RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Craig Williams

Iowa State Representative, District 11 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Iowa State Representative, District 11

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 0; 18 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.3%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +33.1; 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.

Local Government · vice chair
Environmental Protection
Judiciary
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 18 sponsored · 0 became law

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

HF 2209 A bill for an act providing for the admission of students to the Iowa state university of science and…
college of veterinary medicine · Failed in the House Apr 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 2052 A bill for an act relating to community-based providers in the statewide voluntary preschool program for…
education · Failed in the House Feb 2026

HF 191 A bill for an act relating to the intentional emission of air contaminants into the atmosphere.
air quality · Failed in the House Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Williams sits in the Iowa House of Representatives

Williams is closer to the center than 25% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Sam Wengryn, Travis Sitzmann, Wendy Larson

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

With Williams’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%

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: Williams’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Williams	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 Williams was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Iowa State Senate, District 6 Iowa House of Representatives, District 11

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 11	Won	R+33.1	R+41.4	−8.3
2024	Iowa House of Representatives, District 11	Won	R+44.8	—	—
2020	Iowa State Senate, District 6	Won	R+38.4	—	—