Christina Bohannan
Democrat
Law Professor, University of Iowa; Former Iowa State Rep.
Non-Incumbent · Public Record R2B
PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
75.5%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- T3 Complete stock trading ban for members, executive, SCOTUS, spouses, and staff. Plans to divest personal stocks. 3.75/4
- T4 $0 corporate PAC (FEC verified); constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United; End Citizens United endorsement. 3.75/4
- T7 Iowa PBS debate; Central College forums; IPR, WVIK NPR, KCRG, Gazette editorial board, Newsweek interviews. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- T15 No documented positions on AI transparency or technology oversight. 0/4
- T24 General transparency stance through ethics reform. No specific FOIA or open data proposals. 1/4
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- T1 Campaign events across IA-01; UFCW union hall launch; Central College forums; Iowa State Fair; Iowa PBS debate. 2.88/4
- T2 Filed financial disclosure showing tech stocks; pledged to divest if elected; ethics reform includes stock ban. 2.88/4
- T3 Complete stock trading ban for members, executive, SCOTUS, spouses, and staff. Plans to divest personal stocks. 3.75/4
- T4 $0 corporate PAC (FEC verified); constitutional amendment overturning Citizens United; End Citizens United endorsement. 3.75/4
- T5 $3M+ raised; 49% Iowa/51% out-of-state; $117K labor PACs. No proactive donor dashboard. 2.88/4
- T6 Campaign priorities page; media interviews (IPR, Gazette, WVIK, KCRG); Iowa State Fair speeches. 2.88/4
- T7 Iowa PBS debate; Central College forums; IPR, WVIK NPR, KCRG, Gazette editorial board, Newsweek interviews. 3.75/4
- T8 End Citizens United, EMILY's List, 314 Action STEM, LCV Action Fund, DCCC Red to Blue endorsements. 2.88/4
- T9 Active X/Twitter; campaign website; media interviews; campaign events. 2.88/4
- T10 Grocery prices through the roof; one medical emergency from ruin; tariffs hurting Iowa farmers. 3.50/4
- T11 Medicare negotiation; cap insulin for everyone not just seniors; criticized opponent for pharma money. 2.88/4
- T12 Calls out corporate hedge funds buying homes; attended affordable housing roundtable. 2.88/4
- T13 Detailed tariff cost explanation on Iowa construction/agriculture/consumers in Newsweek interview. 2.88/4
- T14 Ethics reform includes independent ethics agency; opposes DOGE spending cuts; criticizes Medicaid cuts. 2.88/4
- T15 No documented positions on AI transparency or technology oversight. 0/4
- T16 Voted against Iowa SF 342 because it would undermine public trust; officers should not be immune from misconduct. 2.88/4
- T17 Comprehensive reform with processing improvements; more Border Patrol agents; expand inspection equipment. 2.88/4
- T18 Supports public school investment; opposes diverting funds to private schools. No transparency mechanisms. 2.25/4
- T19 Voter Protection Project endorsement; strong voting rights protections; Citizens United amendment. 3.13/4
- T20 Ethics reform: independent agency, lifetime lobbying ban, stock ban, ban first-class travel/family payments, term/age limits. 3.75/4
- T21 Multiple press interviews (IPR, Gazette, WVIK, KCRG, Newsweek) across 3 campaign cycles. 2.88/4
- T22 PolitiFact found no false claims. Abortion ad rated mostly true. Opponent's claims about her verified inaccurate. 3.13/4
- T23 Ethics reform includes independent ethics agency. Opposes DOGE's unaccountable operations. 2.88/4
- T24 General transparency stance through ethics reform. No specific FOIA or open data proposals. 1/4
- T25 $0 corporate PAC verified across 3 cycles; consistent positions 2022/2024/2026; filed disclosure with divestment pledge. 3.75/4
E Efficiency
75.7%
Top positive drivers
- E2 Law professor 20+ years; environmental engineering background; cites CBO scores and specific Iowa data. 3.75/4
- E6 $3M+ raised 2025; lost by 799 votes in 2024 (outperformed ticket by 8+ points); 3rd campaign with improvement. 3.75/4
- E7 Labor (Laborers/Carpenters/Operating Engineers/UFCW) + STEM (314 Action) + bipartisan state legislature work. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E23 General accountability stance. No specific GAO/IG reports cited. 1/4
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- E1 Term limits, age limits, insulin cap, stock ban are measurable. No explicit sunset clauses. 2.88/4
- E2 Law professor 20+ years; environmental engineering background; cites CBO scores and specific Iowa data. 3.75/4
- E3 Independent ethics agency to review violations; opposes DOGE as ineffective accountability theater. 2.88/4
- E4 Campaign events at union halls, college forums, state fair. Mobilize page for volunteers. 2.88/4
- E5 Supports broadband expansion; 314 Action STEM endorsement as former engineer. 2.88/4
- E6 $3M+ raised 2025; lost by 799 votes in 2024 (outperformed ticket by 8+ points); 3rd campaign with improvement. 3.75/4
- E7 Labor (Laborers/Carpenters/Operating Engineers/UFCW) + STEM (314 Action) + bipartisan state legislature work. 3.75/4
- E8 Engineering background; law professor expertise; acknowledges housing solutions differ for small towns vs cities. 2.88/4
- E9 Bipartisan legislation on human trafficking/elder abuse passed; defeated 20-year incumbent in 2020 primary by 32 points. 3.75/4
