Senate · Iowa · General Election
Iowa Senate
📅 General: November 3, 2026 · Primary: June 2, 2026
C: Likely R S: Likely R S: Likely R I: Likely R
Last updated: Apr 17, 2026 04:41 AM
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $765K lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $3.7M in campaign spending in this race.
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🛡️ Defense & Security
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma
🤖 Tech & AI
🏭 Trade & Manufacturing
Company
Lobbying $
Campaign $
Candidate
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence.
Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide).
Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
ARENHOLZ (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS
$18K
(13)
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$14K
(5)
WAHLS (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
VETERANS AFFAIRS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
$7K
(2)
ERNST (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (3 also lobby Congress)
ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT
$7K
(3)
TUREK (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
SAGE (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (4 also lobby Congress)
MINNEAPOLIS RADIATION ONCOLOGY
$7K
(2)
INTELLIGENT COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
$2K
(7)
NORRIS (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
RENEWABLE FUELS ASSOCIATION
$2K
(1)
CARLIN (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups
SCHOLTEN (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups (1 also lobby Congress)
FRIED FRANK HARRIS SHRIVER & JACOBSON
$1K
(1)
ENTREPRENEURIAL TECHNOLOGIES
$1K
(1)
🔀 9 SPLIT DONORS
— Employers whose staff donate to both sides
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA: WAHLS $48,152 / TUREK $2,600. ELLIOTT INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT: ARENHOLZ $14,000 / ERNST $7,000. JANE STREET: ARENHOLZ $14,000 / TUREK $5,722.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (statewide)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Ammunition (except Small Arms) · $899.0M
Other Communications Equipment · $694.3M
Radio and Television Broadcast · $410.0M
Other Aircraft Parts and Auxil · $320.8M
Search, Detection, Navigation, · $283.2M
Engineering Services · $172.4M
Recipient
Amount
IA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
$10.8B
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
$1.6B
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
$1.0B
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IOWA
$864.3M
DATA LINK SOLUTIONS LLC
$583.5M
IOWA DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
$418.4M
ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.
$357.2M
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
$344.1M