Leaving office January 1, 2027.Did not run for re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

DemocratIn office until January 1, 2027

Lindsay James

Iowa State Representative, District 71 since 2018. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 4 elections between 2018 and 2024, winning 4. Won the 2026 race for Iowa's 2nd District.

Iowa State Representative, District 71Born 1980

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In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 0; 49 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 33.9%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +4.0; Won 2026
Elections: 5; 2018–2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 11:01 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Environmental Protection
International Relations

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 49 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 James sits in the Iowa House of Representatives

James is closer to the center than 76% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Eric Gjerde, Josh Turek, Rick Olson

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

With James’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats91%

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

Date	Bill	James	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
May 2, 2026	HF 2542: A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties.	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 66–20
May 2, 2026	SF 2490: A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 65–21
May 2, 2026	HF 2771: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 66–18
May 2, 2026	SF 2472: A bill for an act relating to state and local government taxes, fees, financial…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 62–22
Apr 29, 2026	SF 2218: A bill for an act relating to state regulatory compliance and eligibility requirements,…	Not voting	No	Yes	Passed 71–20

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

Career

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

20182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Iowa House of Representatives, District 99 Iowa House of Representatives, District 71

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	U.S. House, IA-2	Won	D+4.0	R+10.1	+14.1
2024	Iowa House of Representatives, District 71	Won	D+12.3	D+8.1	+4.2
2022	Iowa House of Representatives, District 71	Won	D+35.2	D+15.2	+20.0
2020	Iowa House of Representatives, District 99	Won	D+13.3	—	—
2018	Iowa House of Representatives, District 99	Won	D+20.7	—	—