David Young
Iowa State Representative, District 28 since 2022. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 6 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 4.
Iowa State Representative, District 28Born 1968Businessperson
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 0
- 32 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 93%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −4.2
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 7
- 2014–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Commerce · chair
- Fuel Distribution Percentage Formula Review · co-chair
- Legislative Council
- Transportation
- Ways and Means
Source: congress-legislators committeesUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Young sits in the Iowa House of Representatives
Young is closer to the center than 84% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Hans Wilz, Tom Moore, Jeff Shipley
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET
With Young’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans93%
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: Young’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Young | 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 Young 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.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 | Lost | D+4.2 | R+1.8 | −6.0 |
| 2024 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 | Won | R+6.6 | R+1.8 | +4.8 |
| 2022 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 | Won | R+6.4 | D+0.6 | +7.0 |
| 2020 | U.S. House, IA-3 | Lost | D+1.4 | — | — |
| 2018 | U.S. House, IA-3 | Lost | D+2.2 | — | — |
| 2016 | U.S. House, IA-3 | Won | R+13.7 | — | — |
| 2014 | U.S. House, IA-3 | Won | R+10.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $177K
- Spent
- $7.2K
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through May 26, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Young for Iowa House State | Active |
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through May 26, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Seats Young has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 28 · since 2022
- U.S. House, IA-3 · 2015–2019
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Young has run against
- Tom Walton (D) · 2026 election, lost
- Laura Snider (D) · 2024 election, won
- Sonya Heitshusen (D) · 2022 election, won
- Cynthia Axne (D) · 2020 election, lost
- Jim Mowrer (D) · 2016 election, won
- Staci Appel (D) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)
In the polls
Included in 23 polls; Young’s best result was 52% (Iowa's 3rd District, 2016).
Young’s polls in the database →How we know Young
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Bioguide Y000066
- FEC S4IA00103
- Open States ocd-person/e0df02a4-7910-4538-8c3b-8152fb8f657c
- Wikidata Q19321008
- Vote Smart 155218
- GovTrack 412628
- OpenSecrets N00035509
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 3:00 PM ET