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Lindsay James
Lindsay JamesCandidate for U.S. House, Iowa District 2 (2026)
Lindsay James is a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from Dubuque, serving since January 2019, currently for District 71. She is the Democratic nominee for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District in 2026 after winning the June 2, 2026 primary, and faces Republican Joe Mitchell on November 3.
Background
Biography
Lindsay James was born in 1980 in Portland, Oregon, according to a University of Iowa Libraries biographical note. She attended Fuller Theological Seminary and was ordained a Presbyterian minister, working in parishes and as a university chaplain and adjunct professor. Her Future Caucus profile lists her as founding director of the Loras College Peace Institute, a former elected county official and former chair of the Community Development Advisory Board, living in Dubuque. She was elected to the Iowa House as a Democrat in 2018 and has served since the 88th General Assembly convened on January 14, 2019, representing District 99 through 2023 and District 71 since redistricting. The legislature lists her as Judiciary Committee ranking member from January to November 2025 and currently on the Environmental Protection Committee. In the June 2, 2026 Democratic primary for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District she won a majority over Kathy Dolter and Clint Twedt-Ball, per KCRG. She faces Republican Joe Mitchell on November 3, 2026.
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