Hinson, Ashley
person
Biography
Ashley Elizabeth Hinson Arenholz (née Hinson; born June 27, 1983) is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. The district, numbered as the 1st district during her first term, covers much of northeastern Iowa, including Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Dubuque. A member of the Republican Party, Hinson was the Iowa state representative for the 67th district from 2017 to 2021, and the first woman to represent the district. She won the 1st district in the U.S. House in the 2020 election, narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat Abby Finkenauer. Hinson and Mariannette Miller-Meeks are the first Republican women to represent Iowa in the House. Hinson won reelection in the redrawn 2nd district in 2022 and 2024. Hinson is the Republican nominee in the 2026 United States Senate election in Iowa to replace retiring Republican incumbent Joni Ernst.
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Core attributes
- Canonical name
- Hinson, Ashley
- First name
- Ashley
- Last name
- Hinson
- Occupation
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- Year of birth
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Source and freshness
Last pulled: 4 days ago (2026-07-10)
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US Congress Legislators (unitedstates/congress-legislators) (campaign_finance/federal/congress)
Source record ID: house:H001091
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Identifiers
- bioguide_id
- H001091
- fec_candidate_id
- H0IA01174
- fec_candidate_ids
- H0IA01174
- govtrack_id
- 456816
- wikidata_id
- Q60713905