Jim Carlin vs Ashley Hinson | Iowa GOP Senate Primary

Hinson's Anti-America First Votes • Voted to keep troops in Syria in 2022 - During consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act, an amendment was offered to prohibit deploying U.S. military forces in Syria. Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties and against America First representatives to reject the amendment. • Voted to keep troops in Syria in 2023 - H. Con. Res. 21 would direct the president to remove U.S. armed forces from Syria within 180 days of the adoption of the resolution. Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties and against America First representatives to reject the resolution. • $13.6B to Ukraine in March 2022 - H.R. 2471, officially known as the “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022,” would provide, among other things, $13.6 billion in assistance to Ukraine. Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties in favor. • $40.1B to Ukraine in May 2022 - H.R. 7691 would provide $40.1 billion in fiscal year 2022 “emergency supplemental appropriations for activities to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties in favor. • Voted to keep funding Ukraine in July 2023 - During consideration of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 2670), Representative Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) offered an amendment that would prohibit the use of federal funds to provide security assistance to Ukraine. Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties and against America First representatives to reject the amendment. • $300M to Ukraine in March 2024 - Furthermore, H.R. 2882 would provide $300 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties in favor. • $60.8B to Ukraine in April 2024 - The “Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act” (H.R. 8035) would provide $60.8 billion for security assistance to Ukraine and replenishing U.S. stockpiles of military equipment already provided to Ukraine. Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties in favor. • Voted to continue funding Ukraine in June 2024 - During consideration of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 8070), Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) offered an amendment specifying that “none of the funds made available by this Act may be used for assistance to Ukraine.” She noted on the House floor, “To date, Congress has appropriated $174.2 billion in emergency supplemental funding [for Ukraine].” That “is a lot of Americans’ hard-earned tax dollars going to support security for another country’s border while our border is being invaded every single day.” Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties and against America First representatives to reject the amendment. • Voted against defunding USAID in 2024 - During consideration of the fiscal 2025 State Department and foreign operations appropriations bill (H.R. 8771), Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) offered an amendment to prohibit funds in the bill from being used for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), completely defunding it. In fiscal 2023, USAID’s budget was more than $50 billion. Hinson voted with the establishment of both parties and against America First representatives to reject the amendment. • Voted against defunding the Department of Education in 2023 - During consideration of an education-policy bill (H.R. 5), Representative Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) offered an amendment to express the sense of Congress that the authority of the Department of Education “to operate or administer any office or program related to elementary or secondary education should be terminated on or before December 31, 2023.” Hinson voted with every single Democrat and against America First Republicans to reject the amendment. • Voted to fund State Department’s mass migration and deep state projects in 2023 - During consideration of the fiscal 2024 state-foreign operations appropriations bill (H.R. 4665), Representative Scott Perry (R-Pa.) offered an amendment to eliminate all $2,548,250,000 of funding for the State Department’s Migration and Refugee Assistance program. Hinson voted with every single Democrat and against America First Republicans to reject the amendment. • Voted to force farmers to put electronic tags in their cattle in 2023 - During consideration of the fiscal 2024 agriculture appropriations bill (H.R. 4368), Representative Harriet Hageman (R-Wy.) offered an amendment to prevent funds from being used to mandate electronic identification ear tags for cattle and bison. Hinson voted with 211 Democrats and against America First Republicans to reject the amendment. • Voted to federally mandate same sex marriage in 2022 - H.R. 8404 repeals the Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as “only a legal union between one man and one woman.” Hinson voted with every single Democrat in favor. • An amendment (H.Amdt. 150, offered by Rep. Eli Crane) sought to prohibit funding for NED. The amendment failed, with the House rejecting it by a vote of 127-291 (Roll Call Vote 27 in the 119th Congress, 2nd Session). Voting "No" on the amendment meant supporting continued NED funding. - Rep. Hinson voted "No" on the amendment (i.e., against defunding NED, thus in favor of continuing its funding). - The official roll call vote record is available on the U.S. House Clerk's website: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202627 (as referenced in contemporaneous posts and reports from January 2026).