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Ashley Hinson

Republican

U.S. Representative, Iowa District 2

Ashley Hinson has represented Iowa in the U.S. House since 2021, first in District 1 and since 2023 in District 2, and served in the Iowa House from 2017 to 20212. She worked as a television journalist before entering politics2. She is the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in November 20261.

Where they stand 22 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

  • Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Her House website lists "no tax on tips and no tax on overtime" as a tax priority. (2026) source
    • Voted yes on House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. (2025-05-22) source
    • Voted yes on the final House version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which made permanent the individual tax rates of 10% to 37% and permanently extended 100% bonus depreciation for businesses, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
  • Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which expands SNAP work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents and requires many Medicaid expansion adults to work, volunteer or study at least 80 hours a month, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
  • ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadymedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on the American Dream and Promise Act, which offered a path to citizenship for Dreamers. (2021-03-18) source
    • Voted yes on the Secure the Border Act of 2023. (2023-05-11) source
    • Voted yes on the Laken Riley Act. (2025-01-07) source
    • Voted yes on the Secure America Act, which funds immigration enforcement and border security through 2029. (2026-06-09) source
    • At an Oct. 14, 2024 debate she said the federal government's priority should be to "deport the dangerous illegals in this country." (2024-10-14) source
  • E-Verify mandateRequire it for all employersmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on the Secure the Border Act of 2023, which would require employers to use E-Verify. (2023-05-11) source
  • China policyGet tougher: broad tariffs, state bans on land purchases, and forced app salesmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on the bill requiring TikTok's Chinese owner to sell the app or face a U.S. ban. (2024-03-13) source
  • Aid to IsraelKeep full aid without new conditionsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. (2023-11-02) source
    • Voted yes on the $26 billion Israel security supplemental that became law. (2024-04-20) source
    • Voted yes on the Israel Security Assistance Support Act, which sought to require delivery of weapons the Biden administration had paused. (2024-05-16) source
  • Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Cosponsored the Stop Insider Trading Act. (2026-01-12) source
    • Voted yes on the Stop Insider Trading Act, which generally bars members of Congress, spouses and dependent children from buying individual stocks and requires public notice before sales, according to the CRS summary. (2026-07-22) source
  • Transgender athletesNo, and Congress should set a biological sex rule nationwidemedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025, a federal rule basing school sports eligibility on sex at birth. (2025-01-14) source
  • Mandatory minimumsAdd or lengthen them for serious crimes like fentanyl traffickingmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently places fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I and applies the same mandatory minimum prison terms as fentanyl analogues. (2025-02-06) source
  • Student loansCap borrowing, simplify repayment, and skip broad forgivenessmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's student loan debt relief. (2023-05-24) source
    • Voted yes on a resolution to overturn the SAVE income-driven repayment rule. (2023-12-07) source
    • Voted yes on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which ends Grad PLUS loans for new borrowers, sets borrowing limits and creates an income-based Repayment Assistance Plan, according to the CRS summary. (2025-07-03) source
  • HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. (2025-12-17) source
    • Voted no on H.R. 1834, a bill to restore enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for three years. (2026-01-08) source
  • AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium
    Said · medium confidence
    • At an Oct. 14, 2024 debate she said "no piece of legislation would get my support without those exceptions," referring to rape, incest and threats to the mother's life. (2024-10-14) source
    • Voted yes on Senate File 359, the 2018 fetal heartbeat bill, which passed the Iowa House 51 to 46. (2018-05-01) source
    • Voted yes on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (2025-01-23) source
    • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in the 117th Congress, which lists no exceptions. (2022-03-15) source
    • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in the 118th Congress, which lists no exceptions. (2024-01-22) source
    • Cosponsored the Life at Conception Act, which would extend the constitutional right to life to every human being from fertilization and lists no exceptions. (2025-05-19) source
    • Original cosponsor of the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. (2022-09-13) source
    • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (2025-01-16) source
  • GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted no on the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. (2021-03-11) source
    • Voted no on a federal red-flag (extreme risk protection order) bill. (2022-06-09) source
    • Voted no on the Assault Weapons Ban of 2022. (2022-07-29) source
    • Voted no on the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act. (2022-06-24) source
    • Cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. (2025-01-03) source
    • Cosponsored the Hearing Protection Act, which would remove silencers from the federal tax code definition of firearms. (2021-03-09) source
    • Original cosponsor of the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act in the 118th Congress. (2023-01-09) source
  • Birthright citizenshipNo, end it for children of parents here illegally or temporarilymedium
    Official action · medium confidence
    • Cosponsored the Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025, which would limit automatic citizenship to U.S.-born children with at least one parent who is a citizen, a lawful permanent resident, or a lawful immigrant serving in the Armed Forces. (2025-03-11) source
  • DEI programsBan them and cut federal funds to schools and contractors that keep themmedium
    Official action · medium confidence
    • Cosponsored the Dismantle DEI Act of 2025, which would close federal DEI offices and bar DEI requirements in federal contracts and grants. (2025-02-04) source
  • Qualified immunityYes, and strengthen it by writing it into law and covering officers' legal costsmedium
    Official action · medium confidence
    • Cosponsored the Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, which writes qualified immunity for law enforcement officers into federal statute for civil cases. (2025-05-05) source
  • Business regulationCut regulations broadly and let the market sort it outlow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted yes on a resolution overturning the EPA waiver that let California set its own vehicle emission standards. (2025-04-30) source
  • Kids onlineNo single answer fitsmedium
    Voted · medium confidence
    • Voted yes on the KIDS Act, which requires safeguards for minors on online platforms, including limits on sexual material, parental controls and disclosures by AI chatbots, according to the CRS summary. (2026-06-29) source
  • National debtNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted yes on the Limit, Save, Grow Act, a House bill pairing a debt limit increase with spending cuts. (2023-04-26) source
    • Voted yes on the Fiscal Responsibility Act, the final bipartisan debt limit deal. (2023-05-31) source
  • Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted no on a resolution to end the national emergency the President used to impose tariffs on most Canadian goods. (2026-02-11) source
  • Aid to UkraineNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted yes on the March 2022 appropriations package that included emergency aid to Ukraine. (2022-03-09) source
    • Voted yes on the $40 billion Ukraine supplemental. (2022-05-10) source
    • Voted yes on the Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act. (2024-04-20) source
    • Voted no on the Ukraine Support Act, which included aid and new sanctions on Russia. (2026-06-04) source
  • Energy and climateNo single answer fitslow
    Voted · low confidence
    • Voted yes on the Lower Energy Costs Act, a bill to expand domestic oil, gas and mineral production. (2023-03-30) source

