Timi Brown-Powers
Iowa State Representative, District 61 since 2014. Did not run for re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 7 elections between 2014 and 2024, winning 7. Won the 2026 race for Iowa Senate District 31.
- In office
- 12 yrs
- Since 2014
- Bills became law
- 0
- 91 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 9.2%
- Chamber median 3.8%
- With party
- 96%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +95.8
- Won 2026
- Elections
- 8
- 2014–2026
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Higher Education · ranking member
- Environmental Protection
- Health and Human Services
- Public Safety
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
No bills in this list for the 2025–2026 session.
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Brown-Powers sits in the Iowa House of Representatives
Brown-Powers is closer to the center than 44% of the chamber's Democrats.
Closest: Megan Srinivas, J.D. Scholten, Brian Meyer
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:49 PM ET
With Brown-Powers’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Democrats96%
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: Brown-Powers’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.
| Date | Bill | Brown-Powers | Dem. majority | Rep. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2026 | HF 2542: A bill for an act relating to habitual offenders, and providing penalties. | No | 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… | No | No | Yes | Passed 65–21 |
| May 2, 2026 | HF 2771: A bill for an act relating to and making appropriations involving state government… | No | 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,… | No | No | Yes | Passed 71–20 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Brown-Powers was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
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 State Senate, District 31 | Won | D+95.8 | D+12.5 | +83.3 |
| 2024 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | D+4.5 | — |
| 2022 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+50.1 | D+13.1 | +37.0 |
| 2020 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2016 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | — | — | — |
| 2014 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 | Won | D+18.5 | — | — |
| 2014 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 (primary) | Won | +52.3 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $15.4K
- Spent
- $4.7K
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through Jul 10, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Timi Brown-Powers for Iowa State | Active |
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board filings through Jul 10, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 10:42 PM ET
Seats Brown-Powers has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 · since 2014
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Brown-Powers has run against
- Write-in (I) · 2026 election, won
- John Bothwell (L) · 2022 election, won
- Nathan Bolton (R) · 2014 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Iowa Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Brown-Powers
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7467e822-4c62-4cd2-b8e1-6f72a9204fce
- Wikidata Q21005205
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET