Association of Iowa Fairs
Registered on 41 bills since the 88th General Assembly.
20
supported · 10 became law (50%)5
opposed · 0 became law anyway (0%)16
undecided3
lobbyistsHow legislators voted on its bills
89th General Assembly · 3 contested bills it took a side on. Republicans voted its way 100% of the time · Democrats voted its way 55% of the time.
Senate
| Legislator | Voted its way | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Tony Bisignano D | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Nate Boulton D | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Waylon Brown R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jim Carlin R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jake Chapman R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Mark Costello R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Chris Cournoyer R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Adrian Dickey R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Dawn Driscoll R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jeff Edler R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Julian B. Garrett R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jesse Green R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Dennis Guth R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Craig P. Johnson R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Kevin Kinney D | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Mike Klimesh R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Carrie Koelker R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Tim Kraayenbrink R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Mark S. Lofgren R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jeff Reichman R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Ken Rozenboom R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Tom Shipley R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Amy Sinclair R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Roby Smith R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jackie Smith D | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Annette Sweeney R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Todd E. Taylor D | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jeff Taylor R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Jack Whitver R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Brad Zaun R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| Dan Zumbach R | 3 of 3 | 100% |
| William A. Dotzler Jr. D | 2 of 3 | 67% |
| Liz Mathis D | 2 of 3 | 67% |
| Amanda Ragan D | 2 of 3 | 67% |
| Claire Celsi D | 1 of 3 | 33% |
| Sarah Trone Garriott D | 1 of 3 | 33% |
| Pam Jochum D | 1 of 3 | 33% |
| Jim Lykam D | 1 of 3 | 33% |
| Janet Petersen D | 1 of 3 | 33% |
| Herman C. Quirmbach D | 1 of 3 | 33% |
| Zach Wahls D | 1 of 3 | 33% |
| Joe Bolkcom D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
| Eric Giddens D | 0 of 3 | 0% |
The bills
- HF 775 Concerning unauthorized entry or access, including placement or use of a camera or electronic surveillance device while trespassing, unauthorized gathering of samples of certain materials relating to animals and animal feeding operations, and providing penaltiesFor House 2–4
- HF 775 Concerning unauthorized entry or access, including placement or use of a camera or electronic surveillance device while trespassing, unauthorized gathering of samples of certain materials relating to animals and animal feeding operations, and providing penaltiesFor House 72–20
- HF 775 Concerning unauthorized entry or access, including placement or use of a camera or electronic surveillance device while trespassing, unauthorized gathering of samples of certain materials relating to animals and animal feeding operations, and providing penaltiesFor Senate 35–11
- HF 862 Relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, the technology reinvestment fund, the sports wagering receipts fund, and the autism support fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisionsFor House 3–2
- HF 862 Relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, the technology reinvestment fund, the sports wagering receipts fund, and the autism support fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisionsFor House 54–38
- HF 862 Relating to and making appropriations to state departments and agencies from the rebuild Iowa infrastructure fund, the technology reinvestment fund, the sports wagering receipts fund, and the autism support fund, providing for related matters, and including effective date provisionsFor Senate 39–7
- SSB 3154 SSB 3154For Senate 43–6
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. Legislators with fewer than 3 such votes aren’t listed.
What it paid lobbyists
- July 2025 – June 2026$15,000Ketzner Strategies $15,000 · Jake Ketzner · Larry Blixt · Nick Boeyink · filed June 30, 2026
- July 2024 – June 2025$15,000Ketzner Strategies $15,000 · Jake Ketzner · Larry Blixt · Nick Boeyink · filed July 8, 2025
- July 2023 – June 2024$15,000Ketzner Strategies $15,000 · Jake Ketzner · Larry Blixt · Nick Boeyink · filed July 10, 2024
- July 2022 – June 2023$15,000Ketzner Strategies $15,000 · Larry Blixt · Jake Ketzner · Nick Boeyink · filed July 10, 2023
- July 2021 – June 2022$15,000Larry Blixt $15,000 · Jake Ketzner · filed July 4, 2022
- July 2020 – June 2021$15,000Ketzner Strategies $15,000 · Jake Ketzner · Larry Blixt · filed June 30, 2021
- July 2019 – June 2020$15,000Larry Blixt $10,000 · Jake Ketzner $5,000 · filed July 1, 2020
- July 2018 – June 2019$15,000Larry Blixt $15,000 · Jake Ketzner · filed July 5, 2019
From client reports filed with the Legislature each July. Every organization →
Bills, newest first
- HSB 734 Authorizing cities to establish self-supported tourism improvement districtsFor91st GA · declared April 1, 2026 · Died when the session ended
- HF 917 Relating to civil liability actions against motocross facilitiesFor91st GA · declared March 24, 2026 · Signed by Governor
- HF 645 Relating to nuisance actions against racing facilities and racetracksFor91st GA · declared March 4, 2025 · Signed by Governor
- HSB 236 Relating to the sales tax imposed on amusement devicesFor91st GA · declared March 3, 2025 · Died when the session ended
- SF 279 Relating to nuisance actions against sports or exposition venuesFor91st GA · declared February 17, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- HF 230 Relating to nuisance actions against sports or exposition venuesFor91st GA · declared February 12, 2025 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 3202 SSB 3202For90th GA · declared April 7, 2024 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 585 HSB 585Undecided90th GA · declared January 19, 2024 · Died when the session ended
- SF 2010 Modifying the earliest possible start date of the school calendar for school districts and accredite…Undecided90th GA · declared January 10, 2024 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 1221 SSB 1221Undecided90th GA · declared May 2, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 1222 SSB 1222Undecided90th GA · declared May 2, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- SF 569 Relating to local government property taxes, financial authority, operations, and budgets, modifying…For90th GA · declared April 26, 2023 · Died when the session ended
- HF 681 Exempting from the sales and use tax the sales price of tangible personal property or specified digi…For90th GA · declared March 22, 2023 · Signed by Governor
- HSB 225 HSB 225For90th GA · declared March 9, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HF 276 Relating to the sales tax imposed on amusement devicesFor90th GA · declared February 27, 2023 · Renumbered as HF 2625
- SF 189 Relating to allowable forms of payment for amusement concessions at an amusement park and an arcadeUndecided90th GA · declared February 2, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- SF 146 Establishing a fair as a designated exempt entity and allowing for refunds of state sales tax in the…For90th GA · declared January 27, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 1054 SSB 1054Undecided90th GA · declared January 24, 2023 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 60 HSB 60Undecided90th GA · declared January 23, 2023 · Renumbered as HF 276
- SF 2372 Relating to state taxation and administration by modifying sales and use taxes, individual and corpo…For89th GA · declared March 14, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- SF 2367 Relating to state taxation by specifying when returns are due, striking sales tax exemptions and exe…Undecided89th GA · declared February 28, 2022 · Signed by Governor
- HSB 552 HSB 552Undecided89th GA · declared January 21, 2022 · Became law (new number)
- HSB 574 HSB 574Against89th GA · declared January 21, 2022 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 1264 SSB 1264For89th GA · declared April 14, 2021 · Became law (new number)
- SSB 1255 SSB 1255For89th GA · declared March 30, 2021 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 1252 SSB 1252For89th GA · declared March 17, 2021 · Died when the session ended
- HF 785 Relating to amusement concessionsUndecided89th GA · declared March 8, 2021 · Signed by Governor
- HF 775 Concerning unauthorized entry or access, including placement or use of a camera or electronic survei…For89th GA · declared March 8, 2021 · Signed by Governor
- SF 483 Limiting local legislation that prohibits the operation of an animal enterprise or the use of a work…For89th GA · declared March 2, 2021 · Died when the session ended
- SSB 1195 SSB 1195For89th GA · declared February 24, 2021 · Renumbered as SF 483
- HF 558 Establishing a minimum age and training requirements for attendants who control amusement rides, and…Undecided89th GA · declared February 17, 2021 · Signed by Governor
- HSB 210 HSB 210Undecided89th GA · declared February 16, 2021 · Became law (new number)
- SF 345 Relating to amusement concessions, and including effective date and retroactive applicability provis…Undecided89th GA · declared February 14, 2021 · Became law (new number)
- SF 114 Establishing a minimum age and training requirements for attendants who control amusement rides, and…Undecided89th GA · declared January 21, 2021 · Became law (new number)
- HF 92 Establishing a minimum age and training requirements for attendants who control amusement rides, and…Undecided89th GA · declared January 18, 2021 · Became law (new number)
- HF 2641 Relating to state taxation and related laws of the state, including the administration by the depart…Undecided88th GA · declared June 12, 2020 · Signed by Governor
- SJR 2004 Designating the honeybee as the official state insect for the State of IowaFor88th GA · declared March 6, 2020 · Did not pass
- HF 185 Relating to the school start date and including effective date provisionsAgainst88th GA · declared January 31, 2019 · Died when the session ended
- SF 129 To modify the school start date and including effective date provisionsAgainst88th GA · declared January 29, 2019 · Died when the session ended
- SF 130 Relating to the school start date and including effective date provisionsAgainst88th GA · declared January 29, 2019 · Died when the session ended
- HF 78 Relating to the earliest school start dateAgainst88th GA · declared January 24, 2019 · Died when the session ended