State Representative, Iowa House District 42

Heather Matson is the Democratic nominee for Iowa Senate District 21 and a current Iowa House member from Ankeny, serving in the 88th, 90th and 91st General Assemblies¹². She is a former board chair of Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa³. She is leaving her House seat to run for the open Senate seat³.

Where they stand 5 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolshigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Said she supports ending the voucher experiment and called private school vouchers a strain on the state budget. (2026-04) source
  • Lead sponsor of H.F. 2737, which would limit education savings accounts by income and repeal the program on July 1, 2029. (2026) source
  • Lead sponsor of H.F. 2152, which would repeal the school tuition organization tax credit. (2026) source
  • Voted no on H.F. 68, which created universal education savings accounts (55 to 45). (2023-01-23) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)medium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored H.J.R. 10, a state constitutional amendment protecting reproductive freedom, with a viability limit and a life and health exception. (2025) source
  • Cosponsored H.F. 2455, which would repeal the 2023 heartbeat abortion law. (2026-02) source
  • Her campaign site lists reproductive freedom and maternal health care among the things she has fought for. (2026) source
  • Voted no on H.F. 732, the 2023 heartbeat abortion ban (56 to 34). (2023-07-11) source
• Minimum wageRaise it to around $15medium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored H.F. 283, which would raise the Iowa minimum wage to $10 in 2025, $12.50 in 2026 and $15 in 2027, then index it. (2025) source
• Paid leaveCreate a national paid family and medical leave program plus paid sick daysmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored H.F. 2631, a state family and medical leave insurance program with 12 weeks of paid, job-protected leave. (2026) source
• MarijuanaLegalize and regulate it like alcohollow

  Said · low confidence

  • Said Iowa should have a real debate on regulating and taxing adult use of cannabis. (2026-04) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.