Mariannette Miller-Meeks has had three terms in Congress – three chances to do right by the people of Iowa. Instead, she has taken over $4 million from corporate special interests and done nothing but vote their way. And she has put partisan politics over Iowans again and again.  From cutting Medicaid, to siding with DOGE’s devastating cuts to Social Security, to enabling unelected, unaccountable billionaires like Elon Musk – Miller-Meeks has forgotten about us.  It’s time someone put Iowa first. - Campaign Announcement, 6/17/2025​

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To hear Congresswoman Bohannan directly, listen to this short video:

Iowa's first district rematch: Bohannan vs. Miller-Meeks Round Three

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BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE

Christina Bohannan, a Florida native, earned her BS and JD from the University of Florida, graduating first in her law school class and serving as Law Review Editor-in-Chief. She clerked for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit and worked as an environmental engineer for the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.

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In 2000, Bohannan moved to Iowa to join the University of Iowa College of Law faculty, later serving as Faculty Senate president. She represented Iowa’s 85th District in the State House from 2021 to 2023. Bohannan was the Democratic nominee for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in 2022 and 2024, losing both races to Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks—the latter by just 799 votes after a recount. She is married with one daughter.

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ON THE ISSUES

From her campaign platform, Bohannan’s priorities include:

• Reducing partisan gridlock and advancing common-sense solutions

• Building an economy where hard work offers a fair shot at success

• Ensuring government serves the people, not special interests

• Holding corporations accountable for price gouging

• Protecting Medicaid, Social Security, and veterans’ benefits

• Supporting middle-class tax cuts

• Expanding access to high-quality education, including technical and vocational training for high-skill, high-wage jobs

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IOWA POLITICS

Iowa’s 1st District covers the state’s southeast, including Davenport, Iowa City, Burlington, and Indianola. Both U.S. Senate seats and all four U.S. House seats from Iowa are currently Republican.

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Once a presidential swing state—voting Democratic in six of seven elections before 2016—Iowa now leans solidly Republican, with a GOP trifecta controlling the governorship and both legislative chambers.

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Still, IA-01 is considered one of Democrats’ best pickup opportunities in 2026. As of August, both the Cook Political Report and Sabato’s Crystal Ball rate the race a toss-up.

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