Leaving office January 3, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
Ashley Hinson
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RepublicanIn office until January 3, 2027

Ashley Hinson

U.S. Representative, IA-2 since 2021. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 5 elections between 2016 and 2024, winning 5. Lost the 2026 race for U.S. Senate in Iowa.

U.S. Representative, IA-2Born 1983News presenter

In office
5 yrs
Since 2021
Bills became law
0
36 sponsored, 119th Congress
Votes missed
1.6%
Chamber median 2.1%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
−4.1
Lost 2026
Elections
6
2016–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Committees

119th Congress.

  • House Committee on AppropriationsAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related AgenciesFinancial Services and General GovernmentHomeland Security
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
  • House Committee on Ethics

Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET

Legislation

119th Congress · 36 sponsored · 0 became law
BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw
HR 1869 Protecting American Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act of 2026
Crime and Law Enforcement · Passed House Sep 2026
HR 6359 Pregnant Students’ Rights Act
Education · Passed House Jan 2026
HR 2262 Flexibility for Workers Education Act
Labor and Employment · Failed in the House Jan 2026
HR 10850 SCREENS Act
Health · Introduced Oct 2026
HR 10559 LARC Access Expansion Act
Health · Introduced Sep 2026

Source: Congress.gov billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 3:27 PM ET

Voting record

119th Congress · placement by roll-call votes

Where Hinson sits in the U.S. House

Hinson is closer to the center than 65% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianHinsonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Derrick Van Orden, Jack Bergman, Neal P. Dunn

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:06 PM ET

With Hinson’s party

  • Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%
  • Cosponsorships of the other party's bills12%

Black tick: the average of Republicans in the U.S. House.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

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

Career

Offices held, and every time Hinson 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+/−
2026U.S. Senate, IowaLostD+4.1R+13.4−17.5
2024U.S. House, IA-2WonR+15.6R+10.1+5.5
2022U.S. House, IA-2WonR+8.2R+4.5+3.7
2020U.S. House, IA-1WonR+2.6——
2018Iowa House of Representatives, District 67WonR+4.0——
2016Iowa House of Representatives, District 67WonR+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
$14.1M
Spent
$13.9M
Cash
$2.2M

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

ASHLEY FOR IOWA
FEC
Active

Source: FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026Updated Nov 3, 2026, 2:14 AM ET

Seats Hinson has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Hinson has run against

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

In the polls

Included in 58 polls; Hinson’s best result was 51% (U.S. Senate in Iowa, 2026).

Hinson’s polls in the database →

Source: Polls: The New York Times and Wikipedia poll lists

How we know Hinson

One person, matched across every source we use.

Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET