Wendy Larson
Republican · IA · Iowa State Representative, District 7
Wendy Larson represents District 7 in the Iowa House. Iowa Legislature records list her occupation as self-employed and document her service in the 91st General Assembly.
Where Wendy Larson stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Public Education Quality (1 record), Election Integrity (1 record),
Opposes
Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Immigration (4 records), Gun Control (2 records),
Mixed record
Healthcare Affordability (2 support · 1 oppose), Environment and Public Health (1 support · 2 oppose), Labor Rights (1 support · 1 oppose),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate File 469, which creates an emeritus medical license for doctors 60 and older who train residents. The Iowa House passed it 58-27, and it became law.
May 2, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2254, which bans noncompete clauses at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The Iowa House passed it 70-20, and it became law.
April 13, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 571, which creates the Medical Ethics Defense Act, letting providers refuse care that goes against their conscience. The Iowa House passed it 63-27, and it became law.
March 23, 2026Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support · 2 oppose
Voted for Senate File 2480, which taxes and regulates electronic cigarettes and other tobacco-free nicotine products. The Iowa House passed it 67-18, and it became law.
May 2, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate File 304, which takes away a minor's ability to get a sexually transmitted infection vaccine without a parent's consent. The Iowa House passed it 63-29, and it became law.
April 14, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2527, which shields farms, fuel makers and other businesses from climate change lawsuits. The Iowa House passed it 66-24, and it became law.
February 26, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate File 472, which tightens the rule that public employee unions must win a new election before each contract ends. The Iowa House passed it 56-34, and it became law.
April 28, 2026Opposes Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2254, which bans noncompete clauses at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. The Iowa House passed it 70-20, and it became law.
April 13, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for House File 2329, which raises the interest that licensed lenders may charge on regulated loans. The Iowa House passed it 62-29, and it became law.
March 12, 2026Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 4 oppose
Voted for Senate File 2218, which bans employing anyone the employer knows gave a Social Security number that is not theirs. The Iowa House passed it 71-20, and it became law.
April 29, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2513, a bill to bar Iowa colleges from hiring certain H-1B visa holders. The Iowa House passed it 68-27, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 3, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2102, a bill to require every driver's license test to be given in English. The Iowa House passed it 58-30, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
February 26, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2296, which bans cities and counties from issuing their own identification cards. The Iowa House passed it 69-22, and it became law.
February 25, 2026Opposes Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Voted for Senate File 2399, which makes it harder to be released before trial by limiting bail below the uniform bond schedule. The Iowa House passed it 72-21, and it became law.
April 14, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2133, a bill to list kratom as a Schedule I controlled substance. The Iowa House passed it 69-26, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 17, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2584, a bill to make the area within 300 feet of a homeless shelter a drug-free zone. The Iowa House passed it 70-21, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
February 25, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted for House File 2244, a bill to expand civics teaching in Iowa schools. The Iowa House passed it 70-26, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 3, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 2 oppose
Voted for Senate File 2263, a bill to let people keep guns in their vehicles in public parking lots. The Iowa House passed it 60-26, but the two chambers never agreed on the same text, so it did not become law.
April 16, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2718, a bill to bar state and local agencies from enforcing any red flag gun law. The Iowa House passed it 67-29, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 4, 2026Opposes Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted for House File 2788, which adds rules for abortion drugs, including an in-person exam and signed consent. The Iowa House passed it 58-29, and it became law.
May 1, 2026Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
Voted for House File 2501, which makes several changes to how Iowa runs elections, including cancelling registrations with matching records. The Iowa House passed it 63-29, and it became law.
April 7, 2026Supports Election Integrity
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted for House File 2763, a bill to make farm equipment makers share manuals, parts and tools with owners and repair shops. The Iowa House passed it 70-18, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
April 27, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 5 oppose
Voted for House File 2670, which rewrites parts of what Iowa schools must teach, dropping the multicultural and gender-fair approach. The Iowa House passed it 65-28, and it became law.
April 21, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate File 473, which bars the state from ruling out foster parents over their beliefs about sexual orientation or gender identity. The Iowa House passed it 58-34, and it became law.
April 20, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for Senate File 579, which stops cities and counties from passing civil rights laws broader than state law. The Iowa House passed it 60-26, and it became law.
March 5, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2557, a bill to say raising a child consistent with the child's sex is not child abuse. The Iowa House passed it 65-31, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 4, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2539, which repeals several higher education programs, including minority educator vouchers. The Iowa House passed it 66-30, and it became law.
March 3, 2026Opposes Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted for House File 2763, a bill to make farm equipment makers share manuals, parts and tools with owners and repair shops. The Iowa House passed it 70-18, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
April 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2529, a bill to make farm equipment makers share repair tools for diesel exhaust fluid systems. The Iowa House passed it 57-33, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 2, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2527, which shields farms, fuel makers and other businesses from climate change lawsuits. The Iowa House passed it 66-24, and it became law.
February 26, 2026Opposes Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 7 records
Voted for House File 2487, a bill to give the attorney general new power to enforce the ban on diversity offices. The Iowa House passed it 62-27, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
March 12, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2711, which removes affirmative action from Iowa law. The Iowa House passed it 64-29, and it became law.
March 4, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House File 2488, a bill to bar private colleges whose students get state tuition grants from running diversity offices. The Iowa House passed it 57-34, but the full Senate never voted on it, so it did not become law.
February 24, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
On February 10, 2026, Wendy Larson chaired the Iowa House Education Committee when it recommended passage of the education bill formerly designated House File 2049.
February 10, 2026
Source: legis.iowa.gov
On January 26, 2026, Wendy Larson co-sponsored House File 2164, a bill concerning provisional ballots, which the House journal recorded as read for the first time and referred to the State Government Committee.
January 26, 2026
Source: legis.iowa.gov
On January 12, 2026, Wendy Larson took the oath of office as a representative-elect in the Iowa House.
January 12, 2026
Source: legis.iowa.gov
On December 8, 2025, Iowa Public Radio reported that Wendy Larson had received Republican endorsements, including one from former Representative Steve King, during the House District 7 special-election campaign.
December 8, 2025
Source: iowapublicradio.org
Past race Wendy Larson ran in:
- State Representative District 7 · November 3, 2026 · State House District 7; Iowa · incumbent