
- Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition9 of 9 · 100%
- The Family Leader7 of 7 · 100%
- The Family Leader Foundation7 of 7 · 100%
- Governor's Office4 of 4 · 100%
Least often
- Urban County Coalition0 of 3 · 0%
- Iowa State Association of County Supervisors0 of 3 · 0%
- Iowa Safe Schools0 of 3 · 0%
- Iowa Environmental Council0 of 3 · 0%
- Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement Action Fund0 of 3 · 0%
- Dubuque Coalition for Nonviolence (CNV)0 of 3 · 0%
- Des Moines Area Religious Council0 of 3 · 0%
- Sisters of the Presentation, Dubuque0 of 4 · 0%
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
- HF 2801 October 2, 2026No
- HF 2800 May 3, 2026Excused
- HF 2788 May 3, 2026Excused
- SF 2472 May 3, 2026Excused
- HF 2799 May 3, 2026Excused
- HF 2787 May 3, 2026Excused
- HF 2797 May 3, 2026Yes
- SF 2453 May 3, 2026Yes
- SF 2497 May 3, 2026Yes
- HF 2694 May 3, 2026Yes
- SF 2484 May 3, 2026Yes
- HF 2615 May 3, 2026Yes
- HF 2493 May 2, 2026Yes
- SF 2490 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2531 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2770 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2769 May 2, 2026Yes
- SF 639 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2765 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2756 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2771 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 1036 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2602 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2794 May 2, 2026Yes
- HF 2542 May 2, 2026Yes
Votes against their party
- HF 2801 A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including effective da…NoOctober 2, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–6 · Roll call
- HF 2200 A bill for an act relating to activities in the administration of alcoholic beverage control by the …NoApril 28, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 28–3 · Roll call
- HF 2780 A bill for an act relating to alcoholic beverage control by providing for certificates of compliance…NoApril 27, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–4 · Roll call
- SF 2286 A bill for an act relating to the investment of public funds, and making penalties applicable. (Form…NoApril 8, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–4 · Roll call
- HF 2200 A bill for an act relating to activities in the administration of alcoholic beverage control by the …NoApril 1, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 28–2 · Roll call
- SF 2293 A bill for an act relating to the department of administrative services’ historical resource researc…NoMarch 4, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 28–2 · Roll call
- SF 2439 A bill for an act relating to fire protection sprinkler systems in certain residential properties. (…NoMarch 2, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 28–1 · Roll call
- SF 2422 A bill for an act relating to public assistance programs under the purview of the department of heal…NoFebruary 25, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 30–1 · Roll call
- SF 2201 A bill for an act relating to school funding by establishing the state percent of growth and the cat…NoFebruary 10, 2026 · voted no; Republicans voted 28–3 · Roll call
- HF 639 A bill for an act relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, pro…YesMay 12, 2025 · voted yes; Republicans voted 13–21 · Roll call
- HF 954 A bill for an act relating to the conduct of elections, and including effective date and retroactive…NoApril 7, 2025 · voted no; Republicans voted 32–1 · Roll call
- SF 303 A bill for an act relating to county and city regulation of consumer fireworks. (Formerly SSB 1104 .…NoApril 7, 2025 · voted no; Republicans voted 31–2 · Roll call
- SF 394 A bill for an act relating to pesticides, by providing for tort liability. (Formerly SSB 1051 .)NoMarch 26, 2025 · voted no; Republicans voted 26–6 · Roll call
- SF 311 A bill for an act relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effe…NoMarch 17, 2025 · voted no; Republicans voted 32–1 · Roll call
- SF 2412 A bill for an act relating to pesticides, by providing for tort liability.(Formerly SSB 3188 .)NoApril 2, 2024 · voted no; Republicans voted 30–4 · Roll call
- HF 2612 A bill for an act relating to education, including modifying provisions related to the duties and po…NoMarch 18, 2024 · voted no; Republicans voted 28–6 · Roll call
- SF 542 A bill for an act relating to youth employment, providing for a minor driver’s license interim study…NoMay 3, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 29–2 · Roll call
- SF 542 A bill for an act relating to youth employment, providing for a minor driver’s license interim study…NoApril 18, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 32–2 · Roll call
- SF 228 A bill for an act relating to tort liability, including employer liability and damages in civil acti…NoFebruary 22, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 30–4 · Roll call
- HF 161 A bill for an act relating to damage awards against health care providers, creating a medical error …NoFebruary 8, 2023 · voted no; Republicans voted 29–5 · Roll call
- HF 2497 A bill for an act relating to gambling regulation and wagering, concerning cashless wagering, forfei…NoMay 23, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 22–8 · Roll call
- SF 2285 A bill for an act relating to zoning by counties and cities, and including effective date provisions…NoMarch 30, 2022 · voted no; Republicans voted 31–1 · Roll call
- HF 513 A bill for an act relating to pari-mutuel wagering on horse or dog races licensed in a foreign juris…NoMay 19, 2021 · voted no; Republicans voted 24–4 · Roll call