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Lindsay James

State Representative, Iowa House District 71 · Candidate for Iowa 2nd Congressional District · Democrat

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Iowa 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election: United States Representative District 2 — 'Lindsay James', Democratic · read Sep 24, 2026

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

Roles on File

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

The District

What Iowa 2nd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Clayton County, Fayette County, Benton County, Linn County, Tama County, Winneshiek County, Allamakee County, Dubuque County, Butler County, Black Hawk County, Buchanan County, Cerro Gordo County, Delaware County, Poweshiek County, Hardin County and 7 more.

Includes Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Dubuque (part), Mason City, Clear Lake, Decorah, Dyersville, Hudson, Marion, Waverly, Ackley (part) and 234 more.

Map of Iowa 2nd Congressional District with 413 precincts

413 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

  • Current office: State Representative, Iowa House District 71 · votes/acts not compiled

    Office per official source. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Official source · 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.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$1,628,201cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$755,838cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$872,363cycle 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 · Lindsay For Iowa: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Lindsay For Iowa: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $1,628,201.37 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $872,363.17 · cash on hand $755,838.20 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,410,099.46 (87%); PACs and other political committees $199,905.24 (12%); Party committees $10,600.00 (1%); Transfers from authorized committees $7,400.00 (0%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $196.67 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media and advertising $299,571.98; staff, contractors and reimbursements $198,985.08; direct mail $79,550.96; digital $72,145.58; polling $25,500.00; compliance and treasurer $22,206.60.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

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 Lindsay

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $580,859 supporting, $3,180,957 opposing, across 55 reports.

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

“People are making impossible choices because they are living paycheck to paycheck in a cost of living crisis that we are facing right now”
Lindsay James vows to address affordability during Register's SoapboxAug 20, 2026 · Press · Des Moines Register · source
“I am a fiery, feisty redhead who has some things to say to folks in Washington, D.C., to change the everyday realities of hardworking families here in our country”
Lindsay James vows to address affordability during Register's SoapboxAug 20, 2026 · Press · Des Moines Register · source
“When there are billionaires in our country who pay less taxes than working families, that needs to be addressed”
Congressional candidate Lindsay James on healthcare, cancer rates and new taxesJul 29, 2026 · Press · The Iowa Podcast · source
“We know that we have, you know, the highest rising cancer rates in the country”
Congressional candidate Lindsay James on healthcare, cancer rates and new taxesJul 29, 2026 · Press · The Iowa Podcast · source
“When the, quote, “big, beautiful bill” came down last summer, um, and I became aware that 27,000 Iowans were at risk of losing their healthcare in just Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, um, that’s when I started to know that this is gonna be one of those moments that’s gonna require more of me”
Congressional candidate Lindsay James on healthcare, cancer rates and new taxesJul 29, 2026 · Press · The Iowa Podcast · source
“One way to lower the cost of healthcare is to get resources back into rural Iowa”
Beyond the Podium: 2nd Congressional District candidate Lindsay JamesMay 28, 2026 · Press · CBS2 Iowa · source
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“I have a ton of experience working on policy. I have a ton of experience knowing that issues that everyday working families in our state are facing, and I’ve got the fire of a red head to go and do right by my neighbors here in this state”
Beyond the Podium: 2nd Congressional District candidate Lindsay JamesMay 28, 2026 · Press · CBS2 Iowa · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://www.lindsayforiowa.com/ captured 2026-09-24T22:22:03Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://www.lindsayforiowa.com/

    Source: https://www.lindsayforiowa.com/

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Iowa 2nd District · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Lindsay James" (Democratic) on the IA official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · IA official election authority · source

  • U.S. Representative · IA-02

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 19, 2026 · Official

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_8yarbs3pp.

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