Christina Bohannan

Christina Bohannan is a University of Iowa law professor and former state representative running a third time for Iowa's 1st District. She lost to Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks by 799 votes in 2024 and is centering this race on lowering costs.

On the ballot against Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

Why it matters: Bohannan lost this seat by only 799 votes in 2024, the second-closest House race that year, and the rematch could help decide whether Democrats regain control of the U.S. House.

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The race at a glance

Race ratingLean DCook Political Report, Oct 16 source

Latest poll Bohannan 40% 35% Miller-Meeks 25% undecided or other Bohannan +5Bullfinch Group, Jul 24. Checked Today, 9:52 PM ET. Every poll

Money raised (through Sep 30) Bohannan$9,468,352 Miller-Meeks$8,924,570 $3,008,450 cash on hand. source

Every poll in this race

Pollster	Date	Sample	Bohannan	Miller-Meeks	Margin
Bullfinch Group	Jul 24	705 LV · Margin of error ±3.7%	40%	35%	D +5

LV = likely voters, RV = registered voters. Polls listed by 270toWin. Each pollster name links to its own release.

In Christina's own words

Iowa is just a really good, common-sense state full of fair-minded, common-sense people

Christina Bohannan, in an interview with the Associated Press while campaigning in eastern Iowa, Aug 24 source

And now people know what they are paying at the grocery store. They know what they are paying at the gas pump.

Christina Bohannan, explaining why she thinks voters now see Miller-Meeks' record differently, in an AP report, Aug 24 source

Where Christina stands

Cost of living: She calls lowering costs her top priority, including using Congress's power to end the tariffs and letting Medicare negotiate lower drug prices with insulin capped at $35 a month. source
Health care: She opposes a single-payer system and would let Iowans buy into Medicare at any age while keeping private insurance as an option. source
Social Security and Medicare: She pledges to stop efforts to cut or privatize Social Security and Medicare. source
Ethics: She takes no corporate PAC money and supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, executive branch officials, Supreme Court justices, their spouses and staff. source
Reproductive rights: She says she will work to put Roe v. Wade back into federal law. source

The record

University of Iowa law professor and former environmental engineer
Served in the Iowa House of Representatives (85th District) from 2021 to 2023
Lost to Miller-Meeks in 2022 and, after a recount, by 799 votes in 2024

ConfidentialThe GOP File

The file on Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Miller-Meeks voted for measures blocking Congress from challenging President Trump's emergency tariff actions, according to the Associated Press. source
She supported the 2025 Republican tax-break and spending-cuts law, which is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending; she said it included common-sense provisions most Americans support. source
She supported continuing U.S. military operations against Iran for months, then voted to end the war after a ceasefire collapsed, according to coverage of the Oct 20 debate. source

Endorsed by

EMILYs List J Street PAC Patty Judge, former Iowa Lt. Governor Tom Miller, former Iowa Attorney General Janice Weiner, Iowa Senate Minority Leader

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Race data checked Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Quotes on this page were matched word for word against their sources.