- Ashley Hinson has consistently opposed federal election reform measures such as H.R. 1, arguing that they would "federalize elections," overrule state authority, and introduce public financing and voucher systems she opposes (Gazette, 3/5/21; Waterloo Courier, 3/5/21).
- She has advocated for strong state authority over election administration, supporting laws that make it "easier to vote legally and harder to cheat," and opposed federal oversight or standardization, even declining to comment on specific pending state-level bills (Quad-City Times, 3/5/21).
- Hinson introduced and supported bipartisan legislation to ban former federal employees, including senior executive branch officials, from lobbying their former agencies, and has called for expanding these bans to former members of Congress and increasing transparency (Telegraph Herald, 8/1/24).
- She supported recent efforts to prohibit noncitizens from voting in federal elections and has warned about potential vulnerabilities such as state-issued driver's licenses enabling possible unauthorized registration (Gazette, 7/12/24).
- While Hinson voted to certify the 2020 presidential election and condemned the January 6 attack, she ultimately voted against an independent commission to investigate the insurrection and against bipartisan election reform bills, which drew criticism from political opponents (The Gazette, 7/10/22; Muscatine Journal, 9/22/22).
2020: Ashley Hinson Opposed Allowing Former Members of Congress to Become Lobbyists According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in The Gazette, "I'd also work to ban former members of Congress from becoming lobbyists." [Ashley Hinson - The Gazette, 10/2/20]
Ashley Hinson Disliked H.R. 1 Public Financing And Voucher Provisions In March 2021 According to Mitchell County Press-News, "Hinson said she particularly disliked a measure in the bill that would establish a public financing system for congressional races, similar to presidential races, but provide a $6 to $1 match rate up to $200, or what's known as a small-dollar matching program. She also bemoaned a pilot voucher program where eligible voters can request $25 vouchers to distribute to a congressional candidate of their choice." [Mitchell County Press-News, 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Disapproval Of Public Financing And Voter Voucher Provisions In H.R. 1 According to Waterloo Courier, 'Hinson said she particularly disliked a measure in the bill that would establish a public financing system for congressional races, similar to presidential races, but provide a $6 to $1 match rate up to $200, or what's known as a small-dollar matching program. She also bemoaned a pilot voucher program where eligible voters can request $25 vouchers to distribute to a congressional candidate of their choice.' [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Disliked H.R. 1's Public Financing Provisions In 2021 According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson said she particularly disliked a measure in the bill that would establish a public financing system for congressional races, similar to presidential races, but provide a $6 to $1 match rate up to $200, or what's known as a small-dollar matching program. She also bemoaned a pilot voucher program where eligible voters can request $25 vouchers to distribute to a congressional candidate of their choice." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Opposed D.C. Statehood Bill In April 2021 According to Radio Iowa, 'Ashley Hinson, a Republican from Marion, says she voted against the bill that would make the District of Columbia a state because it is unconstitutional.' [Radio Iowa, 4/23/21]
2021: Letter Writer Claimed Ashley Hinson Obstructed Legislation to Help Iowans According to a letter to the editor published in Courier, "Rep. Ashley Hinson has spent her time in Congress thus far obstructing legislation designed to help Iowans and voting to protect the twice impeached former president from any accountability for inciting a violent insurrection." [Letter to the Editor - Courier, 8/24/21]
2021: Letter Writer Marcia Buttgen Claimed Ashley Hinson Voted to Protect Trump From Impeachment and Jan. 6 Commission According to a letter to the editor published in Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson has voted to protect Trump from impeachment, to protect Trump from a bipartisan commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection he incited, and to protect Qanon conspiracy theorist Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from consequence." [Letter to the Editor - Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 8/24/21]
Ashley Hinson Vowed To Continue Working On Election Integrity Legislation In 2024 According to Gazette, 'Only American citizens should be able to vote in American elections,' Hinson said Thursday. 'I will continue working on common-sense election integrity measures that make it easy for American citizens to vote and hard to cheat.' [Gazette, 7/12/24]
Ashley Hinson Rejected Trump's Shutdown Demands In September 2024 According to Globe Gazette, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said she is unwilling to shut down the federal government unless Congress passes legislation requiring that people show proof of citizenship to register to vote, rejecting demands by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump." [Globe Gazette, 9/22/24]
Ashley Hinson Declined To Identify Joe Biden As President-Elect In November 2020 According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson, like other prominent Iowa Republicans, declined to identify Joe Biden as the president-elect, although he has been declared the winner of last week's presidential election." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 11/14/20]