- E10 Term limits, age limits, lifetime lobbying ban, independent ethics agency, stock ban, leadership PAC reform. 3.75/4
- E11 Medicare buy-in for all ages; expand dental/vision/hearing; drug negotiation; insulin cap; ACA subsidy extension. 3.75/4
- E12 Build more housing; crack down on corporate hedge funds; affordable housing roundtable. 2.88/4
- E13 Iowa leads in renewables; invest in green economy; sponsored solar energy tax credit in Iowa House. 3.13/4
- E14 More Border Patrol agents; expand inspection equipment; increase processing capacity. 2.88/4
- E15 Reinvest in public schools; opposes diverting funds to private schools. 2.88/4
- E16 Background checks; extreme risk protection orders; Moms Demand Action; Giffords Gun Sense Candidate. 2.88/4
- E17 Supports unions and collective bargaining; green economy jobs; prevailing wages. 2.88/4
- E18 Opposes DOGE cuts as wasteful; opposes Medicaid cuts to fund tax giveaways. 2.88/4
- E19 Supported bipartisan infrastructure bill; Iowa roads/bridges/dams being fixed; broadband expansion. 2.88/4
- E20 Criticizes tariffs as harming national economic security; diplomacy-oriented trade approach. 2.88/4
- E21 Increasing Border Patrol processing capacity; opposes DOGE cuts that slow services. 2.88/4
- E22 Opposes unfunded tax cuts for billionaires; fair share taxation; middle class tax cut. 2.88/4
- E23 General accountability stance. No specific GAO/IG reports cited. 1/4
- E24 Opposes DOGE as destructive; supports evidence-based alternatives; criticizes failed tariff policy. 2.88/4
- E25 Independent ethics agency; opposes unaccountable DOGE; constitutional law professor on oversight. 2.88/4
A Affordability
81.8%
Top positive drivers
- A1 Grocery prices through the roof; one medical emergency from ruin; tariffs hurting Iowa farmers; references LOCAL costs. 3.75/4
- A4 Taking on Big Ag, Big Pharma, Big Oil; co-authored antitrust book with Hovenkamp (Oxford UP). 3.75/4
- A6 Responded to tariff crisis with Iowa impact analysis; Medicaid cuts with hospital visits; farm economy disruption. 3.75/4
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- A1 Grocery prices through the roof; one medical emergency from ruin; tariffs hurting Iowa farmers; references LOCAL costs. 3.75/4
- A2 100K Iowans losing Medicaid; $12B soybean trade with China; tariff impacts on construction. 2.88/4
- A3 Campaign events at union halls; affordable housing roundtable; Mobilize volunteer platform. 2.88/4
- A4 Taking on Big Ag, Big Pharma, Big Oil; co-authored antitrust book with Hovenkamp (Oxford UP). 3.75/4
- A5 Tariffs raise costs on Iowa families; Medicaid cuts unaffordable for 100K; insulin cap saves families. 2.88/4
- A6 Responded to tariff crisis with Iowa impact analysis; Medicaid cuts with hospital visits; farm economy disruption. 3.75/4
- A7 Opposes tax cuts for billionaires; redirects to middle class tax cut and affordability programs. 2.88/4
- A8 Names Big Ag: 30K+ family farms displaced; Big Pharma: Miller-Meeks took insulin maker money; Koch Industries $150K. 3.75/4
- A9 People who work hard can rise above corporate greed; first-generation college student; father non-union construction worker. 3.75/4
- A10 Affordability is central: drug prices, housing, groceries, tariffs, Medicaid, middle class tax cut. 3.75/4
- A11 Medicare buy-in for all ages; dental/vision/hearing; drug negotiation; insulin cap; ACA subsidy; oppose Medicaid cuts. 3.75/4
- A12 Build more housing; crack down on hedge funds; affordable housing roundtable; Iowa City pressures. 2.88/4
- A13 First-generation college student who worked through on loans; reinvest in public education. 2.88/4
- A14 Middle class tax cut; opposes tax cuts for ultra-wealthy/billionaires/corporations. 2.88/4
- A15 Anti-corporate greed platform; Big Pharma/Big Ag/Big Oil; end corporate price gouging. 2.88/4
- A16 Supports unions and collective bargaining; prevailing wages; union family member story. 2.88/4
- A17 Grocery prices through the roof; anti-corporate Big Ag; 30K+ family farms run out by corporate giants. 2.88/4
- A18 Iowa leads in wind/solar; green economy; IRA support; sponsored solar energy tax credit in Iowa House. 3.13/4
- A19 Supported infrastructure bill; road/bridge/dam repairs. No transit or commuter benefit proposals. 2.25/4
- A20 Connects healthcare + housing + grocery + energy + tariffs + Medicaid + tax into anti-corporate affordability platform. 3.75/4
- A21 Iowa House votes consistent; $0 corporate PAC across 3 cycles matches messaging; FEC-verified. 3.13/4
- A22 Protect Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, ACA; visited hospital to celebrate Medicaid anniversary. 3.75/4
- A23 Medicare buy-in for all ages; dental/vision/hearing for seniors; Medicaid for low-income; rural Iowa focus. 2.88/4
- A24 Healthcare for all ages; rural and urban; workers/seniors/students/farmers/small business. 3.75/4
- A25 Labor (Laborers/Carpenters/Operating Engineers/UFCW); EMILY's List; LCV; End Citizens United; 314 Action. 3.13/4
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Non-Incumbent · Public Record
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Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 75.5% | +0.5 | 76% |
| Efficiency | 75.7% | — | 75.7% |
| Affordability | 81.8% | — | 81.8% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 77.7% | |
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