Who is running for U.S. House, Iowa District 1 in 2026?

U.S. Representative, Iowa District 1

Mariannette Miller-Meeks is an ophthalmologist and Army veteran who has represented Iowa's 1st District in the U.S. House since 2021²⁴. She served in the Iowa Senate from 2019 before going to Congress². She is the Republican nominee in November 2026¹.

Where they stand 20 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Safety net programsKeep them, but add work requirements for able-bodied adultshigh

  Voted · high confidence

  • At a November 2025 town hall she said the Medicaid changes, including work requirements, would "strengthen and preserve Medicaid" for people it was intended for, and called current spending "unsustainable." (2025-11-10) source
  • 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
• HealthcarePrivate insurance with more competition and price transparency, keeping protections for pre-existing conditionshigh

  Said · high confidence

  • In August 2026 she said extending the expanded COVID-era premium tax credits sent money to "profitable insurance companies" and did not lower premiums, and she pointed to her Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act. (2026-08-28) source
  • 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
• Income taxesCut taxes across the board, including for top earners and corporationsmedium

  Voted · medium confidence

  • At an Aug. 28, 2026 event she said she supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act "despite all the criticism" and "for you all," speaking to manufacturing workers. (2026-08-28) 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
• 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
• 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
  • As a state senator, cosponsored Senate File 243, which would have required employers to verify new hires through E-Verify. (2019) 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

  • Cosponsored the HALT Fentanyl Act. (2025-01-03) source
  • 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
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • At an Oct. 21, 2024 debate she said she opposes abortion rights but supports exceptions for rape, incest and the mother's life. (2024-10-21) 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. (2021-05-14) source
  • Cosponsored the Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act. (2022-09-13) source
  • Cosponsored the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. (2025-01-15) source
  • As a state senator, cosponsored Senate Joint Resolution 9, a proposed constitutional amendment saying the Iowa Constitution does not secure a right to abortion or require its funding. (2019) source
  • As a state senator, voted yes on Senate Joint Resolution 2001, a proposed constitutional amendment saying the Iowa Constitution does not secure a right to abortion or require its public funding; it passed the Senate 32 to 18. (2020-02-13) 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
• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightlow

  Voted · low 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 Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. (2023-01-09) source
  • Cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. (2025-01-14) source
• Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • At a November 2025 town hall she said tariffs "can be a negotiating tool." (2025-11-10) source
  • At an Oct. 21, 2024 debate she said she has "concern over tariffs and concern over getting into trade wars" and supports trade that is fair for American producers and farmers. (2024-10-21) source
  • Voted no on a resolution to end the national emergency the President used to impose tariffs on most Canadian goods. (2026-02-11) 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
• 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
• Drug pricesNo single answer fitslow

  Voted · low confidence

  • Voted yes on the Affordable Insulin Now Act, which would cap insulin copays at $35 a month. (2022-03-31) source
  • Voted no on the Inflation Reduction Act, which created Medicare drug price negotiation. (2022-08-12) source
  • As a state senator, sponsored Senate File 347, a bill on pharmacy benefit managers and the management of prescription drug benefits. (2019) source

Said vs. did

• Abortion: Said: At an Oct. 21, 2024 debate she said she supports exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother⁵. Did: She cosponsored the Life at Conception Act in 2021, which lists no exceptions³⁶.

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, Qualified immunity, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, AI regulation, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, DEI programs, Religion in schools.

University of Iowa law professor; former Iowa state representative

Christina Bohannan is a University of Iowa law professor who served in the Iowa House from 2021 to 2023³. She ran for Iowa's 1st District in 2022 and 2024 and is the Democratic nominee again in 2026³¹.

Where they stand 8 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her website says she will "fight every day to put Roe v. Wade back into federal law." (2026) source
  • At an Oct. 21, 2024 debate she said "what I've always supported, is Roe v. Wade - restoring Roe v. Wade into federal law." (2024-10-21) source
• HealthcareAdd a government plan anyone can buy into (a public option)medium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her website supports a Medicare buy-in option for all ages, reversing the Medicaid cuts, and extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits. (2026) source
• Income taxesCut taxes mainly for middle and lower earnersmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • At an Oct. 21, 2024 debate she supported middle-class tax cuts and said billionaires should "pay their fair share." (2024-10-21) source
• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her website pledges to "ban the trading of stocks by all Members of Congress." (2026) source
• Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her website supports a "constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United decision." (2026) source
• Drug pricesNegotiate more drugs and extend the insulin and yearly cost caps to private insurancemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her website supports allowing Medicare to negotiate lower prices on more drugs and "capping insulin costs at $35 per month for everyone." (2026) source
• Trade and tariffsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her website calls the current tariffs "one of the biggest tax increases in American history" and pledges to "reverse chaotic tariffs and trade wars" and expand markets for Iowa farmers. (2026) source
• Term limitsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • Her website says she will "institute term limits and age caps." (2026) source

No public position found on: National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Guns, Immigration, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.

Financial adviser

Michael Bridgford is a 41-year-old self-employed financial adviser from Bettendorf who had not run for office before 2026³. He is running without a party for Iowa's 1st District¹. His platform centers on lowering costs, protecting Iowa farmers, rural health care and anti-corruption measures such as term limits and a congressional stock trading ban³.

Where they stand 3 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Politicians trading stocksNo, ban it for members and their spousesmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • He said he would focus on passing legislation banning congressional stock trading. (2026-04-16) source
  • He took the Political Integrity Pledge, which includes accepting a personal ban on stock trading while in office. (2026) source
• Campaign financeOverturn Citizens United by amendment and add public financing of campaignsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • He took the Political Integrity Pledge, which includes turning down corporate PAC money and working to overturn Citizens United. (2026) source
• Term limitsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • He said he would focus on passing term limits for elected officials; his platform also includes age maximums. (2026-04-16) source

No public position found on: Income taxes, National debt, Social Security, Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Abortion, Guns, Immigration, Trade and tariffs, Foreign policy, Energy and climate, Judges, Marijuana, Redistricting, Electoral College, Supreme Court reform, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, Birthright citizenship, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, Aid to Israel, Aid to Ukraine, China policy.