Ashley Hinson Called For Joe Biden To Receive Intelligence Briefings In 2020 Transition According to Des Moines Register, '"No matter where the legal remedies lead, I think the administration should treat the transition consistently with the manner that the Obama administration approached the transition four years ago," she said. "I think it's important. In our system of government, it's really our ability to transfer power peacefully between competing parties, and I think that's what we need to be focusing on regardless of the outcome of the legal remedies."' [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 11/14/20]
Ashley Hinson Noted Absence Of Legal Challenges In Her Congressional Race In 2020 According to Des Moines Register, '"We had a clear-cut race here in Iowa. We don't have any legal challenges," she said.' [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 11/14/20]
December 2020: Hinson Declined To Sign Letter Calling For House Investigation Into 2020 Presidential Election According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Rep.-elect Ashley Hinson of Iowa's 1st Congressional District did not sign onto Tuesday's letter calling for an investigation into the 2020 presidential election. Hinson's Chief of Staff, Jimmy Peacock, said her decision was a matter of priorities." [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 12/17/20]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Hope For Unity On Election Integrity According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "When asked whether she's hopeful the country will be able to forge ahead together and make progress in the wake of such massive rifts, Hinson said she is. 'Even though we have some disagreements within our party about the results of the election, everybody agrees that election integrity is important,' she said. 'Everybody on both sides of the aisle I think agrees that's important. And so I think that's something we can unite on. … And I've already been having meetings this week on election integrity policy.'" [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 1/7/21]
January 2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Hope For Unity On Election Integrity Post-Capitol Riot According to Gazette, "When asked whether she's hopeful the country will be able to forge ahead together and make progress in the wake of such massive rifts, Hinson said she is. 'Even though we have some disagreements within our party about the results of the election, everybody agrees that election integrity is important,' she said. 'Everybody on both sides of the aisle I think agrees that's important. And so I think that's something we can unite on. … And I've already been having meetings this week on election integrity policy.'" [Gazette, 1/7/21]
March 2021: Hinson Claimed Iowans Were Outraged Over Congressional Election Challenge According to The Gazette, 'I know Iowans are outraged by this,' Hinson continued. 'How are people supposed to trust their votes and know their votes count if the majority party can overturn an election in their favor?' [Gazette, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Criticized House Review Of Rita Hart Election Challenge According to The Quad-City Times, 'Hinson also excoriated a House review of an election challenge by Rita Hart, a Democrat who lost a House election to current U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks by just six votes.' [Quad-City Times, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Questioned Trust In Election Process If House Overturned Results According to The Quad-City Times, '"I know Iowans are outraged by this," Hinson continued. "How are people supposed to trust their votes and know their votes count if the majority party can overturn an election in their favor?"' [Quad-City Times, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Hinson Criticized House Review Of Rita Hart Election Challenge According to Daily Nonpareil, 'Hinson also excoriated a House review of an election challenge by Rita Hart, a Democrat who lost a House election to current U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks by just six votes. [...] "The votes here were counted, recounted and then certified," Hinson said. "(Miller-Meeks) is a duly-elected member of Congress, and (House) Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi is moving closer to overturning the election."' [Daily Nonpareil, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Hinson Expressed Concern Over Trust In The Voting Process According to Daily Nonpareil, '"How are people supposed to trust their votes and know their votes count if the majority party can overturn an election in their favor?"' [Daily Nonpareil, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Led GOP Response To House Democratic Effort To Overturn Iowa Election Results According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is leading the charge in Congress in expressing outrage over what Republicans call a House Democratic 'power grab' to overturn the results of the Iowa 2nd Congressional District election of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/23/21]
March 2021: Hinson Accused Pelosi Of Hypocrisy In Effort To Investigate Iowa Congressional Election According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson and her colleagues wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying they are 'astounded by your hypocrisy ... to support an investigation into this free and fair election while simultaneously claiming voter fraud does not exist nationally.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/23/21]
March 2021: Hinson Stated Pelosi Sought To Increase Her Own Power By Overturning State-Certified Election Results According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Pelosi doesn't care about the 'dangerous precedent she is setting by overturning state-certified election results,' Hinson said. 'She only cares about taking more control for herself and padding her razor-thin majority.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/23/21]
