RepublicanIn office since Nov 2018

Ray Bubba Sorensen

Iowa State Representative, District 23 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Iowa State Representative, District 23Born 1979

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 0; 23 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.1%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 91%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +34.2; 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.

Economic Growth and Technology · chair
Appropriations
Capital Projects
Veterans Affairs

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 23 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

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 817 A bill for an act relating to the distribution of child support owed to a decedent by affidavit.
affidavits · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HF 2393 A bill for an act permitting school districts to use certain categorical funds generated from pupils…
private education student accounts · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HF 102 A bill for an act relating to school personnel training, emergency care planning, authorizations for…
emergency medical care · Failed in the House Apr 2025

HF 247 A bill for an act exempting the sales price of honeybees from the state sales and use tax.
bees · Failed in the House Apr 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Sorensen sits in the Iowa House of Representatives

Sorensen is closer to the center than 93% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Michael Bergan, Mark Cisneros, Chad Ingels

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

With Sorensen’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans91%

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

Date	Bill	Sorensen	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 Sorensen 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 20 Iowa House of Representatives, District 23

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 23	Won	R+34.2	R+41.4	−7.2
2024	Iowa House of Representatives, District 23	Won	R+44.3	—	—
2022	Iowa House of Representatives, District 23	Won	—	—	—
2020	Iowa House of Representatives, District 20	Won	R+44.4	—	—
2018	Iowa House of Representatives, District 20	Won	R+24.7	—	—