FIRST ON FOX: Former Democratic state Rep.Christina Bohannan missed nearly half of her votes in Iowa's House of Representatives during her final year in office as she campaigned for a congressional seat in the battleground district, records show.In 2022, Bohannan missed 348 of 773 floor votes, or about 45% of all votes, according to the legislature’s records, despite stressing the importance "for leaders to show up" three years later.Bohannan is currently running for Congress in Iowa's 1st Congressional District, a race that Cook Political Report ranks as a "toss up" in November as Republicans attempt to preserve their razor-thin majority in the House of Representatives.Some of the skipped votes involved bills addressing protections for sexual abuse victims, volunteer firefighters and first responders, Iowa’s dairy industry, agricultural programs, emergency 911 services, and juvenile justice reform.IOWA DEM WHO TOUTED 'STRONG WORK ETHIC' MISSES MORE THAN HALF OF HER HOUSE VOTESFormer Iowa Democratic state Rep.
Christina Bohannan missed nearly half of her state House votes while campaigning for Congress, records show.(Iowa Legislature ; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)"Liberal Christina Bohannan says leaders should ‘show up’ and then is a no-show herself," Emily Tuttle, a spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said in a statement to Fox News Digital."Missing half your job while collecting your taxpayer-funded paycheck isn’t leadership worthy of a promotion — it’s the kind of performance that would get you fired anywhere else."The absences stand in contrast with Bohannan’s past comments.
In an Oct.6, 2025, post on X, she wrote that she had the "honor of speaking" with more than 100 voters at a candidate forum representing five Iowa counties, adding, "At a time when so much is uncertain, it’s more important than ever for leaders to show up and talk directly with Iowans."Similarly, in a 2021 interview with Bl...