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D Iowa House · District 33

Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines

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Total votes
3,406
all sessions
Attendance
61%
1,344 missed
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Sponsored
204
bills & resolutions
Lower than 77% of chamber peers
Committees
5
assignments
Biography

About Rep. Ruth Ann Gaines

Rep. serving Iowa District 33. Member of the Democratic party. Has been in office 3 years · 8 months. Serves on 5 committees, including Economic Growth and Technology, Environmental Protection and International Relations.

Sworn in
Jan 1, 2023
3 years · 8 months
Closest ally
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no co-sponsorship data
Top topic
Education
60 votes tracked
Voting record · by topic

How Ruth Ann votes, broken down

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Education 42% / 58%
18 support · 25 oppose
Healthcare 33% / 67%
2 support · 4 oppose
Immigration 50% / 50%
2 support · 2 oppose
Technology 67% / 33%
4 support · 2 oppose
Veterans 100% / 0%
2 support · 0 oppose
Labor & Employment 100% / 0%
3 support · 0 oppose
Criminal Justice 71% / 29%
5 support · 2 oppose
Budget & Taxes 57% / 43%
4 support · 3 oppose
Energy 100% / 0%
1 support · 0 oppose
Housing 0% / 100%
0 support · 1 oppose
Environment 50% / 50%
2 support · 2 oppose
Transportation 100% / 0%
1 support · 0 oppose
Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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Voted absent
HF 2785A bill for an act extending the biodiesel blended fuel tax credit.
4 months ago
Voted absent
HF 2480A bill for an act providing for a veterans’ benefits and services poster for employers to display in the workplace.
4 months ago
Voted absent
HF 2791A bill for an act permitting an exchange of the cash reserve levy for another local levy within the school budget for certain school districts to correct for an extreme circumstance and including effective date provisions.
4 months ago
Voted absent
HF 2786A bill for an act modifying the sales or use tax refund for biodiesel production.
4 months ago
Voted absent
HF 2793A bill for an act relating to a railway tracks overpass and underpass fund, and making appropriations.
4 months ago
Voted absent
HF 2775A bill for an act relating to a convenience fee for recording applications for the registration of a snowmobile, all-terrain vehicle, or vessel in a county by a person who is not a resident of the county.
4 months ago
Voted absent
HF 2759A bill for an act relating to the payment of claims associated with nonpublic school pupil transportation, making appropriations, and including effective date provisions.
4 months ago
Voted Yea
HF 2763A bill for an act providing for services relating to agricultural production, providing penalties, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
4 months ago
Voted Yea
HF 2767A bill for an act providing for the sale and distribution of certain food, providing for fees, making penalties applicable, and including effective date provisions.
4 months ago
Voted absent
HF 2758A bill for an act providing a standing appropriation to the state board of regents for pediatric cancer research at the university of Iowa hospitals and clinics.
4 months ago