March 2021: Hinson Asserted Hart Campaign Lacked A Case Due To Not Pursuing Iowa Courts According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "The fact that Hart did not take her case to the Iowa courts 'underscores that the Hart campaign does not have a case to make,' according to the letter. 'If this were truly about who won the election, the courts would be involved. This matter should be left to independent judges, not partisan politicians,' the letter said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/23/21]
March 2021: Hinson Joined Over 120 Lawmakers In Letter Objecting To House Inquiry On Iowa Election Results According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "The letter has been signed by more than more than 120 members of Congress, including Iowa U.S. Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, and Louisiana U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, the No. 2 Republican in the House." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/23/21]
2021: Jeremy Brigham Stated Ashley Hinson Attacked HR 1 and Accused Democrats of Attempting to Skew Election According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson goes on to attack HR 1 instead of explaining it objectively. She accuses the Democrats of seeking to skew the election." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/23/21]
2021: Jeremy Brigham Quoted Ashley Hinson Referring to 'Pandemic-Style Voting Process' According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "What does Hinson mean by 'pandemic-style voting process?' Absentee and early voting?" [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/23/21]
2021: Jeremy Brigham Stated Ashley Hinson Claimed to Have Worked to Build Election System with Integrity According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson refers to working hard to build an election system with integrity. I don't know what she did, but the system seemed to work well." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/23/21]
2021: Hinson Led GOP Opposition To House Democratic Effort To Overturn Iowa Congressional Election According to Sioux City Journal, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, is leading the charge in Congress in expressing outrage over what Republicans call a House Democratic 'power grab' to overturn the results of the Iowa 2nd Congressional District election of Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks." [Sioux City Journal, 3/23/21]
2021: Hinson Criticized Pelosi Over Election Investigation Hypocrisy According to Sioux City Journal, "Hinson and her colleagues wrote to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi saying they are 'astounded by your hypocrisy ... to support an investigation into this free and fair election while simultaneously claiming voter fraud does not exist nationally.'" [Sioux City Journal, 3/23/21]
2021: Hinson Accused Pelosi Of Seeking More Control In Congress According to Sioux City Journal, "Pelosi doesn't care about the 'dangerous precedent she is setting by overturning state-certified election results,' Hinson said. 'She only cares about taking more control for herself and padding her razor-thin majority.'" [Sioux City Journal, 3/23/21]
Ashley Hinson Voted To Certify 2020 Presidential Election Results According to The Gazette, "Hinson, who voted to certify the 2020 presidential election results, condemned the Jan. 6 attack and shortly after the insurrection was a co-sponsor of a bill calling for a bipartisan inquiry into what happened." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/10/22]
Ashley Hinson Opposed Creation Of Independent Jan. 6 Commission According to The Gazette, "The Marion Republican, however, ultimately voted against creating an independent, bipartisan commission to investigate, arguing it might interfere with ongoing prosecutions. Hinson at the time said she still wanted to 'get to the bottom' of what happened, but would later say a congressional inquiry was unnecessary as many agencies were already investigating." [The Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 7/10/22]
September 2022: Hinson Voted Against Bipartisan Election Reform Bill According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Iowa Republican U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Randy Feenstra voted against the bill," referring to a bipartisan bill aimed at shoring up ambiguities and archaic language in the presidential certification process. [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/22/22]
September 2022: Hinson Urged Negotiation Based On Senate Election Bill According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Hinson, in a statement, said the House and Senate should negotiate based off of the Senate bill as it has broader appeal and is the only one likely to reach President Joe Biden's desk. [...] 'The Senate is doing the work on a bipartisan proposal — the House should have worked with our Senate counterparts on legislation that will respect states' constitutional authority to run their own elections, and I'll continue advocating for meaningful, bipartisan negotiations based off of the Senate bill.'" [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/22/22]
September 2022: Iowa Democratic Chair Criticized Hinson's Vote Against Election Reform According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Let me be clear: Ashley Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks have voted against a bipartisan bill that would ensure the preservation of our democracy and the peaceful transfer of power in our government," Iowa Democratic Party Chair Ross Wilburn said in a statement. [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 9/22/22]
