Joe Mitchell

Republican · Candidate for Iowa U.S. House District 2 · November 3, 2026

Where they stand

Moderately right, from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty). From their roll-call votes in the Iowa House, 2019–2022.

Source: data · how scores are linked to one scale.

Donor-based DIME score: moderately right.

Outside spending

Independent groups reported $549K supporting and $6.6M opposing Joe Mitchell.

For
No Going Back PAC Inc. · Trump-aligned super PAC$427K
The Family Leader$42K
America PAC · Conservative advocacy$26K
Maha PAC$22K
Senate Conservatives Action$11K
Senate Conservatives Fund · Conservative advocacy$8,609
Against
HMP · Democratic House leadership super PAC$3.0M
Your Community PAC · Unknown (no stated mission)$1.9M
AB PAC · Progressive advocacy$993K
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees P E O P L E · Labor union$239K
Elect Democratic Women · Abortion rights$204K
END Citizens United$113K

Source: FEC independent expenditures.

Endorsements

Endorsed by Donald Trump (source).

  • Executive branch officials: Donald Trump
  • U.S. representatives: Tom Emmer, Brandon Gill, Richard Hudson, Mike Johnson, Jim Jordan, Anna Paulina Luna and 1 more
  • State legislators: Bobby Kaufmann
  • Organizations: NRCC MAGA Majority, Turning Point Action, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, MAHA Action, MAHA PAC
  • Individuals: Riley Gaines

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Quick answers

What party is Joe Mitchell?
Joe Mitchell is running as a Republican.
Who is Joe Mitchell running against?
Lindsay James, for Iowa U.S. House District 2.
Is Joe Mitchell liberal or conservative?
On SpectrumVote's left–right scale, Joe Mitchell is moderately right, from their state-legislature votes (Shor–McCarty). This comes from published research, not our opinion.
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