Matt Windschitl

Matt W. Windschitl (born December 30, 1983) is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 15th District.

Matt Windschitl
Majority Leader of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office January 13, 2020 – August 4, 2025
Preceded by	Chris Hagenow
Succeeded by	Bobby Kaufmann
Speaker pro tempore of the Iowa House of Representatives
In office April 30, 2014 – January 13, 2020
Preceded by	Steven Olson
Succeeded by	John Wills
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2007
Preceded by	Paul Wilderdyke
Constituency	56th district (2007–2013) 17th district (2013–2023) 15th district (2023–present)
Personal details
Born	(1983-12-30) December 30, 1983 (age 41) Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Divorced 2024
Children	2
Education	Colorado School of Trades
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	2001–2009
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	United States Marine Corps Reserve
Battles/wars	Iraq War

Early life and education

Born in 1983 in Marshalltown, Iowa, Windschitl studied gunsmithing at the Colorado School of Trades.^[1]

Career

A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2007. Windschitl works for Doll Distributing in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Previously he has worked as a conductor for the Union Pacific Railroad and as a gunsmith.

Windschitl is a member of the United States Marine Corps Reserve and served a six-month tour in Iraq.^[2]

Windschitl was elected by his caucus to serve as House Majority Leader in 2019. Previously, he served as the Speaker Pro Tempore and served on several committees in the Iowa House: Judiciary, Local Government, Veterans Affairs, and Ways and Means committees. He served as Majority Leader until August 2025.^[3]

U.S. House Campaign

See also: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa § District 4

In July of 2025, Windschitl announced his run for the Iowa's 4th congressional district in the 2026 United States House of Representatives elections.^[4]