EXCLUSIVE: Democrat's luxury real-estate portfolio contradicts her messaging on affordability

Christina Bohannan's working class image is contradicting by her real estate holdings, a Washington Reporter found.

Democratic candidate for Congress Christina Bohannan is emphasizing affordability as a key issue for Democrats in the 2026 midterm elections — all while owning a mansion in Iowa City and a luxury condominium in Florida, a Washington Reporter review of Bohannan’s finances and of Florida and Iowa property records shows.

Bohannan, who recently launched her third bid for Congress after failing twice already, purchased a $1.55 million mansion in Iowa City over the summer, adding the property to her real-estate portfolio.

Throughout Bohannan’s failed campaigns for Congress, she has repeatedly stressed that she can relate to working class Iowans. “I know what it means to struggle and work hard, just like the families I’m fighting for in Congress,” she said on the campaign trail.

Bohannan’s properties extend far beyond the borders of Iowa’s 1st District, where she is running for office. She also owns a luxury condominium in Sarasota, Florida, according to the county’s property records; that property is in a waterfront gated community along the Intracoastal Waterway, featuring estate homes, luxury condos, and private resident-only amenities.

According to Bohannan’s financial disclosures, the Sarasota condo produced rental income of up to $50,000.

Bohannan also boasts a six-figure portfolio of individual Big Tech stocks; all of this presents her opponent, Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R., Iowa), with a favorable contrast as Bohannan mounts her third campaign against the battle-tested incumbent.

Miller-Meeks, who owns no individual stocks and is a strong supporter of banning congressional stock trading; she co-sponsored the ETHICS Act to prohibit members from trading individual stocks, for example.

Bohannan did not respond to a request for comment.