- OFFICE
- House
- DISTRICT
- Iowa · 03
- PARTY
- REPUBLICAN PARTY
- STATUS
- Incumbent
- ELECTION
- 2026-11-03
The record (9)
FEC-recorded money between Second Amendment committees and this candidate, and recorded floor votes on gun bills, each with its official source. Community sentiment below never moves this grade.
- 2026-07-14PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 1181 (119th), Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActOfficial House roll call 240.
- 2026-05-21PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 1041 (119th), Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection ActOfficial House roll call 190.
- 2026-05-04PRORecorded money Accepted $2,500 from NRA Political Victory FundFEC Schedule B, committee C00053553, transaction SB23.14, 2026 cycle.
- 2025-05-14PRORecorded vote Voted YES on HR 2243 (119th), LEOSA Reform ActOfficial House roll call 128.
- 2025-02-11PROCo-sponsored bill Co-sponsored HR 1181 (119th), Protecting Privacy in Purchases ActCongress's own bill record, which lists every sponsor.
Contact Zach Nunn
- DISTRICT · 400 Locust Street, Suite 250 · Des Moines, IA · 50309
- CAMPAIGN · Post Office Box 8036 · Des Moines, IA · 50301
Interest-group scorecards (3)
How advocacy groups on both sides score this candidate, reprinted as published. These are the groups’ judgments, not ours, and they never enter the grade above.
1 earlier rating
- 2023100%
About this group
Gun Owners of America (GOA) is a non-profit lobbying organization formed in 1975 to preserve and defend the Second Amendment rights of gun owners. GOA sees firearms ownership as a freedom issue.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
About this group
LEAP Forward tracks and grades legislation and lawmakers from a progressive perspective on a variety of issues.
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
3 earlier ratings
- 202292%
- 201892%
- 201693%
About this group
The NRA Political Victory Fund (NRA-PVF) is NRA's political action committee. The NRA-PVF ranks political candidates - irrespective of party affiliation - based on voting records, public statements and their responses to an NRA-PVF questionnaire. NRA relies on a very simple premise: when provided with the facts, the nation's elected officials will recognize that "gun control" schemes are an infringement on the Second Amendment and a proven failure in fighting crime. The importance of this premise lies in the knowledge that, as one U.S. Congressman put it: "The gun lobby is people."
The group’s description of itself, reprinted as published.
Background
- Bachelor of Arts, Political Science and International Relations, Drake University, 1998-2002
- Master's, Military Operational Art and Science, United States Air Force Air Command and Staff College, 2012
- Master's, International Relations and National Security Studies, University of Cambridge, 2005-2007
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- Master of Science, Technology/Strategy, United States Air Force Air War College, 2020
- Director of Cybersecurity Policy & Engagement, National Security Council, 2011-2013
- Former Teacher, Close-up Academy
- Former Staff, Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
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- Former Legislative Staff, General Keith Alexander
- Director of Business Development, SimSpace Corporation, 2013-2015
- Former Deputy Finance Director, Congressman Greg Gansk
- Chief Operations Officer, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, 2011-2014
- Legislative Affairs Officer, United States Air Force Reserve-United States Cyber Command, 2008-2013
- Research Assistant, House of Commons, 2002
- Legislative Analyst, United States Senate, 2002-2003
- Officer, United States Air Force, 2003-2018
- Commander, United States Air Force Reserve, 2018-present
- Adjunct Professor, Drake University, 2014-2020
- Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2015-2019
- Former Assistant Majority Leader, Iowa State House of Representatives
- Majority Whip, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2017-2019
+5 more
- Senator, Iowa State Senate, 2019-2023
- Representative, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, 2023-present
- Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, 2014, 2016
- Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, 2022, 2024, 2026
- Candidate, Iowa State Senate, 2018
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