Public Policy Polling
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IA-01 Democratic nominee?
$8.9K
JUN 3, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleFormer State Representative
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
Age54 years old (Jul 2, 1971)
GenderFemale
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LocationIowa
BackgroundLaw professor
EducationUniversity of Florida (B.S.)
Notable personal detailsChristina Bohannan is an American politician and University of Iowa College of Law professor. She served as a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives (District 85) from 2021 to 2023. She has been a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, including in 2022, 2024, and the 2026 cycle.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Advocates lowering taxes for the middle class while ensuring wealthy individuals and large corporations pay a fairer share; supports expanding child tax credits and has praised legislation that raises revenues from high-income businesses to fund deficit reduction and clean energy. Opposes raising middle-class taxes and favors targeted tax and spending measures to lower costs for working families.
Healthcare
Supports protecting and expanding access to affordable health care, lowering prescription drug costs, defending Medicaid, and preserving reproductive health services. Emphasizes taking on pharmaceutical companies to reduce drug prices and opposing cuts that would reduce access to care in Iowa.
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Immigration & Border
Supports securing the border while also backing comprehensive immigration reform that expands legal pathways and provides a path to citizenship; favors measures to increase visas for needed workers (e.g., J-1 waiver increases) to address workforce shortages. Views congressional inaction as a primary failure and supports bipartisan solutions that combine enforcement with legalization and workforce-focused immigration adjustments.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Supports codifying the protections of Roe v. Wade (pre-2022) into federal law to restore abortion access up to fetal viability, opposes Iowa’s recent near‑total and six‑week bans, and advocates stronger protections for IVF and reproductive health care access.
Climate & Energy
Supports immediate action on climate change and expansion of renewable energy in Iowa, advocating policies to grow wind and solar and to involve farmers in carbon sequestration. Emphasizes using science-based solutions and reducing fossil-fuel industry influence on policy while promoting clean-energy investment and economic growth in the state.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports the Second Amendment and says she is a gun owner, while advocating expanded background checks, support for extreme-risk protection orders (red‑flag laws), and some tighter regulations on certain weapons to keep guns out of the hands of people who should not have them. Emphasizes balancing lawful gun ownership with measures to reduce gun violence and promoting gun safety training. Does not commit to an outright ban on specific semi-automatic firearms in publicly available statements but supports conversation and tighter regulation to improve safety.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedMay 19, 2026
Christina Bohannan is in the middle of the Democratic primary for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, where she faces Travis Terrell ahead of the June 2 vote. The race is being shaped by health care and affordability issues, including Medicaid cuts and ACA subsidies. Republicans are also attacking Bohannan over past DEI-related remarks as she seeks the nomination after two previous general election losses to Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
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Articles
DMDes Moines Register6 days ago
Health care, party divides define Iowa's 1st District primaries
Neutral
FNFox News26 days ago
Iowa congressional candidate says state looks backwards without DEI
Negative
BNBreitbart News Network1 month ago
Dem Opposed Iowa ‘Back the Blue’ Law Before 3rd Race for Congress
Neutral
PPOLITICO1 month ago
Democratic candidates have overperformed in nearly every special election in 2025 and 2026
Positive
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$6.9M
$5.2M
$3.5M
$1.7M
$0
2022
2024
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2022
$3.2M
$29.7K
$3.2M
$132.0K
Cycle 2024
$6.9M
$107.2K
$6.8M
$284.3K
Cycle 2026
$5.1M
$4.0M
$1.2M
$80.3K
Source: FEC
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