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Thomas Townsend's Political Summary
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State Senate (IA)
- District 36, Democratic
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05/14/2025
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Passage With Amendment) - HF 189 - Establishes Requirements for Public School Districts with Nonpublic School Students Wishing to Participate in Extracurricular Athletics
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Passage) - HF 1049 - Increases Medicaid Beneficiaries' Monthly Personal Needs Allowance from $50 to $55 Each Month
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Passage) - SF 607 - Reduces the Percent of the Iowa's Average Weekly Wage Used to Calculate Unemployment Benefits
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Thomas Townsend voted Yea (Passage) - HF 889 - Establishes Paid Parental Leave for State Employees in Iowa
05/13/2025
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Concurrence Vote With Amendment) - SF 615 - Extends and Expands Medicaid Work Requirements
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Passage) - HF 972 - Requires the Iowa Health and Human Services Department (HHS) to Use No More than $150 Million Federal Funds to Create 115 New Medical Residency Slots at State Teaching Hospitals
05/12/2025
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Passage) - HF 639 - Limits Carbon Sequestration Pipelines Ability to Use Eminent Domain
05/09/2025
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Passage With Amendment) - HF 856 - Prohibits Certain Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Initiatives and Offices in Private and Community Colleges
04/29/2025
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Passage) - HF 299 - Requires All Schools Using the Tuition Grant Program to Include Information on Vaccine Requirement Exemptions
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Thomas Townsend voted Nay (Passage) - HF 865 - Amends Provisions Related to School Bullying
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