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Here's how each Iowa lawmaker voted on Gov. Kim Reynolds' private school tuition aid bill
9 Republicans in the House and 3 in the Senate broke with the GOP majority
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Jan. 24, 2023 10:01 am, Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 3:09 pm
Iowa Sen. President Amy Sinclair speaks Monday during debate on a bill to create education savings accounts at the Statehouse in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
DES MOINES — The Iowa Legislature passed a sweeping private education assistance bill by early Tuesday, delivering one of Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds' top legislative priorities.
The bill allows parents to take $7,598 in public dollars — the state's full per-pupil allocation — to pay for private school tuition and related costs. Once fully implemented, it would be available to all public and private school students and would cost $345 million annually, according to nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency estimates.
Twelve Republicans — nine in the House and three in the Senate — broke with the majority party to vote against it, and all Democrats voted no. Here's how each voted:
House
YES — 55
Rep. Eddie Andrews, R-Johnston
Rep. Brooke Boden, R-Indianola
Rep. Jacob Bossman, R-Sioux City
Rep. Steven Bradley, R-Cascade
Rep. Ken Carlson, R-Onawa
Rep. Mark Cisneros, R-Muscatine
Rep. Taylor Collins, R-Mediapolis
Rep. Tom Determann, R-Clinton
Rep. Dave Deyoe, R-Nevada
Rep. Zach Dieken, R-Granville
Rep. Jon Dunwell, R-Newton
Rep. Dean Fisher, R-Montour
Rep. Joel Fry, R-Osceola
Rep. Dan Gehlbach, R-Urbandale
Rep. Thomas Gerhold, R-Atkins
Rep. Cindy Golding, R-Cedar Rapids
Rep. Martin Graber, R-Fort Madison
Rep. Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford
Rep. Stan Gustafson, R-Winterset
Rep. Bill Gustoff, R-Des Moines
Rep. Austin Harris, R-Moulton
Rep. Helena Hayes, R-New Sharon
Rep. Bob Henderson, R-Sioux City
Rep. Steve Holt, R-Denison
Rep. Heather Hora, R-Washington
Rep. Tom Jeneary, R-Le Mars
Rep. Craig Johnson, R-Independence
Rep. Megan Jones, R-Sioux Rapids
Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton
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Rep. Barb Kniff McCulla, R-Knoxville
Rep. Shannon Latham, R-Sheffield
Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta
Rep. Joshua Meggers, R-Grundy Center
Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge
Rep. Norlin Mommsen, R-DeWitt
Rep. Carter Nordman, R-Panora
Rep. Anne Osmundson, R-Volga
Rep. Matthew Rinker, R-Burlington
Rep. Mike Sexton, R-Rockwell City
Rep. Brad Sherman, R-Williamsburg
Rep. Jeff Shipley, R-Fairfield
Rep. Ray Sorensen, R-Greenfield
Rep. Luana Stoltenberg, R-Davenport
Rep. Henry Stone, R-Forest City
Rep. Phil Thompson, R-Boone
Rep. Mark Thompson, R-Clarion
Rep. Charley Thomson, R-Charles City
Rep. Mike Vondran, R-Davenport
Rep. Skyler Wheeler, R-Hull
Rep. John Wills, R-Spirit Lake
Rep. Hanz Wilz, R-Ottumwa
Rep. Matt Windschitl, R-Missouri Valley
Rep. Devon Wood, R-New Market
Rep. Derek Wulf, R-Hudson
Rep. David Young, R-Van Meter
NO — 45
