[1] Bagniewski was born in 1983 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and was raised in Des Moines, Iowa, in a trailer park by a single mother.

[1] Bagniewski clerked for Governor Tom Vilsack and served as chair of the Polk County Democrats prior to his election to the Iowa House.

[5] He won the Democratic primaries unopposed on June 4, 2024, and will face Republican Angela Schreader and Libertarian David Green in the general election on November 5, 2024.

[1] Bagniewski was terminated from his job as a Medicaid contract manager with Maximus Health Services shortly after being elected, stirring minor controversy.

According to Axios, Maximus received a letter from Iowa Medicaid director Elizabeth Matney eight days after his election stating that Bagniewski's position was full time and that they do not allow exceptions.