Nate Willems
Democratic · IA
Nate Willems is a Democratic candidate for Iowa Attorney General. His campaign biography describes him as a lifelong Iowan and attorney, a former Iowa House member who served two terms from 2008 to 2012, and a full-time labor lawyer and partner at Rush & Nicholson, P.L.C. in Cedar Rapids.
Where Nate Willems stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Labor Rights (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record),
Campaign finance information not available
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Co-sponsored a bill proposing hospital nurse-staffing plans and patient-safety committees to protect patients (House File 2193). It stalled in the Human Resources Committee.
February 2, 2012Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Co-sponsored House File 530 in 2009, proposing to let injured Iowa workers have more say in choosing the doctor who treats them under workers' compensation. The bill was referred to the Labor committee and did not advance.
March 4, 2009Supports Labor Rights
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Co-sponsored a bill to protect volunteer emergency responders from being fired for answering calls (House File 82). The bill was withdrawn after companion legislation became law.
January 26, 2009Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Co-sponsored a bill in the Iowa House proposing to bar employers from rejecting job seekers because they were unemployed, with remedies (legal relief) for those affected. It never left the Labor Committee (House File 2140).
January 27, 2012Supports Civil Rights
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Co-sponsored an Iowa bill proposing to ban discrimination based on a person's veteran status under the state civil rights law (House File 277). The bill did not advance past committee.
February 15, 2011Supports Civil Rights
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Filed a federal class action for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics employees over late wage payments; the court certified a class covering 11,000 current and former workers, recovered millions of dollars, and forced Johnson County's largest employer to change its payroll practices.
September 26, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: bleedingheartland.com · researched August 27, 2026
Co-sponsored House File 530 in 2009, proposing to let injured Iowa workers have more say in choosing the doctor who treats them under workers' compensation. The bill was referred to the Labor committee and did not advance.
March 4, 2009Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Track record — General
General · 3 records
The Democratic Attorneys General Association endorsed Nate Willems for Iowa Attorney General on 2026-05-06.
May 6, 2026
Source: dems.ag · researched August 14, 2026
As an Iowa House member in the 84th General Assembly, Nathan Willems served on the Education, Labor, and Ways and Means standing committees, the Education Appropriations Subcommittee, and served as ranking member on the Education Committee.
January 10, 2011
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
As an Iowa House member in the 83rd General Assembly, Nathan Willems served on the Education, Judiciary, Labor, State Government, and Ways and Means standing committees, including as vice chair of the Labor Committee.
January 12, 2009
Source: legis.iowa.gov · researched July 7, 2026
Race Nate Willems is in:
- Attorney General · November 3, 2026 · Iowa
Profile last researched July 6, 2026.