BIOGUIDE N000193 · FEC H2IA03119
Zach Nunn
U.S. Representative, Iowa's 3rd District (since 2023)RINCUMBENT
- Race
- U.S. House · Iowa's 3rd District
- Result
- Sarah Trone Garriott, projected winner
- Opponent
- Sarah Trone Garriott (D)
- Research
- Basic
Party line17 votes tracked
Broke with Republicans on
With party = voted the same way as most Republicans who voted.
Said vs. did3 statements · 17 votes
Today, we passed $150 billion in new funding to deliver serious backup for our law enforcement, border agents, and military.
Expand immigration enforcement and deportations
Compare statements with votes ›Said vs. did
Each documented position next to the recorded floor votes we map to the same issue. Votes are compared one at a time; no overall stance is inferred from them.
Today, we passed $150 billion in new funding to deliver serious backup for our law enforcement, border agents, and military.
Highlighted a 2025 spending bill's $150 billion in new border and immigration funding, citing more border patrol agents, expanded detention capacity, and additional surveillance technology as wins he helped secure.[5]
Championing the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to replenish the Iron Dome and assist our strongest ally in the Middle East as they fight Hamas and other militant groups.
Says he championed the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act to replenish Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system and provide additional military assistance.[10]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
Cosponsored H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (119th Congress), which would bar transgender girls and women from girls' and women's school sports programs that receive federal funds.
Documented position[11]
No recorded floor vote in our key-vote set maps to this issue.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- YESSAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).[12]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOWar Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization.[14]
- NOWar Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.[15]
No statement on this issue in our sources.
- NOResolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.[16]
Biography
Zachary Nunn is the Republican U.S. Representative for Iowa's 3rd District and lost re-election on November 3, 2026 to Sarah Trone Garriott, and his term ends January 3, 2027. First elected to the district in 2022 after four years in the Iowa House and four in the Iowa Senate, he is a colonel in the Air Force Reserve who previously worked on cybersecurity policy at the White House National Security Council. He serves on the House Financial Services and Agriculture committees.[1][2][3][4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Nunn is a sixth-generation Iowan who, according to his official biography, was raised on Des Moines' east side in a family of public school teachers, nurses, and farmers and attended Southeast Polk High School. Wikipedia gives his birth date as May 4, 1979.[3][17] He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and international relations from Drake University in 2002, a master's degree in military operational art and science from the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College, and a master's degree from Cambridge University in 2007.[2][3]
Nunn served almost two decades in the U.S. Air Force as an airborne intelligence officer, deploying three times to the Middle East after 9/11, according to his official biography; he remains a colonel in the Air Force Reserve.[3][2] His civilian career has included work as an adjunct professor of cybersecurity and national policy at Drake University, director of business development at SimSpace Corporation, chief operations officer and national counterintelligence officer with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and director of cybersecurity policy and engagement on the White House National Security Council.[2]
Nunn served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019 and in the Iowa Senate from 2019 to 2023.[17][2] He won the 3rd District seat in November 2022 by defeating incumbent Democrat Cindy Axne, 50.3% to 49.6%, and was re-elected in 2024 with about 52% of the vote.[17][2] In the 119th Congress he sits on the House Financial Services Committee, where he is vice chairman of the national security and illicit finance subcommittee, as well as the House Agriculture Committee and the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.[3] According to his official biography, Nunn lives in Ankeny with his wife, Kelly; they have six children, two of them adopted.[3] He received 46.4% of the vote to Sarah Trone Garriott's 53.6%, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[4]
Recent votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207 |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted no | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210 |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted yes | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21 |
| 2026-01-08 | Against partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196 |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212 |
| 2025-12-10 | With partyvoted yes | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18 |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1 |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted yes | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2 |
Showing the 8 most recent of 17 votes.
