RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Scott Webster

Iowa State Senator, District 47 since 2022. Ran for re-election in 2026; the count goes on.

Iowa State Senator, District 47

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 2; 22 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 2.9%
With party: 99%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +12.3; Won 2022

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Local Government · chair
Transportation · vice chair
All-Terrain Vehicles and Off-Road Utility Vehicles on Highways Interim
Commerce
Health and Human Services
Judiciary
State Government
Subacute Mental Health Care Services Interim Study

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 22 sponsored · 2 became law

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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 266 A bill for an act relating to theft, forgery, and fraud involving a gift card, and providing penalties.…
criminal law · Became law Apr 2025

SF 2150 A bill for an act relating to a pregnant minor’s legal capacity to consent to the provision of certain…
children · Failed in the Senate Mar 2026

SF 2156 A bill for an act authorizing court-required drug testing for a parent pursuant to a custody order.
child custody · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026

SF 2343 A bill for an act relating to vehicle registration plates, including registration plate frames and Gadsden…
appropriations · 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 Webster sits in the Iowa State Senate

Webster is closer to the center than 33% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Adrian Dickey, Mark Costello, Tim Kraayenbrink

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

With Webster’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans99%

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

Date	Bill	Webster	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

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

Career

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

2022202320242025202620272028Iowa State Senate, District 47

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)