Said vs. did

  • Abortion: Said: In 2024 she said she would not support any abortion legislation that lacks exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother4. Did: She cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in 2022, 2024 and 2025, which lists no exceptions344933.

No public position found on: Social Security, Minimum wage, Foreign policy, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Religion in schools.

Record

  • Served in the Iowa House, District 67, from 2017 to 20212.
  • Elected to the U.S. House in 2020 in Iowa District 1, defeating Abby Finkenauer 51.2% to 48.6%; reelected in District 2 in 2022 (54.1%) and 2024 (57.1%)2.
  • Serves on the House Appropriations Committee, the Select Committee on Strategic Competition with China and the Ethics Committee in the 119th Congress2.
  • On Jan. 7, 2021, voted no on sustaining the objection to counting Pennsylvania's electoral votes; the objection failed 138 to 28246.
  • Voted yes on the Feb. 13, 2024 resolution impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, which the House adopted 214 to 21347.
  • Voted no on House Concurrent Resolution 93, which directed the President to remove U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran and passed 220 to 204 on Sept. 15, 202653; Iowa Public Radio counted it as the seventh such resolution she voted against, and reported her Sept. 2026 call for an "immediate and successful" end to the Iran war5.
  • Won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate for the seat Joni Ernst is leaving; listed on the Nov. 3, 2026 ballot21.

Who funds this campaign

Official reports filed with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) for January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.

$10,217,845raised
$5,396,429spent
$6,749,491cash on hand

Cash on hand includes money left over from the campaign's earlier races, so it can be more than raised minus spent.

Where the money came from

  • People who gaveincluding $1,052,135 in gifts under $200$5,267,629
  • PACs and other political committees$2,170,367
  • Political party committees$62,000
  • Transfers from joint fundraising and other campaign committees$2,714,376

Largest contributions from PACs and parties

As named in the filings, net of any refunds. Joint fundraising transfers are counted in the totals above.

