RepublicanIn office since Nov 2020

Brooke Boden

Iowa State Representative, District 21 since 2020. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Iowa State Representative, District 21Born 1973

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 0; 46 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.1%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +7.7; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education
Government Oversight
Ways and Means

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 46 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 458 A bill for an act establishing a grant program for a nonprofit organization providing sexual assault…
grants · Failed in the House May 2026

HF 2728 A bill for an act relating to obstructing first responders, and providing penalties.
emergency management · Failed in the House Apr 2026

HF 2307 A bill for an act authorizing the board of educational examiners to issue provisional coaching authorizations.
area education agencies · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HF 2145 A bill for an act relating to the regulation of places and practices of worship by the governor.
emergency management · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HF 2079 A bill for an act relating to forms of payment for entry into an extracurricular interscholastic athletic…
athletics · Failed in the House Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Boden sits in the Iowa House of Representatives

Boden is closer to the center than 57% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Charley Thomson, Norlin Mommsen, Austin Harris

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

With Boden’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%

Black tick: the average of Republicans 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: Boden’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Boden	Rep. majority	Dem. majority	Result
May 2, 2026	HF 2542: A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties.	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 66–20
May 2, 2026	SF 2490: A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 65–21
May 2, 2026	HF 2771: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 66–18
May 2, 2026	SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 62–22
Apr 29, 2026	SF 2218: A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements,…	Yes	Yes	No	Passed 71–20

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

Career

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

202020212022202320242025202620272028Iowa House of Representatives, District 26 Iowa House of Representatives, District 21

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.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Iowa House District 21	Won	R+7.7	R+24.0	−16.3
2024	Iowa House of Representatives, District 21	Won	R+17.4	—	—
2022	Iowa House of Representatives, District 21	Won	R+24.3	—	—
2020	Iowa House of Representatives, District 26	Won	R+7.4	—	—