Angel Ramirez
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DemocratIn office since Apr 2025

Angel Ramirez

Iowa State Representative, District 78 since 2025. Ran in 1 election in 2025, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Iowa State Representative, District 78

In office
1 yr
Since 2025
Bills became law
0
42 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
2.5%
Chamber median 3.8%
With party
100%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
+94.3
Won 2026
Next election
2028
Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Agriculture
  • Education
  • Government Oversight
  • Judiciary
  • Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study
  • Veterans Affairs

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 42 sponsored · 0 became law

No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Ramirez sits in the Iowa House of Representatives

Ramirez is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Democrats.

Dem. medianRep. medianRamirezMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Monica Kurth, Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, Dave Jacoby

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET

With Ramirez’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Democrats100%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Iowa House of Representatives.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Ramirez’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Ramirez was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

YearRaceResultMarginSeat+/−
2026Iowa House of Representatives, District 78WonD+94.3D+33.3+61.0
2025Iowa House of Representatives, District 78 (special)WonD+58.3D+33.3+25.0

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$27K
Spent
$5.8K

Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through May 11, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Ramirez for Iowa
State
Active

Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through May 11, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Seats Ramirez has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Ramirez has run against

  • Write-in (I) · 2026 election, won
  • Bernie Hayes (R) · 2025 special election, won

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)

How we know Ramirez

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET