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Christina Bohannan

Candidate for Iowa 1st Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Iowa 1st Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election: United States Representative District 1 — 'Christina Bohannan', Democratic · read Sep 24, 2026

Running for Iowa 1st Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 2 other candidates, 1 public poll, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Iowa 1st Congressional District covers

Covers all of Jasper County, Clinton County, Jackson County, Johnson County, Cedar County, Iowa County, Jones County, Keokuk County, Mahaska County, Marion County, Warren County, Washington County, Lee County, Van Buren County, Scott County and 5 more.

Includes Davenport, Clinton (part), Bettendorf (part), Iowa City, Muscatine, Buffalo, Burlington, Camanche, Coralville, DeWitt, Eldridge, Fairfield and 226 more.

Map of Iowa 1st Congressional District with 408 precincts

408 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Iowa Legislative Services Agency, Iowa Precincts (as of the 2022 reprecincting) statewide layer (services.arcgis.com/vPD5PVLI6sfkZ5E4 Iowa_Precincts); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Iowa Legislative Services Agency precincts (2016 file) for the 2020 general

Key Votes

The record

  • SF 2383: State matters incl. inspections, work-based learning, health-care workforce recruitment, veterans and military spouses · voted Yes

    Iowa House final passage · tally 70–24 (6 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    Apr 26, 2022 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • HF 2355: Employment security (unemployment) benefits · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 58–37 (5 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    Mar 23, 2022 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • HF 2317: Individual and corporate income tax rates, exemptions and credits (2022 tax law) · voted Absent or not voting

    Iowa House final passage · tally 61–34 (5 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    Feb 24, 2022 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • HF 2416: Student athletic eligibility based on sex · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 55–39 (6 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    Feb 21, 2022 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • HF 2317: Individual and corporate income tax rates, exemptions and credits (2022 tax law) · voted No

    Iowa House first passage · tally 61–37 (2 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    Feb 16, 2022 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • SF 619: State and local revenue: inheritance tax, mental health funding, school funding · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 64–28 (8 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    May 18, 2021 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • SF 342: Law enforcement: officer disciplinary actions · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 56–35 (9 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    May 18, 2021 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • HF 868: Education appropriations: College Student Aid Commission, Dept. of Education, Board of Regents · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 51–38 (11 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    May 6, 2021 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
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  • HF 802: Requirements related to racism or sexism trainings and diversity efforts in schools and universities · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 53–35 (12 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    May 6, 2021 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • HF 847: Educational programs, funding, tax credits and open enrollment · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 62–33 (5 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    Mar 25, 2021 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • HF 756: Acquisition and possession of weapons · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 60–37 (3 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    Mar 17, 2021 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source
  • SF 413: Conduct of elections, absentee ballots and voter list maintenance · voted No

    Iowa House final passage · tally 57–37 (6 absent or not voting) · 89th General Assembly (2021–2022)

    Feb 24, 2021 · Official · Iowa Legislature — House Journal · source

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Committees and Appointments

  • Committee seats · 89th General Assembly (2022)

    Iowa House (District 85): Natural Resources; Veterans Affairs; Agriculture and Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee

    Official · Iowa Legislature — legislator record · source
  • Committee seats · 89th General Assembly (2021)

    Iowa House (District 85): Information Technology; Judiciary; State Government

    Official · Iowa Legislature — legislator record · source

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$7,165,116cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$5,425,318cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$1,891,089cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Christina Bohannan for Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2026

    Candidate report (2026), covering 01/01/2025–07/14/2026; filed 08/13/2026. Reports 47 assets; highest reported ranges: CREF Stock Account - R3 (QCSTIX) $1,078,000.00; Amana Mutual Funds Trust - Growth Fund (AMAGX) $500,001–$1,000,000; Schwab 1000 Index Fund Investor Shares (SNXFX) $500,001–$1,000,000; Condominium $440,800.00; 43 others at or below $250,001–$500,000. Liabilities: Condo (Midwest One Bank, joint) $50,001–$100,000. Earned income: Spouse salary, University of Iowa; Spouse salary, Iowa City VA Health Care System; Consulting, Common Sense Policy Fellowship; 1 more. Also: 1 position listed (e.g. Lauridsen Family Fellow in Law, University of Iowa); 1 agreement(s).

    Aug 13, 2026 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • Campaign finance · Christina Bohannan for Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $7,165,115.61 this cycle · spent $1,891,088.56 · cash on hand $5,425,318.34 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $5,649,143.98 (79%); PACs and other political committees $491,927.50 (7%); Party committees $10,720.79 (0%); Transfers from authorized committees $861,534.86 (12%); The candidate (contributions) $7,000.00 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): direct mail $568.8K; individuals (staff, contractors, reimbursements) $318.4K; digital $239.2K; polling $108.7K; staff payroll $95.5K; fundraising $64.3K.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission
  • Financial disclosure · Candidate report 2025

    Candidate report (2025), covering 01/01/2024–09/15/2025; filed 10/15/2025. Reports 47 assets; highest reported ranges: Amana Mutual Funds Trust - Growth Fund (AMAGX) $500,001–$1,000,000; Condominium $500,001–$1,000,000; Schwab 1000 Index Fund Investor Shares (SNXFX) $500,001–$1,000,000; CREF Stock Account - R3 (QCSTIX) $500,001–$1,000,000; 43 others at or below $250,001–$500,000. Liabilities: Condo (Midwest One Bank, joint) $50,001–$100,000. Earned income: salary, University of Iowa $132,990.00; Spouse salary, University of Iowa; Spouse salary, Iowa City VA Health Care System. Also: 1 position listed (e.g. Lauridsen Family Fellow in Law, University of Iowa); 1 agreement(s).

    Oct 15, 2025 · Official · Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Christina

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $310,900 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $16,890. Against: outside Google ads $37,610–$50,707; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV not searched; FEC independent expenditures $109,218. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: not yet searched. Meta not included.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)
  • Google/YouTube ads · NO GOING BACK PAC INC. (opposing)

    NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 9 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $37,610–$50,707 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 9 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
  • Google/YouTube ads · CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESS (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESS). 26 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $310,900 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $931,426 supporting, $619,066 opposing, across 79 reports.

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Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“We know that cancer is often linked to nitrates and PFAS chemicals in the water, as well as other causes”
What Miller-Meeks, Bohannan say about cancer in IowaAug 31, 2026 · Press · The Gazette · source
“We need to ensure that cancer treatment and early diagnoses are available in all regions of the state”
What Miller-Meeks, Bohannan say about cancer in IowaAug 31, 2026 · Press · The Gazette · source
“We need to accelerate, not cut cancer research”
What Miller-Meeks, Bohannan say about cancer in IowaAug 31, 2026 · Press · The Gazette · source
“And now people know what they are paying at the grocery store. They know what they are paying at the gas pump.”
Christina Bohannan launches a third run for House seat in IowaAug 24, 2026 · Press · Associated Press · source
“In the past, when I ran the last couple of times, people weren’t entirely clear on what Miller-Meeks had been up to”
Christina Bohannan launches a third run for House seat in IowaAug 24, 2026 · Press · Associated Press · source
“It’s a big district. It takes a lot of time to get around, get people to know you and trust you,”
Christina Bohannan launches a third run for House seat in IowaAug 24, 2026 · Press · Associated Press · source
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“They affect access and affordability of health care for everyone.”
Health care shaping up as central issue in IA-01 campaignAug 4, 2026 · Press · Bleeding Heartland · source
“The thing is, these Medicaid cuts don’t just affect the people on Medicaid”
Health care shaping up as central issue in IA-01 campaignAug 4, 2026 · Press · Bleeding Heartland · source
“From now until November, I look forward to meeting and listening to every Iowan across this district and sharing my plans to restore trust in Congress — and to put Iowa first,”
Iowa 1st District: Bohannan, Miller-Meeks to face off in November, AP projectsJun 2, 2026 · Press · Iowa Capital Dispatch · source
“and they would have the option to buy into that at a rate that makes sense for their income level.”
Miller-Meeks faces Iowa GOP Primary rematchJun 1, 2026 · Press · Radio Iowa · source
“If people like their private insurance, great. They can stay with that, but Medicare a guaranteed, kind of affordable option”
Miller-Meeks faces Iowa GOP Primary rematchJun 1, 2026 · Press · Radio Iowa · source
“I want to get elected first.”
Reconciliation divides Iowa’s battle for House seatMay 28, 2026 · Press · Punchbowl News · source
“I don’t know yet. I haven’t made that decision”
Reconciliation divides Iowa’s battle for House seatMay 28, 2026 · Press · Punchbowl News · source
“Miller-Meeks has voted to cut Medicaid for over 100,000 Iowans and voted to discontinue the ACA subsidies, which are now driving up the cost of premiums every month by two and three times”
Reconciliation divides Iowa’s battle for House seatMay 28, 2026 · Press · Punchbowl News · source
“We need to repeal any unnecessary tariffs. Now, maybe those are getting repealed. It sounds like maybe they’re going to try to pass them again. I think that we need to think long and hard before we impose tariffs because those are taxes on American consumers. Pure and simple,”
Candidates for Iowa 1st Congressional District talk affordability for IowansMay 27, 2026 · Press · KWQC · source
“They know that I will not be just another Washington, D.C. politician.”
Christina Bohannan announces third attempt for Iowa 1st Congressional DistrictJun 17, 2025 · Press · KCCI · source
“I think it's really telling that 33,000 people in this district who voted for Donald Trump also voted for me”
Christina Bohannan announces third attempt for Iowa 1st Congressional DistrictJun 17, 2025 · Press · KCCI · source
“When my dad got sick, they canceled his health insurance, and we lost everything.”
Christina Bohannan announces third attempt for Iowa 1st Congressional DistrictJun 17, 2025 · Press · KCCI · source
“I grew up in a mobile home with two parents who never graduated high school but worked so, so hard all of their lives to put food on the table”
Christina Bohannan announces third attempt for Iowa 1st Congressional DistrictJun 17, 2025 · Press · KCCI · source
“I have loved every minute of it, getting to know so many Iowa families that I would not have been able to meet otherwise, and that puts me in a really good position to win this race and to put Iowa first.”
Democrat Christina Bohannan announces 3rd bid for Iowa 1st Congressional DistrictJun 17, 2025 · Press · Iowa Public Radio · source
“I have been out there doing this work for the last four years”
Democrat Christina Bohannan announces 3rd bid for Iowa 1st Congressional DistrictJun 17, 2025 · Press · Iowa Public Radio · source
“Rep. Miller-Meeks refuses to talk to people, refuses to talk about their concerns about some of the votes she’s taken on tariffs, on Medicaid, on the reconciliation bill, on things that are going to increase costs for Iowans dramatically”
Democrat Christina Bohannan announces 3rd bid for Iowa 1st Congressional DistrictJun 17, 2025 · Press · Iowa Public Radio · source

Interviews and Published Statements

  • Full interviews: Iowa U.S. House District 1 Democratic Primary

    TV interview · KCRG-TV9

    May 19, 2026 · Press · KCRG-TV9 · source
  • Beyond the Podium: 1st Congressional District candidate Christina Bohannan

    TV interview · Iowa's News Now (KGAN) Excerpts from YouTube caption track (auto-generated; not verified against audio), compiled by GOTV Intel: [0:18] “Yeah, I don't support abolishing ICE. But I do think that we need some real reform to make them more transparent, more accountable, and more professional.” [0:42] “When I'm in Congress, I would vote to repeal unnecessary tariffs. I would vote to restore Medicaid and those ACA tax credits to bring down insurance premiums.”

    May 19, 2026 · Press · Iowa's News Now (KGAN) · source
  • Iowa Press Debates: 1st Congressional District (2024)

    Debate · Iowa PBS Excerpts from YouTube caption track (auto-generated; not verified against audio), compiled by GOTV Intel: [3:06] “I grew up in a mobile home in a town of 700 people. Neither of my parents graduated high school, but they worked really hard from before daylight until after dark.” [3:22] “But then my dad got sick. They canceled his health insurance and we lost everything.” [3:47] “I'm running for Congress because right now, what I see is a lot of politicians in Washington DC who are so obsessed with the left and the right that they have forgotten about right and wrong.”

    Oct 21, 2024 · Press · Iowa PBS · source

In the News

Press coverage

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Reach Them

Websites and accounts

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • U.S. Representative · IA-01

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 19, 2026 · Official

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_xp5rh5p44.

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