RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Lynn Evans

Iowa State Senator, District 3 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2030.

Iowa State Senator, District 3Born 1964

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 1; 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 1.5%; Chamber median 2.9%
With party: 98%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +37.3; Won 2026
Next election: 2030; Nov 5, 2030

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education · chair
Ethics · chair
Government Oversight · vice chair
Area Education Agency Task Force
Early Childhood Interim
Health and Human Services
Judiciary
Natural Resources and Environment
Veterans Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 40 sponsored · 1 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SF 22 A bill for an act relating to the use of an electronic device in a voice-activated or hands-free mode while…
cellular phones · Became law Apr 2025

SF 2099 A bill for an act relating to animal torture, and providing penalties.
animal cruelty · Failed in the Senate Apr 2026

SF 2121 A bill for an act relating to social studies instruction provided to students enrolled in grades seven…
charter schools · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026

SF 2092 A bill for an act establishing the school health-related emergency response plan competitive grant program…
appropriations · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026

SF 2181 A bill for an act requiring the department of education to develop and administer a pilot program that…
education · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Evans sits in the Iowa State Senate

Evans is closer to the center than 58% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Dennis Guth, Annette Sweeney, Dawn Driscoll

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

With Evans’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans98%

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

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

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

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