Mike Sexton

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Mike Sexton (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. His current term ends on January 1, 2025.

Sexton (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Mike Sexton was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa.^[1] Sexton graduated from Rockwell City High School.^[1]^[2] He earned an A.A.S. in agricultural science from Iowa Lakes Community College in 1982. Sexton's career experience includes owning Twin Lakes Environmental Services and Real Time Ag and working as a farmer.^[1]^[2]^[3] He has served on the South Central Calhoun School Board, the First Presbyterian Church Board, and the Calhoun County Farm Bureau Board.^[1]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Sexton was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Sexton was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Sexton was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2017
• Administration and Rules, Chair
• Agriculture
• Appropriations
• Natural Resources
• State Government

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sexton served on the following committees:

Iowa committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture
• Appropriations
• Labor
• State Government, Vice chair

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Martin Podraza in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Sexton (R)	83.5	12,739
	Martin Podraza (Independent)	16.1	2,459
	Other/Write-in votes	0.4	66

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 15,264
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Wendy Larson in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on June 4, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Sexton	51.0	1,373
	Wendy Larson	49.0	1,320

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,693
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Campaign finance

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2022

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

Incumbent Mike Sexton won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Sexton (R)	98.7	10,835
	Other/Write-in votes	1.3	143

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,978
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

Incumbent Mike Sexton advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 7 on June 7, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Sexton	99.2	2,457
	Other/Write-in votes	0.8	19

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,476
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2020

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Carmella Schultes in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on November 3, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Sexton (R)	75.5	11,871
	Carmella Schultes (D)	24.3	3,823
	Other/Write-in votes	0.2	29

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,723
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Mike Sexton advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on June 2, 2020.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Sexton	99.1	3,548
	Other/Write-in votes	0.9	33

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,581
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2018

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General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Jake Thompson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on November 6, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Sexton (R)	67.0	8,595
	Jake Thompson (D)	32.8	4,211
	Other/Write-in votes	0.1	15

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,821
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10

Jake Thompson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jake Thompson	100.0	918

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 918
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10

Incumbent Mike Sexton defeated Tom Hoefling in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 10 on June 5, 2018.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Mike Sexton	76.3	1,354
	Tom Hoefling	23.7	421

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 1,775
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2016

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Incumbent Mike Sexton ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 10 general election.^[4]^[5]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mike Sexton Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Mike Sexton ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 10 Republican primary.^[6]^[7]

Iowa House of Representatives, District 10 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Mike Sexton Incumbent (unopposed)

2014

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Mike Sexton was unopposed in the Republican primary and faced Lynne R. Gentry (L) in the general election.^[8]^[9]^[10] Sexton defeated Gentry in the general election.^[11]

**Iowa House of Representatives, District 10 General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Sexton	78.4%	8,437
	Libertarian	Lynne R. Gentry	21.4%	2,302
	Write-in	Write-in	0.2%	25
Total Votes				10,764

Campaign themes

2024

Campaign finance summary

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Mike Sexton campaign contribution history
Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024*	Iowa House of Representatives District 7	Won general	$35,900	$15,252
2022	Iowa House of Representatives District 7	Won general	$71,643	$67,790
2020	Iowa House of Representatives District 10	Won general	$67,709	N/A**
2018	Iowa House of Representatives District 10	Won general	$99,651	N/A**
2016	Iowa House of Representatives, District 10	Won	$42,983	N/A**
2014	Iowa House of Representatives, District 10	Won	$51,387	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2023

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In 2023, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 to May 4.

Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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2022

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In 2022, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 24.

Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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National Federation of Independent Business

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2021

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In 2021, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 to May 19.

Club for Growth Foundation

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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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The American Conservative Union

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2020

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In 2020, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 13 to June 14. The session was suspended from March 16 through June 3.

Club for Growth Foundation

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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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National Federation of Independent Business

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The American Conservative Union

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2019

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In 2019, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 27.

Club for Growth Foundation

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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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The American Conservative Union

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2018

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In 2018, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 8 through May 5.

Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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The American Conservative Union

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2017

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In 2017, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 9 through April 22.

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement

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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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The American Conservative Union

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2016

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In 2016, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 11 through April 29.

ACLU of Iowa

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Iowa Association of Business and Industry: Senate and House

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Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO

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National Federation of Independent Business

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The American Conservative Union

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2015

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In 2015, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 5.

