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Rep. J.D. Scholten

Democrat · House District 1 · Woodbury

In office since 2023 · 2 General Assemblies

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j.d.scholten@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
1145
floor votes cast
7%
of votes missed (80)
96%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 46 times
228 of 245
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

29 of their 46 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), 80%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Rep. J.D. Scholten’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 83 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 2775 A bill for an act relating to a convenience fee for recording applications for the registration of a…
    April 28, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 19–8 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2189 A bill for an act relating to information required for nonresidents who apply for vehicle registrati…
    April 16, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 21–6 · 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 …
    April 14, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 22–6 · Roll call
    No
  • 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
  • SF 2378 A bill for an act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning d…
    April 8, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 20–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2326 A bill for an act relating to debt management programs, services, fees, and licensee requirements. (…
    April 1, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 28–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2706 A bill for an act relating to judicial officers, including magistrate appointments in judicial elect…
    April 1, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 28–2 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2453 A bill for an act providing for investment by regents institutions in certified innovation funds and…
    March 31, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 1–29 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2220 A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa state…
    March 24, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–8 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2725 A bill for an act relating to education reporting, including the sharing of unit-level wage data for…
    March 24, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 25–6 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 2218 A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by…
    March 17, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 13–16 · 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
  • SF 274 A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic ath…
    March 3, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 20–10 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2529 A bill for an act providing for the repair of a diesel exhaust fluid system that is part of farm equ…
    March 2, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–23 · 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 2104 A bill for an act relating to the exercise of eminent domain for carbon oxide pipelines, and includi…
    January 21, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 10–20 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 989 A bill for an act relating to animal feeding operations, by providing for the regulation of anaerobi…
    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 953 A bill for an act relating to legal representation for children who are placed in, or may be placed …
    March 26, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 30–2 · 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 886 A bill for an act relating to the improvement of United States highway 30, including prioritization …
    March 19, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 25–7 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 860 A bill for an act prohibiting state and local regulations on fuel-powered equipment based on the equ…
    March 19, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 20–12 · 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 782 A bill for an act relating to electronic devices in schools, including student access during instruc…
    March 18, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–9 · Roll call
    No
  • 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 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
  • 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 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
  • HF 2673 A bill for an act related to state behavioral health, disability, and addictive disorder services an…
    April 18, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 28–8 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2681 A bill for an act relating to automated traffic systems, including for traffic law enforcement and f…
    April 9, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–11 · Roll call
    No
  • SF 574 A bill for an act relating to programs administered by the economic development authority by establi…
    March 6, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 31–2 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2391 A bill for an act relating to health care employment agencies, including the statewide maximum allow…
    February 27, 2024 · voted no; Democrats voted 19–14 · Roll call
    No
  • 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
  • SF 315 A bill for an act relating to raw milk, by providing for the production of raw milk at certain dairi…
    April 12, 2023 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–30 · Roll call
    Yes
  • 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
  • SF 219 A bill for an act relating to educational requirements for a permit to perform tattooing. Effective …
    April 4, 2023 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–30 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 467 A bill for an act relating to primary health benefit plans, claims for reimbursement, and explanatio…
    March 21, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 29–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 625 A bill for an act relating to mandatory minimum sentences relating to the control, possession, recei…
    March 21, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 27–6 · 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 135 A bill for an act relating to the responsibilities of the state board of regents and the institution…
    March 7, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 30–4 · 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
  • SF 181 A bill for an act relating to property taxes and income taxes by modifying the calculation of assess…
    February 15, 2023 · voted no; Democrats voted 23–13 · Roll call
    No
  • 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