All 17 recorded votes
| Date | Party line | Measure |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilitiesH. Con. Res. 86 · Passed 215–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–1 · Republicans 4–207The resolution directs the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities with Iran that Congress has not authorized, invoking the War Powers Resolution. It passed the House with support from Democrats and a number of Republicans. |
| 2026-02-11 | With partyvoted no | Resolution disapproving tariffs on CanadaH.J. Res. 72 · Passed 219–211 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–1 · Republicans 6–210The resolution terminates the national emergency the President declared in February 2025 to justify a 25 percent tariff on imports from Canada, ending that tariff if it becomes law. It passed with a bipartisan majority, including several Republicans who broke with the administration on trade policy. |
| 2026-02-03 | With partyvoted yes | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 — full-year government fundingH.R. 7148 · Passed 217–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 21–193 · Republicans 196–21The bill provides full-year discretionary appropriations for federal agencies for the remainder of fiscal year 2026, replacing the stopgap funding enacted after the fall 2025 shutdown. It sets spending levels across defense and non-defense programs through September 2026. |
| 2026-01-08 | Against partyvoted yes | Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extensionH.R. 1834 · Passed 230–196 · roll call ↗Democrats 213–0 · Republicans 17–196The bill extends for additional years the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits that were expanded in 2021 and had lapsed at the end of 2025, lowering health-insurance premiums for people who buy coverage on ACA marketplaces. It passed with support from nearly all Democrats and a small group of Republicans. |
| 2025-12-17 | With partyvoted no | War Powers Resolution on VenezuelaH. Con. Res. 64 · Failed 211–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 208–1 · Republicans 3–212The resolution would have directed the President to remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities in or against Venezuela that Congress had not authorized. It failed after U.S. military strikes on suspected drug-trafficking vessels off Venezuela had raised questions in Congress about the administration's legal authority for military action in the region. |
| 2025-12-10 | With partyvoted yes | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 — final passageS. 1071 · Passed 312–112 · roll call ↗Democrats 115–94 · Republicans 197–18The fiscal year 2026 NDAA authorizes roughly $900 billion in defense spending, including a pay raise for service members and funding for shipbuilding, munitions, and missile-defense programs. It also sets policy on military personnel, procurement, and other Defense Department programs for the year. |
| 2025-11-18 | With partyvoted yes | Epstein Files Transparency ActH.R. 4405 · Passed 427–1 · roll call ↗Democrats 211–0 · Republicans 216–1The bill directs the Department of Justice to publicly release its investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein within 30 days, while allowing redactions to protect victim identities, ongoing investigations, and law enforcement techniques. It passed with near-unanimous support. |
| 2025-11-12 | With partyvoted yes | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 — shutdown-ending voteH.R. 5371 · Passed 222–209 · roll call ↗Democrats 6–207 · Republicans 216–2The bill reopened the federal government after a 43-day shutdown by funding most agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing full-year funding for a smaller group of agencies through September 2026. It also reversed shutdown-related federal layoffs and funded SNAP benefits retroactively. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted yes | CLARITY Act — digital asset market structureH.R. 3633 · Passed 294–134 · roll call ↗Democrats 78–134 · Republicans 216–0The CLARITY Act creates a regulatory framework dividing oversight of digital assets between the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It sets registration and disclosure requirements for cryptocurrency exchanges and other digital-asset intermediaries. |
| 2025-07-17 | With partyvoted yes | GENIUS Act — stablecoin regulationS. 1582 · Passed 308–122 · roll call ↗Democrats 102–110 · Republicans 206–12The GENIUS Act creates a federal regulatory framework for payment stablecoins, requiring issuers to hold reserves backing their tokens on a one-to-one basis and to comply with new disclosure and licensing rules. It was the first major piece of cryptocurrency legislation enacted into federal law. |
| 2025-07-03 | With partyvoted yes | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passageH.R. 1 · Passed 218–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 218–2H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, extends and expands the 2017 tax cuts, adds new deductions for tips, overtime pay, and seniors, and raises the cap on state and local tax deductions. It increases border security and defense spending while cutting projected Medicaid and SNAP spending and adding new work requirements; President Trump signed it into law on July 4, 2025. |
| 2025-06-12 | With partyvoted yes | Rescissions Act of 2025H.R. 4 · Passed 214–212 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–208 · Republicans 214–4The Rescissions Act canceled about $9 billion in previously approved federal spending, mostly for foreign aid programs and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. It was the first rescissions package Congress had approved in decades. |
| 2025-05-22 | With partyvoted yes | One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passageH.R. 1 · Passed 215–214 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–212 · Republicans 215–2H.R. 1 extends and modifies the 2017 individual and business tax cuts, creates new deductions for tips and overtime pay, and increases spending on border security and defense. It also reduces projected spending on Medicaid and food-assistance programs and adds new work requirements for some recipients. |
| 2025-04-10 | With partyvoted yes | SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registrationH.R. 22 · Passed 220–208 · roll call ↗Democrats 4–208 · Republicans 216–0The SAVE Act would require individuals to provide documentary proof of U.S. citizenship in person when registering to vote in federal elections. It also directs states to establish procedures to remove noncitizens identified on voter rolls. |
| 2025-03-11 | With partyvoted yes | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025H.R. 1968 · Passed 217–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 1–212 · Republicans 216–1The bill funded the federal government through the remainder of fiscal year 2025, largely at prior-year spending levels, averting a shutdown ahead of a March 14 deadline. It also extended several expiring health and other program authorizations. |
| 2025-01-22 | With partyvoted yes | Laken Riley Act — final passageS. 5 · Passed 263–156 · roll call ↗Democrats 46–156 · Republicans 217–0The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who are arrested, charged, or convicted for theft, burglary, or certain violent crimes. It also allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government over certain immigration enforcement decisions. |
| 2023-05-11 | With partyvoted yes | Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passageH.R. 2 · Passed 219–213 · roll call ↗Democrats 0–211 · Republicans 219–2Would have resumed border-wall construction, restricted asylum eligibility, expanded detention, and mandated E-Verify for employers. |
On the record
Official actions: bills, executive acts, filings and court records.
