Ashley Hinson (R) Iowa-2: Voting Record and Its Costs

Ashley Hinson is the Republican U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District and her party's nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa in the November 3, 2026 election, according to Iowa Public Radio and The Gazette. Hinson voted yes on July 3, 2025 when the House gave final approval to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 218 to 214, a law that KFF reports the Congressional Budget Office expects to cut federal health spending by over $1 trillion and add 10 million people to the uninsured.

In Iowa, about 68,000 Medicaid enrollees are likely to lose coverage by 2034 under a KFF analysis, and the Iowa Hospital Association estimated hospitals would lose about $4 billion over 10 years, The Iowa Independent reported. About 25,000 Iowans have lost SNAP food benefits since the law was enacted, KCRG reported in August 2026. This page lists Hinson's votes and statements, each linked to its source, and the costs that followed for Iowa.

About Ashley Hinson

Full name

Ashley Hinson (Clerk of the House roll call record)

Current role

U.S. representative, Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, Republican, from Marion (The Gazette)

Seeking

U.S. Senate, Iowa, general election November 3, 2026; her Democratic opponent is Josh Turek (CBS2 Iowa)

Key votes

Yes on House passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on May 22, 2025, 215 to 214 (Roll Call 145); yes on final passage July 3, 2025, 218 to 214 (Roll Call 190); no on ending the Canada tariff emergency February 11, 2026 (Roll Call 65); yes on the March 11, 2025 rule that blocked tariff votes, 216 to 214 (Roll Call 67)

Key statements

Called DOGE "exactly what the federal government needs" in February 2025 (Des Moines Register, paywalled; free: The Iowa Independent)

What Ashley Hinson Is Responsible For

• One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Hinson voted yes on House passage on May 22, 2025, which carried 215 to 214, and yes on final passage on July 3, 2025. KFF counts $1 trillion in federal health cuts and 10 million more uninsured under the law.
• Medicaid in Iowa. About 68,000 of 603,000 Iowa Medicaid enrollees are likely to lose coverage by 2034, and Iowa hospitals expect to lose about $4 billion over 10 years, according to KFF and the Iowa Hospital Association as reported by The Iowa Independent.
• Medicaid work requirements. Hinson voted for the law's Medicaid work requirement, which the CBO estimates will add 5.3 million uninsured people in 2034. She defended it in May 2025 by saying Medicaid was "not 29-year-old men playing video games on their mother's couch in the basement" (North Iowa Now).
• Rural hospitals. On July 10, 2025, Hinson said the law makes "more resources available for vulnerable populations and the safety net providers like rural hospitals" (North Iowa Now). KFF estimates the Medicaid cuts mean $3.84 billion less for rural Iowa over 10 years, as The Iowa Independent reported.
• Food assistance. Hinson's July 3, 2025 vote enacted the SNAP changes behind the loss of benefits for about 25,000 Iowans and a $14 million administrative bill for the state, KCRG reported.
• Medicare. The same law delays or blocks Medicare price negotiation for some high-spending drugs, which KFF says could mean close to $10 billion in additional Medicare spending and higher out-of-pocket costs.
• Tariff votes. Hinson voted for the March 11, 2025 rule, adopted 216 to 214, that paused the House's ability to force votes ending Trump's tariff emergencies, as Roll Call explained; one vote the other way would have changed the result.
• Canada and Brazil tariffs. Hinson voted no on ending the Canada tariff emergency on February 11, 2026 and voted to table a bid to end the Brazil tariff emergency on September 15, 2025, which carried 200 to 198.
• Tariff costs for Iowa. Iowa State University economists estimated losses to Iowa businesses from the 2025 tariffs and retaliation of $813 million to $4.9 billion (CARD), and New York Fed economists found nearly 90 percent of the tariffs passed through to U.S. import prices (Liberty Street Economics).
• DOGE. Hinson said of DOGE in February 2025, "I think that this is exactly what the federal government needs" (The Iowa Independent). DOGE-era cuts removed more than 8,000 Social Security employees, including 32 in Iowa, and the Decorah field office was closed for about six months, the same report found.
• Epstein files. On July 15, 2025, Hinson voted yes on a 211 to 210 procedural motion that blocked a vote on releasing the Epstein files, and she did not sign the bipartisan discharge petition, according to PolitiFact.

How This Page Is Sourced

Every vote on this page was checked against the official Clerk of the House roll call and the Voteview record of Ashley Hinson's House votes in the 119th Congress; each statement links to the outlet that reported it, and figures for Iowa come from KFF, the Iowa Hospital Association, Iowa Health and Human Services, Iowa State University and Iowa news outlets. Paywalled sources are marked and paired with a free source. Last updated: 2026-10-28.

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