Cindy Axne
Cynthia Lynne "Cindy" Axne (born April 20, 1965) is a businesswoman and partisan Democrat currently serving as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district.
| Cindy Axne | |
|---|---|
| U.S. Representative from Iowa's 3rd Congressional District From: January 3, 2019 â present | |
| Predecessor | David Young |
| Successor | Incumbent (no successor) |
| Information | |
| Party | Democrat |
| Spouse(s) | John Axne |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
U.S. House of Representatives
2018 election in Iowa's 3rd district
Axne was elected in 2018 during a blue wave, defeating Republican then-incumbent David Young by just over 2% of the vote.[1]
Phony âmoderateâ
Axne has been deceptively portrayed as much more âmoderateâ than she actually is, such as her own House website calling her a âmoderate Democratâ and asserting that she wants to âdo more than impeach the president.â[2] Politico has also concurred the narrative that Axne is supposedly a âmoderate Democratâ.[3] In addition, a 2019 report card by GovTrack absurdly ranked Axne as the 7th most conservative member out of all House Democrats, even giving her a â0.50â rating between 0 and 1,[4] with â0â being the least conservative and â1â being the most conservative. A chart ranking given for Axne by On the Issues has also been somewhat misleading,[5] as the website's methodology ranks candidates as being more moderate if there is no information given for positions on certain issues. Since seven out of the twenty topics (35%) for Axne had âNo opinion onâ put in, Axne's left-wing positions were arguably under-represented in the chart.
Despite claims of being a âmoderate Democratâ, Axne is endorsed by the extremely pro-abortion EMILY's List,[6] has received a 100% rating from the Planned Parenthood Action Fund in 2019, a 62% rating from the ACLU, a 100% rating from the NEA, a 90% rating from Progressive Punch, and a 93% rating from the League of Conservation Voters.[7]
See also
- Elissa Slotkin, Democrat from Michigan's 8th district
- Haley Stevens, Democrat from Michigan's 11th district
References
- â Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2018
- â Moderate Democrats call out McConnell on vote delay on Mexico-Canada trade deal
- â Moderate Democrats call out McConnell on vote delay on Mexico-Canada trade deal from Politico
- â 2019 Report Cards | GovTrack
- â Cindy Axne on the Issues
- â Federal Candidates | EMILY's List
- â Cindy Axne's Ratings and Endorsements