DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Liz Bennett

Iowa State Senator, District 39 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Iowa State Senator, District 39Born 1982

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 0; 79 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 15.6%; Chamber median 2.9%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +41.4; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Technology · ranking member
Agriculture
Natural Resources and Environment
Transportation
Veterans Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 79 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 2360 A bill for an act relating to partial payments of property taxes and including applicability provisions.
county government · Failed in committee Feb 2026

SF 2415 A bill for an act relating to provider requirements concerning the mental health of users of an artificial…
artificial intelligence · Failed in committee Feb 2026

SF 2414 A bill for an act relating to automated decision systems used by employers.
artificial intelligence · Failed in committee Feb 2026

SF 2398 A bill for an act relating to the defense of justification for violent crimes.
criminal law · Failed in committee Feb 2026

SF 2381 A bill for an act relating to nonmedical pregnancy resource centers, making appropriations, and including…
appropriations · Failed in committee Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bennett sits in the Iowa State Senate

Bennett is closer to the center than 17% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Janet Petersen, Herman Quirmbach,

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

With Bennett’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats98%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Iowa State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Bennett’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Bennett	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Oct 2, 2026	HF 2801: A bill for an act modifying the major economic growth attraction program, and including…	No	No	Yes	Passed 28–19
May 2, 2026	HF 2770: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations to the justice system, providing…	No	No	Yes	Passed 29–17
May 2, 2026	HF 2787: A bill for an act prohibiting warrant resolution clinics, including enforcement…	No	No	Yes	Passed 31–12
May 2, 2026	SF 2490: A bill for an act relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the…	No	No	Yes	Passed 35–11
May 2, 2026	HF 2781: A bill for an act relating to allocations of moneys from the juvenile detention home fund.	No	No	Yes	Passed 34–9

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

Career

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

201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025202620272028Iowa House of Representatives, District 65 Iowa State Senate, District 39

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 Senate District 39	Won	D+41.4	D+22.9	+18.5
2022	Iowa State Senate, District 39	Won	D+29.7	—	—
2020	Iowa House of Representatives, District 65	Won	—	—	—
2018	Iowa House of Representatives, District 65	Won	D+38.9	—	—
2016	Iowa House of Representatives, District 65	Won	D+33.1	—	—
2014	Iowa House of Representatives, District 65	Won	—	—	—
2014	Iowa House of Representatives, District 65 (primary)	Won	+27.4	—	—