The American Conservative Union

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Iowa House of Representatives District 7

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Preceded by Henry Stone (R)	Iowa House of Representatives District 7 2023-Present	Succeeded by -
Preceded by -	Iowa House of Representatives District 10 2015-2023	Succeeded by John Wills (R)

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Current members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority Leader:Matt Windschitl

Representatives

District 1

J.D. Scholten (D)

District 2

Robert Henderson (R)

District 3

Thomas Jeneary (R)

District 4

Skyler Wheeler (R)

District 5

Zach Dieken (R)

District 6

Megan Jones (R)

District 7

Mike Sexton (R)

District 8

Ann Meyer (R)

District 9

Henry Stone (R)

District 10

John Wills (R)

District 11

Brian Best (R)

District 12

Steven Holt (R)

District 13

Ken Carlson (R)

District 14

Jacob Bossman (R)

District 15

Matt Windschitl (R)

District 16

David Sieck (R)

District 17

Devon Wood (R)

District 18

Tom Moore (R)

District 19

Brent Siegrist (R)

District 20

Josh Turek (D)

District 21

Brooke Boden (R)

District 22

Stan Gustafson (R)

District 23

Ray Sorensen (R)

District 24

Joel Fry (R)

District 25

Hans Wilz (R)

District 26

Austin Harris (R)

District 27

Kenan Judge (D)

District 28

David Young (R)

District 29

Brian Meyer (D)

District 30

Megan Srinivas (D)

District 31

Mary Madison (D)

District 32

Jennifer Konfrst (D)

District 33

Ruth Gaines (D)

District 34

Ako Abdul-Samad (D)

District 35

Sean Bagniewski (D)

District 36

Austin Baeth (D)

District 37

Barb McCulla (R)

District 38

Jon Dunwell (R)

District 39

Rick Olson (D)

District 40

Bill Gustoff (R)

District 41

Molly Buck (D)

District 42

Heather Matson (D)

District 43

Eddie Andrews (R)

District 44

John Forbes (D)

District 45

Brian Lohse (R)

District 46

Dan Gehlbach (R)

District 47

Carter Nordman (R)

District 48

Phil Thompson (R)

District 49

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)

District 50

Ross Wilburn (D)

District 51

Dave Deyoe (R)

District 52

Sue Cahill (D)

District 53

Dean Fisher (R)

District 54

Joshua Meggers (R)

District 55

Shannon Latham (R)

District 56

Mark Thompson (R)

District 57

Pat Grassley (R)

District 58

Charley Thomson (R)

District 59

Sharon Steckman (D)

District 60

Jane Bloomingdale (R)

District 61

Timi Brown-Powers (D)

District 62

Jerome Amos (D)

District 63

Michael Bergan (R)

District 64

Anne Osmundson (R)

District 65

Shannon Lundgren (R)

District 66

Steven Bradley (R)

District 67

Craig Johnson (R)

District 68

Chad Ingels (R)

District 69

Tom Determann (R)

District 70

Norlin Mommsen (R)

District 71

Lindsay James (D)

District 72

Charles Isenhart (D)

District 73

Elizabeth Wilson (D)

District 74

Eric Gjerde (D)

District 75

Bob Kressig (D)

District 76

Derek Wulf (R)

District 77

Jeff Cooling (D)

District 78

Sami Scheetz (D)

District 79

Tracy Ehlert (D)

District 80

Art Staed (D)

District 81

Luana Stoltenberg (R)

District 82

Bobby Kaufmann (R)

District 83

Cindy Golding (R)

District 84

Thomas Gerhold (R)

District 85

Amy Nielsen (D)

District 86

David Jacoby (D)

District 87

Jeff Shipley (R)

District 88

Helena Hayes (R)

District 89

Elinor Levin (D)

District 90

Adam Zabner (D)

District 91

Brad Sherman (R)

District 92

Heather Hora (R)

District 93

Gary Mohr (R)

District 94

Mike Vondran (R)

District 95

Taylor Collins (R)

District 96

Mark Cisneros (R)

District 97

Ken Croken (D)

District 98

Monica Kurth (D)

District 99

Matthew Rinker (R)

District 100

Martin Graber (R)

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Democratic Party (36)

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[10] Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014

[11] Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014

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General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

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2022

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 7

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2020

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2018

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2016

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