Rodney Leland Blum (/ˈblʌm/; born April 26, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2015 to 2019.

[5][6] After winning the Republican primary in June 2014, Blum defeated Democratic state representative Pat Murphy with 51% of the vote in the November 4, 2014, general election.

[18][19] Blum has described himself as "skeptical" of the scientific consensus that human activities are a primary contributor to climate change.

[20] He claimed that the scientific community used to support the conjecture of global cooling and that "most scientists' paychecks come from the federal government, and so right away that makes me a bit skeptical.

[22][non-primary source needed] Blum favored "fully repealing" the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare).

"[26] Blum said that "AHCA will stabilize the market, lower premiums for Iowans, increase choices, reduce taxes, and protect people who have pre-existing conditions.

"[27] Asked why he voted for the legislation before the impact of the bill had been assessed by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, Blum stated that there was an urgent need for a fix to Obamacare.

[28][29] During his town halls in May 2017, Blum falsely claimed that if the current version of AHCA became law that coverage would not change for those on Medicaid.

However, those who do not maintain continuous coverage could be charged higher premiums for a pre-existing condition" and that states that seek waivers from the federal government would be allowed to charge older individuals up to five times as much as young people and to exempt insurers from a list of essential health benefits mandated by the ACA.

[31] In May 2017, Blum walked out of a local television interview after being asked why his staff was pre-screening constituents who planned to attend his town hall meetings.

"[39] Blum cast his first vote in Congress against John Boehner's speakership,[9] saying, "I was elected by Iowans to stand up to the status quo in Washington, D.C., and I refuse to turn my back on them with my first vote... With congressional approval ratings at historic lows, it's time for our elected officials to listen to the people and rethink business as usual so we can move our country forward together.

"[40] According to USA Today, Blum has "made it his central focus to change the way Congress treats itself by supporting efforts to strip away the trappings of elective office."

[41] In 2015, Blum returned $102,000 of his unspent 2015 office budget to the United States Treasury to help pay down the national debt.

The order temporarily curtailed immigration from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, and Yemen until better screening methods are devised.

Blum stated that "...The bottom line is they can't properly vet people coming from war-torn areas like Syria and Iraq.

[47] In 2016, he voted against an amendment aimed at upholding an executive order barring discrimination against LGBT employees by federal contractors.

[56] In February 2018, the Associated Press reported that Blum had "violated House ethics rules by failing to disclose his role in a company that he formed.