Liz Bennett

Serves as State Senator, District 39 (Iowa) since Jan 2023. github.com ↗

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Shor-McCarty · votesVery Liberal

More liberal than 94% of Iowa House members

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Score−1.08 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.13 more liberal than the Democratic median in this group (−0.95)

Compared with416 members of Iowa House members (1993–2022)

Covers2015–2022

● This person Democrats (174) Republicans (241)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsLiberal

More liberal than 66% of 2022 Iowa Senate candidates

Details

Score−0.79 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.04 more conservative than the Democratic median in this group (−0.83)

Compared with100 members of 2022 Iowa Senate candidates

Covers2014–2022

● This person Democrats (44) Republicans (52)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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Job Creationtap to open

She advocates for using smart policy to bring jobs to Iowa and retaining young workers.

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Minimum Wagetap to open

She supports raising the minimum wage to improve economic conditions for Iowans.

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Educationtap to open

She is committed to ensuring Iowa's youth receive a world-class education and opposes legislation targeting teachers.

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Climate Changetap to open

Liz Bennett advocates for actively combating climate change as part of her progressive vision for Iowa.

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Liz Bennett advocates for actively combating climate change as part of her progressive vision for Iowa.

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supports

She is committed to ensuring Iowa's youth receive a world-class education and opposes legislation targeting teachers.

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Minimum Wagetap to open

supports

She supports raising the minimum wage to improve economic conditions for Iowans.

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