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Sen. Thomas Townsend

Democrat · Senate District 36 · Dubuque

In office since 2025 · Assistant Democratic Leader

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Official profile
528
floor votes cast
2%
of votes missed (12)
97%
voted with their party’s majority · broke with it 18 times
128 of 143
party-line votes with their party (when the two parties split)

3 of their 18 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

Closest across the aisle: Charlie McClintock (R), 81%.

Lobbying groups they vote with

Sen. Thomas Townsend’s contested votes in the 2026 session, compared with the sides 78 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 yes; Democrats voted 2–13 · Roll call
    Yes
  • 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
  • HF 2781 A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund. (Formerly…
    May 2, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 6–8 · 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
  • SF 2220 A bill for an act relating to education, including by modifying provisions related to the Iowa state…
    April 16, 2026 · voted no; Democrats voted 13–3 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 2667 A bill for an act relating to project design standards and specifications, including by providing fo…
    March 31, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 1–15 · Roll call
    Yes
  • SF 2378 A bill for an act relating to the ability of property owners to protest proposed changes in zoning d…
    March 2, 2026 · voted yes; Democrats voted 7–8 · 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
  • HF 972 A bill for an act relating to health care including a funding model for the rural health care system…
    May 13, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 9–4 · Roll call
    No
  • HF 639 A bill for an act relating to hazardous liquid pipelines, including common carrier requirements, pro…
    May 12, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 14–1 · Roll call
    No
  • 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
  • SF 259 A bill for an act limiting the release of personal information for traffic violations observed by an…
    March 26, 2025 · voted no; Democrats voted 8–7 · Roll call
    No
  • 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