Ashley Hinson

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Ashley Hinson

U.S. Representative · IA-2 · R

U.S. Representative — IA-2 (R)

Ashley Elizabeth Hinson Arenholz (née Hinson; born June 27, 1983) is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. The district, numbered as the 1st district during her first term, covers much of northeastern Iowa, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Dubuque. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2020–2026 cycles

$28,189,112 raised

Influence graph
Individual 65%
PAC 20%
Other

Where the $28,189,112 raised came from · FEC · 2020–2026 cycle

$28,189,112
Raised
FEC receipts · 2020–2026 cycle
$5,758,839
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2020–2026 cycles
$30,368,336
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 83 sources
$13,400,000
Spent against them
opposition IEs · 1 edge

Verify at FEC.gov ↗

Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$884,781
  • Retired$660,336
  • Not employed / self$375,092
  • Securities & investment$132,841
  • Real estate$68,643
  • Health professionals$50,186
  • Lawyers & law firms$35,594
  • TV, movies & music$23,326

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • SELF$99,287
  • HOMEMAKER$52,427
  • INVESTMENTS LIMITED$13,200
  • UNIVERSAL INDUSTRIES INC$13,200
  • MCCOY GROUP$13,200
  • MARQUIS MANAGEMENT$12,500
  • APOLLO$12,400
  • WORLD CLASS INDUSTRIES$9,900
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$9,700
  • LS2GROUP$9,341

Committee assignments · 6

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • House Committee on Appropriations
  • House Committee on Ethics
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
  • House Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • House Committee on Appropriations — Financial Services and General Government
  • House Committee on Appropriations — Homeland Security

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 31

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • H.R. 9628To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 regarding the use of TEACH Grants, and for other purposes.
  • H.R. 9280Veterans to Advanced Manufacturing Plan Act· Armed Forces and National Security
  • H.R. 8687ENDS Chinese Vapes Act of 2026· Foreign Trade and International Finance
  • H.Res. 1263Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering into certain agreements, contracts, or transactions with respect to prediction markets.· Congress
  • H.R. 8544PURE Executive Act· Government Operations and Politics

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 94 total

People7
Organizations9
PACs / committees78

Connections · explore all 94

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Spent against them · $13,400,000

Outside money spent to defeat them (opposition independent expenditures). Not their own funding.

  • —
    Democratic-aligned super PAC reserved $13.4M in Iowa TV ads targeting Hinson over tariffs and Medicaid votes (spending against them) Senate Majority PAC
    source · news
    $13,400,000

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