Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Iowa. Every point on this page links to its source. We don't grade candidates or tell you how to vote. As of 2026-09-28.
In Congress: 96 bills and resolutions sponsored, 931 cosponsored, 1 became law on their own (a bill folded into a larger law isn't counted). Congress.gov
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Economy and cost of living
Hinson says she wants to get the economy back on track by extending the 2017 tax cuts, eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, reducing regulations, and closing the skills gap to help workers and businesses grow.
“Following President Biden’s disastrous time in office, we must get our economy back on track.”
Hinson says she supports permanently extending the 2017 tax cuts, eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, and cutting wasteful federal spending including DEI contracts, backing the Department of Government Efficiency's efforts to reduce spending.
“I support the Department of Government Efficiency in its mission to shine a light on inappropriate government expenditures that don't serve the American people, like tens of millions of dollars for DEI contracts and Iraqi Sesame Street.”
Hinson says health care should be affordable and accessible, and she wants to protect people with pre-existing conditions while giving Americans more control over their own health care decisions.
“Health care should be affordable and accessible.”
Hinson says she is working with President Trump to secure the border and voted for legislation to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote in U.S. federal elections.
“Illegal Immigrants Should Never Vote in U.S. Elections”
Hinson says she is pro-life and opposes taxpayer funding for abortion providers, instead wanting that funding directed to family planning and women's health services at community health centers.
“I am pro-life and pro-family and will remain a strong and consistent voice for mothers and their children.”
Hinson says she supports a policy of peace through strength, ensuring the military has resources to counter adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran, and she has worked to combat Chinese Communist Party trade practices and threats to national security.
“This strategy requires ensuring our troops always have the resources needed to counter adversaries like China, Russia, and Iran.”
Hinson says she wants to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in Washington, supports government transparency efforts like the Department of Government Efficiency, and voted to prevent noncitizens from registering to vote in federal elections.
“My commitment to American taxpayers is to protect their hard-earned dollars by rooting out the rampant waste, fraud, and abuse in Washington.”
From FEC filings for 2025–26. Outside spending is money a group spends on its own about a candidate — TV and online ads, mail, canvassing. It is not a donation to the campaign, and the candidate does not control it. Supporting means it was spent to help that candidate win; Opposing means it was spent to defeat them, usually on attack ads. Groups report it within 24 or 48 hours as the election nears. Raised is the campaign's own fundraising, as of its latest quarterly report. Largest donors come from each outside spender's own FEC receipts, with each donor's share of its itemized receipts; donors under $100,000 are not named. People are shown with the employer and occupation they reported. A donor that is itself a political committee is shown with its own largest donors. Companies and nonprofits don't report their funders to the FEC, so the trail ends there, and the page says so.
Ashley Hinson (REP)
Raised
$10.2M through 2026-06-30individuals $5.3M · PACs $2.2M · party $62K · from the candidate's other committees $2.7M · cash on hand $6.7M
WINSENATE— $9.7M opposing Hinson
· 11 ads on this pageLargest donors:
SMP $4.1M (100%) (its largest donors: MAJORITY FORWARD $61.0M, an organization; Fred Eychaner $9.0M; DEMOCRACY PAC $9.0M)AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY ACTION, INC. (AFP ACTION) DBA CVA ACTION AND DBA LIBRE ACTION— $5.3M supporting Hinson
· 2 ads on this pageLargest donors:
KOCH INC $30.0M (33%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); STAND TOGETHER INC. $20.0M (22%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Jim C Walton $7.0M (8%), Self-Employed, Philanthropist; S Robson Walton $7.0M (8%), Retired, Retired; STAND TOGETHER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE INC $6.5M (7%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC)AB PAC— $4.1M opposing Hinson
· 1 ad on this pageLargest donors:
AB FOUNDATION $13.0M (30%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); DEMOCRACY MATTERS $5.6M (13%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Deborah Simon $5.0M (11%), Retired; DEMOCRACY PAC $4.0M (9%); Lynn S Stern $1.0M (2%), Self Employed, PhotographerFIGHT ON IOWA— $2.3M supporting HinsonLargest donors:
Kenneth Griffin $1.5M (83%), Citadel Investment Group LLC, CEO; A PUBLIC VOICE INC. $115K (6%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); William Duhamel $100K (6%), Route ONE Inventment CO LP, Investment ManagementLCV VICTORY FUND— $1.6M opposing HinsonLargest donors:
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS, INC. $18.0M (81%) (an organization: its own funders aren't reported to the FEC); Amos Hostetter $600K (3%), Pilot House Associates LLC, Chairman; DEMOCRACY PAC $500K (2%); Giovanna Randall $375K (2%), Randall Apparel, Designer; Eric Laufer $375K (2%), Laufer Wind Group, Film Producerand 7 more
What named supporters and critics say, as reported. Shown in equal numbers.
Praise
Alex Latcham (Senate Leadership Fund): Praised Hinson as a strong fighter for Iowa with unmatched fundraising ability. thehill.com
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Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand: Said Turek's nomination puts the Iowa Senate seat in play and Iowans will reject Hinson's self-serving politics. foxnews.com
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Joni Ernst: Endorsed Hinson as the best choice to succeed her and keep the Senate seat in Republican hands. desmoinesregister.com
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JD Vance: Called Hinson an amazing public servant and urged voters to elect her to the Senate. cnn.com
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Criticism
Rita Hart: Criticized Hinson for voting for Medicaid funding cuts expected to cause thousands of Iowans to lose health coverage. iowapublicradio.org
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Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (Brooke Goren): Said Hinson's admission that her policy content was written and copied by a consultant raises questions about what she stands for. desmoinesregister.com
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Planned Parenthood Advocates of Iowa (Kyrstin Delagardelle): Criticized Hinson's push on contraception access while supporting an administration that undermines programs guaranteeing birth control access. thehill.com
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Josh Turek: Said Hinson does not represent Iowa or its values. cbsnews.com
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Controversies
Stated as reported. Most are reported by at least two independent news outlets or found in an official record; any with only one source so far is marked Single source.
Allegations
Ethics complaint over official office resources Single source
Only one source found so far. We keep looking for a second, independent report.
The Iowa Democratic Party filed an ethics complaint alleging Hinson used official office resources to conduct grassroots lobbying; Hinson denied the allegation.
Plagiarism in campaign op-eds and website Single source
Only one source found so far. We keep looking for a second, independent report.
The New York Times reported that Hinson, during her 2020 congressional campaign, repeated passages word for word from news outlets including the Des Moines Register and the Times without attribution in op-eds and on her campaign site, and used near-identical language to her opponent's platform on veterans issues.
Opposition to forcing release of Epstein files Single source
Only one source found so far. We keep looking for a second, independent report.
Hinson opposed an effort to force a House vote on releasing files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a position for which Democratic opponents criticized her; she later voted in favor of releasing the files when the bill came to a vote.
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