DemocratIn office since Nov 2018

Tracy Ehlert

Iowa State Representative, District 79 since 2018. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Iowa State Representative, District 79

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 7 yrs; Since 2018
Bills became law: 0; 78 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 7.4%; Chamber median 3.8%
With party: 96%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +33.5; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

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

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Education · ranking member
Area Education Agency Task Force
Early Childhood Interim
Economic Growth and Technology
Health and Human Services
Labor and Workforce

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 78 sponsored · 0 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HF 460 A bill for an act relating to play-based learning in preschool, prekindergarten, and kindergarten.
curricula · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HF 730 A bill for an act requiring the director of the department of education to establish a special education…
school finance · Failed in the House Mar 2025

HF 2385 A bill for an act prohibiting the misclassification of employees as independent contractors, providing…
contractors · Failed in committee Mar 2026

HF 2384 A bill for an act relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable during a benefit year.
unemployment · Failed in committee Mar 2026

HF 2380 A bill for an act providing for a community-based wage enforcement program for purposes of the state wage…
minimum wage · Failed in committee Mar 2026

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Ehlert sits in the Iowa House of Representatives

Ehlert is closer to the center than 62% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Adam Zabner, Jennifer Konfrst, Ken Croken

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

With Ehlert’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: Ehlert’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Ehlert	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 Ehlert 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 70 Iowa House of Representatives, District 79

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 79	Won	D+33.5	D+17.0	+16.5
2024	Iowa House of Representatives, District 79	Won	D+21.6	—	—
2022	Iowa House of Representatives, District 79	Won	—	—	—
2020	Iowa House of Representatives, District 70	Won	D+49.0	—	—
2018	Iowa House of Representatives, District 70	Won	D+53.9	—	—