Sam Wooden
State representative-elect, House District 71
Won this seat Nov 3 (unofficial results). Takes office Jan 11.
- Party
- Democrat
- District
- House District 71See it on a street map
- Replaces
- Lindsay James
No record here yet
Sam Wooden hasn’t served in the Iowa House, so there’s no voting record or committee list. Both appear here once they’re sworn in and the Legislature lists their seat, along with official contact details.
Until then, House District 71 is represented by Lindsay James, who’s the one to contact about bills before the new session.
House District 71
Sam Wooden represents House District 71, which is in Dubuque County.
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District lines from the US Census Bureau, drawn in Iowa’s 2021 redistricting. Street map © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenFreeMap.
Who funds their campaign
Money given to Sam Wooden’s campaign for the Iowa House, from reports it files with the state. It doesn’t include money raised for any other race, such as a run for Congress, which is reported to the Federal Election Commission instead. We show totals; we don’t name individual donors.
$24,824raised in 2025–26, through Oct 14
- Individuals
- PACs
- Party committees
- From Iowa
- 96%
- of money with an address on the report
- Small gifts
- 30%
- of individuals’ money came in gifts of $100 or less; 39% in gifts of $1,000 or more
Biggest donors
PACs, party committees, other campaigns and organizations.
- Justice For All Political Action CommitteePAC$5,000
- Associated General Contractors of Iowa PACPAC$2,000
- Iowa State Building & Trades Council PECPAC$1,000
- Iowa LawpacPAC$1,000
- Dubuque County Democratic Central CommitteeParty$402
See the numbers
| Source | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals People giving their own money | $15,422 | 62% |
| PACs Political action committees: unions, businesses, causes | $9,000 | 36% |
| Party committees State and county party committees | $402 | 2% |
| Other candidates Other politicians’ campaign committees | $0 | 0% |
| Businesses and other Businesses, groups, unregistered committees and unitemized gifts | $0 | 0% |
| In-kind gifts (included above) | $402 | 2% |
Totals cover their campaign committee only, not money spent by outside groups. In-kind gifts count at their reported value. Party money often passes through caucus committees, which show up here as PACs. How we count campaign money
From Iowa Campaign Contributions Received, published by the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Finance Disclosure Commission under CC BY-NC 4.0. We total and summarize the reports as campaigns filed them. Last checked Nov 7.