2022: Ashley Hinson Voted Against House Electoral Reform Bill Intended To Prevent Overthrow Of Elections According to Gazette, "Iowa Republican U.S. Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Randy Feenstra voted against the bill." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/22/22]
2022: Hinson Supported Senate Bipartisan Version Of Electoral Reform Legislation According to Gazette, "Hinson, in a statement, said the House and Senate should negotiate based off of the Senate bill as it has broader appeal and is the only one likely to reach President Joe Biden's desk." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/22/22]
Ashley Hinson Stated Constitutional Amendment Or 23rd Amendment Repeal Required For D.C. Statehood In 2021 According to Radio Iowa, 'A constitutional amendment would be required to make D.C. as state, unless the 23rd Amendment is repealed,' Hinson says. [Radio Iowa, 4/23/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Affirmed States' Authority Over Elector Selection According to a press release from Rep. Ashley Hinson's office, Hinson stated, "The text of the Constitution is clear. States select electors. Congress does not. Accordingly, our path forward is also clear. We must respect the states’ authority here. Though doing so may frustrate our immediate political objectives, we have sworn an oath to promote the Constitution above our policy goals. We must count the electoral votes submitted by the states." [Press Release - Office of Rep. Ashley Hinson, 1/5/21]
Hinson Called For Certified Results To Stand In Iowa's Second Congressional District Race According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "'[Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi] needs to promise not to intervene and let the certified results stand, or she's being the ultimate hypocrite with what we did this week,' Hinson said." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/9/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Said Federal Election Bill Would Overrule States' Authority According to Gazette, "I think we should be improving the faith in our electoral process, but this would overrule states' constitutional authority," the Marion Republican, who represents Iowa's 1st District, said during a Friday call with reporters. [Gazette, 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Affirmed States Should Set Their Own Election Rules According to Gazette, "Hinson said she hadn't seen Iowa's bill but that she believed election rules should be set by states. 'Lawmakers looked at our election law and came up with what they thought was the right solution,' she said. 'I can tell you, a federal takeover is not the right solution.'" [Gazette, 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Stated H.R. 1 Would Federalize Elections and Overrule State Authority in 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "the Republican representing Iowa's First District said during a call with reporters [...] 'I think we should be improving the faith in our electoral process, but this would overrule states' constitutional authority.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Advocated for State Election Authority and Measures Against Fraud in 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "We need to make it easier to vote legally and harder to cheat, period, and respect states' constitutional authority to run their own elections," she said. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Did Not Comment on Iowa's Pending Voting Bill in March 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Hinson said she hadn't yet seen Iowa's bill. 'Lawmakers looked at our election law and came up with what they thought was the right solution,' she said. 'I can tell you, a federal takeover is not the right solution.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 3/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Advocated For State Authority Over Elections According to The Quad-City Times, "We need to make it easier to vote legally and harder to cheat, period, and respect states' constitutional authority to run their own elections," she said. [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 3/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Withheld Opinion On Iowa's Voting Bill Pending Review According to The Quad-City Times, "Hinson said she hadn't yet seen Iowa's bill, but said she believed it should be up to states to decide. 'Lawmakers looked at our election law and came up with what they thought was the right solution,' she said. 'I can tell you, a federal takeover is not the right solution.'" [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Voiced Support For State Control Over Elections In March 2021 According to Mitchell County Press-News, "We need to make it easier to vote legally and harder to cheat, period, and respect states' constitutional authority to run their own elections," she said. [Mitchell County Press-News, 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Emphasized The Importance Of State Authority Over Elections According to Waterloo Courier, '"We need to make it easier to vote legally and harder to cheat, period, and respect states' constitutional authority to run their own elections," she said.' [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Called For Easier Legal Voting And Harder Cheating In March 2021 According to Globe Gazette, "We need to make it easier to vote legally and harder to cheat, period, and respect states' constitutional authority to run their own elections," she said. [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 3/5/21]
March 2021: Hinson Criticized House Election Review Of Rita Hart Challenge In Iowa According to The Gazette, 'The votes here were counted, recounted and then certified,' Hinson said, calling Miller-Meeks 'a duly-elected member of Congress.' [Gazette, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Asserted Election Was Properly Certified And Opposed Possible Overturn According to The Quad-City Times, '"The votes here were counted, recounted and then certified," Hinson said. "(Miller-Meeks) is a duly-elected member of Congress, and (House) Speaker (Nancy) Pelosi is moving closer to overturning the election.' [Quad-City Times, 3/19/21]
2022: Hinson Supported Cross-State Voter Registration Information Sharing And Law Compliance According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, '"I'm with you on the voter rolls. We need to make sure the law is being followed," Hinson said. She noted Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate had already "been engaging with other states to make sure that they are verifying here in Iowa."' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 2/17/22]
2022: Hinson Advocated For State Authority Over Elections And Bipartisan Negotiation Based On Senate Bill According to Gazette, "'Election integrity is critical,' Hinson said. 'The Senate is doing the work on a bipartisan proposal—the House should have worked with our Senate counterparts on legislation that will respect states' constitutional authority to run their own elections, and I'll continue advocating for meaningful, bipartisan negotiations based off of the Senate bill.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/22/22]
Ashley Hinson Characterized D.C. Statehood Bill As Part Of Democrats' Power Strategy In 2021 According to Radio Iowa, 'Democrats intent with this bill — coupled with their recent push to expand the Supreme Court — is clear in my eyes. With a razor-thin majority in the House and a 50-50 split in the Senate, there have been roadblocks to enacting policies like a 15 dollar minimum wage,' Hinson says. [Radio Iowa, 4/23/21]
July 2024: Ashley Hinson Supported Legislation Prohibiting Noncitizen Voting In Federal Elections According to Gazette, "Eastern Iowa Republican U.S. House members this week touted their support of legislation to prohibit noncitizens from registering to vote in federal elections." [Gazette, 7/12/24]
Ashley Hinson Contended State-Issued Driver's Licenses Could Aid Noncitizen Voter Registration In Certain States According to Gazette, "Hinson, of Marion, contends some states allow unauthorized immigrants to apply for state-issued driver's licenses, 'providing ample opportunities to illegally register to vote in federal elections.'" [Gazette, 7/12/24]
Ashley Hinson Warned Against Noncitizen Voting Allowed In Local Elections Of Some Jurisdictions According to Gazette, "Hinson, too, noted while it's illegal for people who aren't U.S. citizens to vote in federal elections, some local jurisdictions — including San Francisco and the District of Columbia — allow immigrants who have not yet become U.S. citizens to vote in local elections." [Gazette, 7/12/24]
September 2024: Ashley Hinson Rejected Trump’s Demand For Shutdown Over Voter ID Legislation According to Daily Nonpareil, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said she is unwilling to shut down the federal government unless Congress passes legislation requiring that people show proof of citizenship to register to vote, rejecting demands by GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump." [Daily Nonpareil, 9/22/24]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed Federal Voting Reform Bill In U.S. House According to Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against the campaign finance and voter access bill that passed the U.S. House this week [...] Hinson charged [it] would 'federalize elections.'" [Gazette, 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed H.R. 1 Citing Federal Overreach According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against a campaign finance and voter access bill that passed the House of Representatives, but declined to weigh in on an Iowa bill restricting early voting currently sitting on the governor's desk." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed Federal Voter Access Bill H.R. 1 According to The Quad-City Times, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against a campaign finance and voter access bill that passed the House of Representatives, but declined to weigh in on an Iowa bill restricting early voting currently sitting on the governor's desk." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 3/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Criticized H.R. 1 As Federalizing Elections According to The Quad-City Times, "Hinson said Friday [H.R. 1] would 'federalize elections.' 'I think we should be improving the faith in our electoral process, but this would overrule states' constitutional authority,' the Republican representing the First District said during a call with reporters." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Opposed H.R. 1 Voting Access Bill In March 2021 According to Mitchell County Press-News, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against a campaign finance and voter access bill that passed the House of Representatives, but declined to weigh in on an Iowa bill restricting early voting currently sitting on the governor's desk." [Mitchell County Press-News, 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Criticized H.R. 1 As Federal Overreach In March 2021 According to Mitchell County Press-News, the Republican representing the First District said during a call with reporters, "I think we should be improving the faith in our electoral process, but this would overrule states' constitutional authority." [Mitchell County Press-News, 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Declined To Comment On Iowa's Pending Early Voting Legislation In March 2021 According to Mitchell County Press-News, "Hinson said she hadn't yet seen Iowa's bill, but said she believed it should be up to states to decide. 