Rep. Ako Abdul-Samad, D-Des Moines
Rep. Jerome Amos Jr., D-Waterloo
Rep. Austin Baeth, D-Des Moines
Rep. Sean Bagniewski, D-Des Moines
Rep. Michael Bergan, R-Dorchester
Rep. Brian Best, R-Glidden
Rep. Jane Bloomingdale, R-Northwood
Rep. Timi Brown-Powers, D-Waterloo
Rep. Molly Buck, D-Ankeny
Rep. Sue Cahill, D-Marshalltown
Rep. Jeff Cooling, D-Cedar Rapids
Rep. Ken Croken, D-Davenport
Rep. Tracy Ehlert, D-Cedar Rapids
Rep. John Forbes, D-Urbandle
Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines, D-Des Moines
Rep. Eric Gjerde, D-Cedar Rapids
Rep. Chad Ingels, R-Randalia
Rep. Chuck Isenhart, D-Dubuque
Rep. Dave Jacoby, D-Coralville
Rep. Lindsay James, D-Dubuque
Rep. Kenan Judge, D-Waukee
Rep. Jennifer Konfrst, D-Windsor Heights
Rep. Bob Kressig, D-Davenport
Rep. Monica Kurth, D-Davenport
Rep. Elinor Levin, D-Iowa City
Rep. Brian Lohse, R-Bondurant
Rep. Mary Madison, D-West Des Moines
Rep. Heather Matson, D-Ankeny
Rep. Brian Meyer, D-Des Moines
Rep. Gary Mohr, R-Bettendorf
Rep. Thomas Moore, R-Griswold
Rep. Amy Nielsen, D-North Liberty
Rep. Rick Olson, D-Des Moines
Rep. Sami Scheetz, D-Cedar Rapids
Rep. JD Scholten, D-Sioux City
Rep. David Sieck, R-Glenwood
Rep. Brian Siegrist, R-Council Bluffs
Rep. Megan Srinivas, D-Des Moines
Rep Art Staed, D-Cedar Rapids
Rep. Sharon Steckman, D-Mason City
Rep. Josh Turek, D-Council Bluffs
Rep. Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, D-Ames
Rep. Ross Wilburn, D-Ames
Rep. Elizabeth Wilson, D-Marion
Rep. Adam Zabner, D-Iowa City
Senate
YES — 31
Sen. Kevin Alons, R-Salix
Sen. Mike Bousselot, R-Ankeny
Sen. Waylon Brown, R-Osage
Sen. Mark Costello, R-Imogene
Sen. Chris Cournoyer, R-LeClaire
Sen. Dan Dawson, R-Council Bluffs
Sen. Rocky De Witt, R-Lawton
Sen. Adrian Dickey, R-Packwood
Sen. Dawn Driscoll, R-Williamsburg
Sen. Jeff Edler, R-State Center
Sen. Julian Garrett, R-Indianola
Sen. Jesse Green, R-Harcourt
Sen. Kerry Gruenhagen, R-Walcott
Sen. Dennis Guth, R-Klemme
Sen. Mike Klimesh, R-Spillville
Sen. Carrie Koelker, R-Dyersville
Sen. Tim Kraayenbrink, R-Fort Dodge
Sen. Mark Lofgren, R-Muscatine
Sen. Jeff Reichman, R-Montrose
Sen. David Rowley, R-Spirit Lake
Sen. Ken Rozenboom, R-Pella
Sen. Sandy Salmon, R-Janesville
Sen. Jason Schultz, R-Schleswig
Sen. Amy Sinclair, R-Allerton
Sen. Annette Sweeney, R-Alden
Sen. Jeff Taylor, R-Sioux Center
Sen. Scott Webster, R-Bettendorf
Sen. Cherielynn Westrich, R-Ottumwa
Sen. Jack Whitver, R-Grimes
Sen. Brad Zaun, R-Urbandale
Sen. Dan Zumbach, R-Ryan
NO — 17
Sen. Liz Bennett, D-Cedar Rapids
Sen. Nate Boulton, D-Des Moines
Sen. Claire Celsi, D-West Des Moines
Sen. Molly Donahue, D-Cedar Rapids
Sen. Bill Dotzler, D-Waterloo
Sen. Lynn Evans, R-Aurelia
Sen. Eric Giddens, D-Cedar Falls
Sen. Pam Jochum, D-Dubuque
Sen. Izaah Knox, D-Des Moines
Sen. Charlie McClintock, R-Alburnett
Sen. Janet Petersen, D-Des Moines
Sen. Herman Quirmbach, D-Ames
Sen. Tom Shipley, R-Nodaway
Sen. Todd Taylor, D-Cedar Rapids
Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott, D-West Des Moines
Sen. Zach Wahls, D-Coralville
Sen. Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City
Sen. Cindy Winckler, D-Davenport
NOT VOTING
Tony Bisignano, D-Des Moines