  1. NRSCParty committee$62,000
  2. VALUE IN ELECTING WOMEN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$15,000
  3. INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA INC. POLIPAC$15,000
  4. GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GDCPAC$15,000
  5. ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$15,000
  6. INNOVATION PACPAC$10,000
  7. HEARTLAND VALUES PACPAC$10,000
  8. COMMON VALUES PACPAC$10,000
  9. AMERICAN EXCELLENCE PACPAC$10,000
  10. ALABAMA FIRST PACPAC$10,000

Gifts from individual people are listed by name in the full filings. See every report on FEC.gov. Numbers updated October 5, 2026; we add no labels or judgments to any donor.

Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Spotted something wrong? Every claim links to its source so you can check it yourself.

Sources (53)

Every claim on this page links to one of these
  1. Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (last updated 8/19/2026)Iowa Secretary of State
  2. Ashley HinsonWikipedia
  3. IssuesOffice of Rep. Ashley Hinson
  4. 2nd District debate: Hinson, Corkery spar on abortion, maternal health careYahoo News (Oct. 14, 2024 debate)
  5. Hinson calls for immediate end to Iran war as U.S. Senate race intensifiesIowa Public Radio (Sept. 25, 2026)
  6. House Roll Call 145 (H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, House passage)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  7. House Roll Call 190 (H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, final House vote)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  8. House Roll Call 199 (H.R. 2811, Limit, Save, Grow Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  9. House Roll Call 243 (H.R. 3746, Fiscal Responsibility Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  10. House Roll Call 111 (H.J.Res. 87, disapproving the EPA California vehicle emissions waiver)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  11. House Roll Call 209 (H.R. 2, Secure the Border Act of 2023)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  12. House Roll Call 6 (H.R. 29, Laken Riley Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  13. House Roll Call 214 (S. 2, Secure America Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  14. House Roll Call 91 (H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  15. House Roll Call 65 (H.J.Res. 72, ending the national emergency used for tariffs on Canada)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  16. House Roll Call 86 (H.R. 7521, Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  17. House Roll Call 577 (H.R. 6126, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  18. House Roll Call 152 (H.R. 8034, Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  19. House Roll Call 217 (H.R. 8369, Israel Security Assistance Support Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  20. House Roll Call 65 (H.R. 2471, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022, security divisions)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  21. House Roll Call 145 (H.R. 7691, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  22. House Roll Call 151 (H.R. 8035, Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  23. House Roll Call 207 (H.R. 2913, Ukraine Support Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  24. House Roll Call 182 (H.R. 1, Lower Energy Costs Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  25. House Roll Call 280 (H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  26. House Roll Call 12 (H.R. 28, Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  27. House Roll Call 33 (H.R. 27, HALT Fentanyl Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  28. House Roll Call 234 (H.J.Res. 45, disapproving student loan debt relief)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  29. House Roll Call 705 (H.J.Res. 88, disapproving the SAVE income-driven repayment rule)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  30. House Roll Call 228 (H.R. 7757, KIDS Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  31. House Roll Call 349 (H.R. 6703, Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  32. House Roll Call 11 (H.R. 1834, Breaking the Gridlock Act, three-year extension of enhanced ACA premium tax credits)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  33. H.R. 722 (119th) Life at Conception Act, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  34. H.R. 1011 (117th) Life at Conception Act, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  35. House Roll Call 27 (H.R. 21, Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  36. House Roll Call 75 (H.R. 8, Bipartisan Background Checks Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  37. House Roll Call 255 (H.R. 2377, Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  38. House Roll Call 410 (H.R. 1808, Assault Weapons Ban of 2022)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  39. House Roll Call 299 (S. 2938, Bipartisan Safer Communities Act)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  40. H.R. 38 (119th) Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  41. H.R. 95 (117th) Hearing Protection Act, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  42. H.R. 569 (119th) Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  43. H.R. 925 (119th) Dismantle DEI Act of 2025, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  44. H.R. 503 (119th) Qualified Immunity Act of 2025, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  45. H.R. 7008 (119th) Stop Insider Trading Act, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  46. House Roll Call 11 (Objection to counting Pennsylvania electoral votes)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  47. House Roll Call 43 (H.Res. 863, impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  48. House Journal, May 1, 2018 (Senate File 359, roll call)Iowa Legislature
  49. H.R. 431 (118th) Life at Conception Act, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  50. H.R. 8814 (117th) Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  51. H.R. 38 (118th) Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  52. H.R. 21 (119th) Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, cosponsorsGovTrack.us
  53. House Roll Call 307 (H.Con.Res. 93, directing removal of U.S. forces from hostilities with Iran)Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives