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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Caucuses/Former Committees

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Economic Growth Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Government Oversight Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Labor Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Small Business Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development (Joint Appropriations), Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development, United States House of Representatives

Former Chair, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, United States House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Education

  • Bachelor's, Public Relations/Business, Drake University, 2007-2011

Professional Experience

  • Bachelor's, Public Relations/Business, Drake University, 2007-2011
  • Former Employee, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
  • Legislative Assistant, Iowa House of Representatives, 2012-2013
  • State Volunteer Coordinator, Joe Biden Presidential Campaign, 2007

Political Experience

  • Bachelor's, Public Relations/Business, Drake University, 2007-2011
  • Former Employee, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
  • Legislative Assistant, Iowa House of Representatives, 2012-2013
  • State Volunteer Coordinator, Joe Biden Presidential Campaign, 2007
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, District 1, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, District 1, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 99, 2014-2019

Former Committees/Caucuses

Former Member, Commerce Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Economic Growth Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Ranking Member, Government Oversight Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Labor Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Economic Development (Joint Appropriations), Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Former Member, Ways and Means Committee, Iowa State House of Representatives

Current Legislative Committees

Member, Small Business

Member, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Member, Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce Development

Chair, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship

Member, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Member, Transportation and Infrastructure

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Bachelor's, Public Relations/Business, Drake University, 2007-2011
  • Former Employee, Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
  • Legislative Assistant, Iowa House of Representatives, 2012-2013
  • State Volunteer Coordinator, Joe Biden Presidential Campaign, 2007
  • Representative, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, District 1, 2019-present
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, District 1, 2018, 2020
  • Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 99, 2014-2019
  • Former Board Member, Greater Dubuque Development Corporation

Other Info

— Awards:

  • Rising Star Award, 2017, Democratic Activist Women's Network

  • Union Pipefitter Welder

  • Dubuque Community Schools Employee

Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy and Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

2019

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Unknown Position

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Unknown Position

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Congress Bills
  • Latest Action: House - 06/18/2019 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Tracker:
    1. Introduced
    2. Passed House
    3. Passed Senate
    4. To President
    5. Became Law
  • Latest Action: House - 06/13/2019 Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

    Tracker:
    1. Introduced
    2. Passed House
    3. Passed Senate
    4. To President
    5. Became Law
  • Latest Action: House - 06/10/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

    Tracker:
    1. Introduced
    2. Passed House
    3. Passed Senate
    4. To President
    5. Became Law
State Bills
Endorsements
Abby Finkenauer
Michael Franken
Speeches
Events

2020

Apr. 9
Coronavirus Mental Health Impact Telephone Town Hall

Thur 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM CDT

https://finkenauer.house.gov/live

Mar. 26
Coronavirus Employment and Economic Impact Telephone Town Hall

Thur 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT

https://finkenauer.house.gov/live

Mar. 19
Coronavirus Telephone Townhall

Thur 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM CDT

https://finkenauer.house.gov/live