Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.
Christian Hermanson
Photo: Iowa General Assembly, Copyrighted free use (Iowa General Assembly official portrait permission)
RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Christian Hermanson

Iowa State Representative, District 59 since 2024. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1.

Iowa State Representative, District 59

In office
1 yr
Since 2024
Bills became law
0
8 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed
0.0%
Chamber median 3.8%
With party
98%
On votes splitting the parties
Last margin
−5.4
Lost 2026
Elections
2
2024–2026

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

  • Ways and Means · vice chair
  • Natural Resources
  • Public Safety
  • Veterans Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 8 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 Hermanson sits in the Iowa House of Representatives

Hermanson is closer to the center than 44% of the chamber's Republicans.

Dem. medianRep. medianHermansonMore liberalMore conservative

Closest: Shannon Lundgren, Jon Dunwell, Ryan Weldon

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

With Hermanson’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: Hermanson’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 Hermanson 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 59LostD+5.4R+5.3−10.7
2024Iowa House of Representatives, District 59WonR+2.4——

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

Campaign money, 2025–26

Raised
$45.6K
Spent
$35.4K

Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through Jul 12, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Campaign committees

Open committees can still raise and spend money.

Hermanson for Iowa
State
Active

Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through Jul 12, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET

Seats Hermanson has held

Source: 99chambers results archive

Who Hermanson has run against

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

How we know Hermanson

One person, matched across every source we use.

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