Izaah Knox
Democratic · IA · Iowa State Senator, District 17
Izaah Knox has served in the Iowa Senate since 2023 and leads Urban Dream, a Des Moines nonprofit. He says his priorities are housing, mental health care, early childhood education, and job training.
Where Izaah Knox stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (2 records), Government Spending Reduction (2 records), Social Programs and Welfare (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
Co-sponsored Senate File 488 with Sen. Cindy Winckler, a bill on preventing childhood lead poisoning. It died in committee.
March 2, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced Senate File 475 as sole sponsor, requiring lead testing of drinking water and disclosure of results before a home is sold or rented. It died in committee.
March 1, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support
Voted yes on final passage of Senate File 2472, a property tax overhaul that caps yearly growth in city and county property tax revenue. It passed 41-1.
May 3, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted no on House File 68, which created education savings accounts that use state money to pay private school tuition. It passed the Senate 31-18.
January 23, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Sent a letter with two other Democratic lawmakers urging Gov. Kim Reynolds to apply for federal summer food aid for low-income children.
June 22, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: iowasenatedemocrats.com
Co-sponsored Senate File 95, which proposed a paid family and medical leave insurance program for workers. It died in committee.
January 18, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Track record — General
General · 18 records
Left his post as an assistant leader of the Iowa Senate Democratic caucus. The caucus leader thanked him for his service.
May 13, 2026
Source: iowasenatedemocrats.com
Joined a Senate Democratic letter urging the Iowa Department of Corrections not to privatize prison medical care. He was ranking member of the justice system budget subcommittee.
July 24, 2025
Source: iowasenatedemocrats.com
Voted yes on House File 639, which limited use of eminent domain (forced land sales) for carbon dioxide pipelines. It passed 27-22; the governor vetoed it.
May 12, 2025
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted no on Senate File 418, which removed gender identity as a protected class from the Iowa Civil Rights Act. It passed 33-15.
February 27, 2025
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced Senate Joint Resolution 5 as sole sponsor, a constitutional amendment to end forced labor as a punishment for crime. It died in committee.
February 13, 2025
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced Senate File 318 as sole sponsor, banning discrimination based on hair texture or hairstyle. It died in committee.
February 13, 2025
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Co-sponsored Senate File 101, which proposed raising the state minimum wage and tying future raises to Social Security increases. It died in committee.
January 22, 2025
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted yes on Senate File 2442, which lowered Iowa income tax to a single 3.8% rate. It passed 39-7.
April 19, 2024
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted no on House File 2612, which cut funding to area education agencies and changed their duties serving special education students. It passed the Senate 28-22.
March 18, 2024
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted no on Senate File 2340, which made it a state crime for some immigrants to reenter Iowa after deportation. It passed 34-16.
March 5, 2024
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted yes on House File 718, a property tax package with new tax breaks for homeowners 65 and older and for veterans. It passed 49-0.
May 2, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted no on Senate File 542, which let teens work more hours and in more kinds of jobs. It passed the Senate 32-17.
April 17, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted no on Senate File 496, which let parents challenge school library books and banned lessons on gender identity through grade 6. It passed 34-16.
March 22, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Voted no on Senate File 538, which banned gender transition treatments such as puberty blockers and surgery for minors. It passed 33-16.
March 7, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced Senate File 467 as lead sponsor, changing the rules and funding for local public preschool programs. It died in committee.
March 1, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced Senate File 464 as sole sponsor, requiring that prison inmates be paid the Iowa minimum wage for their labor. It died in committee.
March 1, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced Senate File 354 as sole sponsor, on letting people self-identify race and ethnicity on driver’s license applications. It died in committee.
February 21, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced Senate File 205 as lead sponsor, on voter registration activities at schools. It died in committee.
February 1, 2023
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Past race Izaah Knox ran in:
- County Supervisor District 5 · November 3, 2026 · Polk County, Iowa