'Lawmakers looked at our election law and came up with what they thought was the right solution,' she said. 'I can tell you; a federal takeover is not the right solution.'" [Mitchell County Press-News, 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Opposed H.R. 1, Citing Concerns Over Federalizing Elections According to Waterloo Courier, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against a campaign finance and voter access bill that passed the House of Representatives, but declined to weigh in on an Iowa bill restricting early voting currently sitting on the governor's desk. [...] Hinson said Friday would 'federalize elections.'" [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Said Voting Measures Should Be Decided By States, Not Federal Government According to Waterloo Courier, '"I think we should be improving the faith in our electoral process, but this would overrule states' constitutional authority," the Republican representing the First District said during a call with reporters.' [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Withheld Comment On Iowa's Early Voting Restriction Bill According to Waterloo Courier, 'Hinson said she hadn't yet seen Iowa's bill, but said she believed it should be up to states to decide. "Lawmakers looked at our election law and came up with what they thought was the right solution," she said. "I can tell you, a federal takeover is not the right solution."' [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Opposed H.R. 1 Voter Access Bill In March 2021 According to Globe Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against a campaign finance and voter access bill that passed the House of Representatives, but declined to weigh in on an Iowa bill restricting early voting currently sitting on the governor's desk." [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Criticized H.R. 1 As A "Federal Takeover" Of Elections In 2021 According to Globe Gazette, Hinson said Friday [March 5, 2021] would "federalize elections." [...] "I think we should be improving the faith in our electoral process, but this would overrule states' constitutional authority," the Republican representing the First District said during a call with reporters. [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Withheld Opinion On Iowa Voting Bill In March 2021 According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson said she hadn't yet seen Iowa's bill, but said she believed it should be up to states to decide. 'Lawmakers looked at our election law and came up with what they thought was the right solution,' she said. 'I can tell you, a federal takeover is not the right solution.'" [Globe Gazette (Mason City, Iowa), 3/5/21]
March 2021: Hinson Opposed Federal Election Overhaul According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, fought against a federal overhaul of elections being pushed through Congress by Democrats who control both chambers and the presidency. House Resolution 1 would require states to create automatic voter-registration systems and offer same-day registration and would limit states' ability to remove voters from their rolls, among other things. [...] 'When I was in the Iowa state House, we worked hard to secure our election system to safeguard against fraud and ensure only legal votes were counted,' she said on the U.S. House floor." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 3/21/21]
2021: Letter Writer Ellen Ballas Claimed Hinson Referenced 'Socialism' to Describe Taxpayer-Funded Benefits According to a letter to the editor published in Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson and Miller-Meeks callously use the term 'socialism' when they refer to our taxpayer-funded benefits. All Americans receive some form of taxpayer-funded benefits, such as garbage collection, including Hinson and Miller-Meeks, whose congressional paychecks are likewise taxpayer-funded." [Letter to the Editor - Daily Nonpareil, 12/19/21]
2021: Hinson Introduced Bill To Ban Former Federal Employees From Lobbying According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson pointed to a bill she first introduced in 2021 that would ban former federal employees from lobbying their former agency, saying there could be room to expand it." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 8/1/24]
August 2024: Ashley Hinson Referenced Bill To Bar Former Federal Employees From Lobbying Former Agency According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson pointed to a bill she first introduced in 2021 that would ban former federal employees from lobbying their former agency, saying there could be room to expand it. "I don't want to stop the movement of good people between the private sector and government because sometimes a good federal worker can leave and do good," she said. "What I don't want to see is them to turn around and lobby their friends. If it's not a ban, maybe there's more transparency we can work on."' [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 8/1/24]
April 2025: Hinson Supported Trump and Musk's DOGE Efforts Against Fraud According to Globe Gazette, Hinson said that is at the heart of what she wants to see happen with "Trump's and billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to root out 'waste, fraud and abuse' through the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE." [Globe Gazette, 4/3/25]
2020: Ashley Hinson Supported Banning Former Members of Congress from Becoming Lobbyists According to an opinion piece by Ashley Hinson in Gazette, "I'd also work to ban former members of Congress from becoming lobbyists. Simply put, I'll work to clean up Finkenauer and Pelosi's Washington." [Ashley Hinson - Gazette, 10/2/20]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Criticized Public Financing Provisions In HR1 According to Gazette, "Hinson said she particularly disliked how the bill would establish a public financing system for congressional races, similar to presidential races, and provide a $6 to $1 match rate up to $200, in what's known as the small-dollar matching program. She also bemoaned a pilot voucher program where eligible voters can request $25 vouchers to distribute to a congressional candidate of their choice." [Gazette, 3/5/21]
