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Sen. Matt Blake

Democrat · Senate District 22 · Polk

In office since 2025 · Democratic Whip

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matt.blake@legis.iowa.gov

Official profile
513
floor votes cast
5%
of votes missed (27)
96%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 20 times
116 of 136
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

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), 85%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Sen. Matt Blake’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 73 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 2490 A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority o…
    May 2, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–11 · 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 29, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2218 A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements, including by…
    April 28, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–10 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 960 A bill for an act relating to the sales tax exemption for the purchase of central office equipment o…
    April 20, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2490 A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority o…
    April 16, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 2–14 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2286 A bill for an act relating to the investment of public funds, and making penalties applicable. (Form…
    April 8, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–9 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2329 A bill for an act relating to interest rates and charges on regulated loans, and consumer credit tra…
    April 7, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 4–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2466 A bill for an act relating to veterans services and making appropriations.(Formerly SF 2282 , SSB 30…
    March 10, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–10 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 2215 A bill for an act relating to natural resources, including office locations of the director of natur…
    March 9, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–13 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2430 A bill for an act relating to the display of flags at half-staff on public buildings. (Formerly SSB …
    February 25, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–9 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2203 A bill for an act relating to the verification of United States citizenship of persons registering t…
    February 25, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–13 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2263 A bill for an act relating to the carrying, transportation, and possession of weapons, and including…
    February 24, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–10 · Roll call
    Yes
  • 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 516 A bill for an act relating to medical residency and fellowship positions, including priority for adm…
    April 14, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 860 A bill for an act prohibiting state and local regulations on fuel-powered equipment based on the equ…
    April 8, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–8 · Roll call
    Yes
  • HF 309 A bill for an act relating to the review by the department of inspections, appeals, and licensing of…
    April 8, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–9 · Roll call
    Yes
  • 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
  • HF 314 A bill for an act authorizing the waiver of preplacement investigations and reports in certain adopt…
    April 7, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 3–11 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 311 A bill for an act relating to city civil service employees and related procedures and including effe…
    March 17, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 5–8 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 106 A bill for an act relating to the conveyance of firearms in or on certain vehicles. Effective date: …
    March 17, 2025 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–7 · Roll call
    Yes