- actionServed on the House Committee on Agriculture (Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development; General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit subcommittees) and the Committee on Financial Services (Capital Markets; National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions subcommittees), 2023-2024.[18]
- bill2026-07-22 · Led the Stop Insider Trading Act, which the House passed 232-198, to prohibit members of Congress and their immediate family members from buying individual stocks while serving in office.[19]
In their own words
Priorities
- Improving the economy, supporting Iowa agriculture, holding government accountable, keeping the country safe, and helping families and kids, according to his official House issues page.[20]
- Says tax relief on tips and overtime income and expanded small-business deductions are helping Iowa workers keep more of their pay and giving manufacturers certainty to invest and hire.[21]
- Government accountability, including leading the bipartisan Stop Insider Trading Act to ban members of Congress and their immediate families from trading individual stocks while in office.[19]
Campaign money$4.9M raised · 37% from individuals · FEC through 2026-06-30
Totals this cycle
Bars share one scale (raised = full). Cash on hand can include money carried over from earlier cycles.
Who gave
- Individuals $1.0M
- PACs & committees $1.7M
- Party $5,000
Largest committee contributions
- Pa-First PAC PAC$13K
- Waterpac - National Rural Water Association Political Committee PAC$10K
- Managed Funds Association Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- New York Life Insurance Company Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Build Political Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders (Buildpac) PAC$10K
- The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association Political Action Committee PAC$10K
- National Telecommunications Cooperative Association Rural Broadband PAC PAC$10K
- American Bankers Association PAC (Bankpac) PAC$10K
- Deloitte Political Action Committee PAC$10K
Direct contributions only; outside spending is not included. Individual donors are itemized in the FEC’s receipts. All itemized receipts ↗ FEC filing ↗
Profile: /people/zachary-nunn
Where they stood out
Voted against most of their party on 24 of 458 party-divided votes on file.
Most often on: Jobs & cost of living (19), Climate & energy (10), Foreign affairs & defense (5)
Directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities with Iran
What it does: This concurrent resolution directs the President to remove U.S. Armed Forces from hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or a congressional authorization for use of military forc…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 213–0, Republicans 7–203
Sep 15, 2026Official record ↗
Amendment (Boebert) to H.R. 8800 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
A yes vote supported an H.R. 8800 amendment that strikes section 518, a pilot program using voice-based risk assessment technology to identify servicemembers for drug testing. (AI-written)
What it does: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2027 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs, activities, and military construction as well as the national…
Voted yes · most Republicans voted no · Democrats 175–37, Republicans 90–123
Jul 21, 2026Official record ↗
Amendment (Roy) to H.R. 8595 — Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
A yes vote supported an H.R. 8595 amendment that bars any funds in the bill from being made available to the United Nations. (AI-written)
What it does: National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for national security, the Department of State, and related programs.
Voted no · most Republicans voted yes · Democrats 0–210, Republicans 136–80
Jul 15, 2026Official record ↗
Their votes on the most contested roll calls
The votes in their chamber that came out closest and most divided by party, among those they voted on. How we rank
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed 214–212 · Yes 214–No 212 · Democrats 0–211, Republicans 214–0
Jun 9, 2026Official record ↗
- No
Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act
With most of their party · Failed 214–217 · Yes 214–No 217 · Democrats 214–0, Republicans 0–216
Feb 11, 2026Official record ↗
- Yes
With most of their party · Passed 217–215 · Yes 217–No 215 · Democrats 0–214, Republicans 216–1
Feb 25, 2025Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Failed 215–215 · Yes 215–No 215 · Democrats 213–0, Republicans 2–214
Jan 22, 2026Official record ↗
- No
With most of their party · Failed 213–213 · Yes 213–No 213 · Democrats 211–0, Republicans 2–212
Jun 4, 2025Official record ↗
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Sources cited in this profile
- 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 2.Zach Nunn · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 3.About Congressman Zach Nunn · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2026-10-21 Official record
- 4.U.S. House, Iowa's 3rd District results 2026 · NBC News News report
- 5.🛡️ Border Secured · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2025-07-03 Official record
- 6.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
- 7.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
- 8.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
- 9.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
- 10.Nunn Stands Tirelessly with Israel · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2024-10-07 Official record
- 11.H.R. 28, the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
- 12.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
- 13.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
- 14.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
- 15.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
- 16.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
- 17.Zach Nunn · Wikipedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
- 18.Zach Nunn · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
- 19.Nunn Secures House Passage of Congressional Stock Trading Ban · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2026-07-22 Official record
- 20.Issues · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2026-09-25 Official record
- 21.Nunn Hosts Acting Labor Secretary Sonderling, Highlights Tax Relief for Iowa Workers and Small Businesses · Office of Rep. Zach Nunn · 2026-08-04 Official record