State Representative, Iowa House District 22

Samantha Fett is the Republican incumbent in Iowa House District 22, first elected in 2024¹². She is vice chair of the House Education Committee and a former Carlisle school board member, and her campaign site calls her a Moms for Liberty leader²³⁹.

Where they stand 12 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familyhigh

  Said · high confidence

  • Strongly agreed that state education dollars should follow the child to public, private or home schools, and said she wants more private, charter and micro schools able to open. (2024) source
  • Said she supports expanding educational options so public, homeschool, private and charter models can all succeed. (2026-05) source
  • Her campaign site lists her as a grassroots advocate and ambassador for school choice. (2023) source
  • Sponsored H.F. 2308, a bill to join the federal scholarship tax credit program. (2026-02) source
• DEI programsBan DEI offices and required training at public institutionsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • Voted yes on H.F. 856, which bans diversity, equity and inclusion offices and officers at public entities (61 to 37). (2025-03-18) source
  • Voted yes on the final House vote on H.F. 856 (59 to 32). (2025-05-13) source
  • Sponsored H.F. 2123, a bill modifying the DEI prohibitions. (2026-01) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium

  Official action · medium confidence

  • Cosponsored H.F. 2332, which bans elective abortion with criminal penalties and excludes medical emergencies. (2026) source
  • Cosponsored H.F. 666, the Iowa human life protection act. (2025-02) source
  • Answered that she does not believe elective abortion should be allowed under any circumstances and said Iowa's heartbeat law does not go far enough. (2024) source
• Curriculum and booksParents, including the right to remove material they object tomedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Said parents should have a leading voice in their children's education. (2026-05) source
  • Her campaign site says she fights to protect parental rights and defend children from harmful ideologies. (2026) source
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Answered "None" when asked what restrictions on gun ownership are needed, and said teachers and staff should be able to carry at school. (2024) source
  • Cosponsored H.F. 621, a bill on firearms on school property. (2025-02) source
  • Cosponsored H.F. 2379, a bill allowing weapons on school grounds in some cases. (2026-02) source
• Gender care for minorsNo, ban these treatments for minorsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Strongly agreed that children must be protected from gender ideology and bodily mutilation, said all surgical procedures on minors that remove healthy tissue should stop, and strongly disagreed that taxpayer funds should pay for gender transition services. (2024) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Strongly agreed that biological males should not take part in women's sports, and said her daughter took part in the effort to save girls' sports in Iowa. (2024) source
• School vaccinesEnd school vaccine requirements; leave it to parentsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Answered "Never" when asked when a government, school or employer should be allowed to require vaccinations, and said she testified for a bill requiring schools to disclose immunization information. (2024) source
• Energy and climateMaximize oil and gas; climate rules hurt the economymedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said stricter environmental laws cost too many jobs and hurt the economy, and named fossil fuels as the most reliable energy source. (2024) source
• HealthcareMostly private market; roll back the government's rolemedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Answered that she prefers abolishing taxpayer-funded health care in all forms ("Prefer D") while noting current law is at "C", with Medicaid and Medicare remaining. (2024) source
• Minimum wageKeep it and let each state decidelow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • Said she opposes increasing the minimum wage because it leads to fewer jobs. (2024) source
• ImmigrationSecure the border first; deport those with criminal records; keep legal immigration steadylow

  Questionnaire answer · low confidence

  • Strongly agreed the U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border and called it a top priority. (2024) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Religion in schools, China policy.