Ashley Hinson Opposed Public Financing and Voucher Provisions of H.R. 1 in 2021 According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), "Hinson said she particularly dislikes a measure that would establish a public financing system for congressional races, similar to presidential races, but provide a $6 to $1 match rate up to $200, or what's known as a small-dollar matching program. She also bemoaned a pilot voucher program where eligible voters can request $25 vouchers to distribute to a congressional candidate of their choice." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 3/5/21]
2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Opposition To Public Financing Provisions In H.R. 1 According to The Quad-City Times, "Hinson said she particularly disliked a measure in the bill that would establish a public financing system for congressional races, similar to presidential races, but provide a $6 to $1 match rate up to $200, or what's known as a small-dollar matching program. She also bemoaned a pilot voucher program where eligible voters can request $25 vouchers to distribute to a congressional candidate of their choice." [Quad-City Times (Davenport, Iowa), 3/5/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Introduced Bill To Ban Executive Branch Lobbying According to Gazette, "Hinson also introduced a bill Friday with Rep. Bill Foster, an Illinois Democrat, that would ban senior executive branch employees from lobbying for five years after they leave government employment. The PURE Executive Act also would ban them from lobbying on behalf of foreign agents for life." [Gazette, 3/12/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Indicated Openness To Extending Lobbying Ban To Congress According to Gazette, "Asked if she would extend that ban to members of Congress and congressional staffers, Hinson said she would, noting her bill was 'phase one.' 'That's something I would absolutely look at,' she said. 'Right now, I wanted to focus on the executive branch.'" [Gazette, 3/12/21]
March 2021: Hinson Introduced Bill To Ban Senior Executive Branch Lobbying According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson also introduced a bill on Friday, along with Rep. Bill Foster, an Illinois Democrat, that would impose a five-year ban on senior executive branch employees from lobbying for five years. The PURE Executive Act also bans them from lobbying on behalf of foreign agents for life." [Globe Gazette, 3/12/21]
March 2021: Hinson Indicated Openness To Expanding Lobbying Ban To Congress Members According to Globe Gazette, "When asked if she would extend that to members of Congress as well as congressional staff, Hinson said she would, noting this bill was 'phase one.' 'That's something I would absolutely look at,' she said. 'Right now, I wanted to focus on the executive branch.'" [Globe Gazette, 3/12/21]
2021: Hinson Sponsored Bipartisan Ban On Executive Branch Lobbying According to Gazette, "Hinson joined an Illinois Democrat to sponsor a five-year ban on senior executive branch employees lobbying an agency where they had worked and a lifetime ban on lobbying on behalf of foreign agents." [Gazette, 4/16/21]
August 2024: Hinson Supported Ban On Former Federal Employees Lobbying Former Agencies According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson pointed to a bill she first introduced in 2021 that would ban former federal employees from lobbying their former agency, saying there could be room to expand it.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 8/1/24]
August 2024: Hinson Suggested Potential Expansion Or Increased Transparency Regarding The Lobbying Ban According to Telegraph Herald, 'I don't want to stop the movement of good people between the private sector and government because sometimes a good federal worker can leave and do good,' she said. 'What I don't want to see is them to turn around and lobby their friends. If it's not a ban, maybe there's more transparency we can work on.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 8/1/24]
Ashley Hinson Endorsed DOGE's Waste-Finding Efforts Led By Elon Musk In March 2025 According to Gazette, 'Hinson said she supports the DOGE's work.' and '"I actually had a chance to hear directly from Elon this week," she said. "The amazing amount of fraud, waste and abuse that is being uncovered is going out publicly. Everything's publicly available, and they're being very, very transparent, as I always have been, too, about my positions on issues, my votes and my work for Iowans."' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 3/10/25]
September 2023: Hinson Supported Withholding Congressional Pay During Shutdowns According to The Gazette, "Should the government shut down, Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson would have her pay withheld. According to Hinson's office, if the government shuts down and active-duty military personnel, federal law enforcement and others are at work without pay, politicians in Washington, D.C. should not be paid either." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/27/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Requested Withholding Of Congressional Salary In Event Of Government Shutdown According to The Gazette, "Hinson sent a letter to House Chief Administrative Officer Catherine Szpindor instructing her to 'withhold my net pay until appropriations agreement has taken effect.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 9/29/23]