Abortion and Reproductive Rights:Voted against banning federal health coverage that includes abortion and against restricting interstate transport of minors for abortions, supporting abortion rights.[1]
Armenia:States support for Armenia in congressional advocacy.[1]
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Emerson CollegeAug 4Sand 48 – Lahn 43
Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R)Jun 27Sand 53 – Lahn 44
New York Times/Siena UniversityJun 27Sand 48 – Lahn 47
Gun Violence Prevention:Supports stricter gun control measures, including an assault weapons ban, expanded background checks, and safe-storage laws like Ethan's Law; has an 'F' rating from the NRA.[1]
Immigration and Border Security:Opposed building a border fence along the Mexican border, favoring technology-based and comprehensive border security measures, and has criticized Republican immigration policy as inadequate.[1][2]
Israel:Consistently supports Israel in Congress and has sponsored legislation addressing hate speech in Palestinian textbooks.[1][2]
LGBTQ+ Rights:States support for the LGBTQ+ community as a legislative priority.[1]
National Security and Economic Policy toward Adversarial Nations:Proposed legislation to eliminate preferential capital gains tax treatment for investments in China, Russia, Belarus, and Iran, citing national security concerns.[1]
Abortion:Holds a pro-life position, stating life begins at conception and voting to make abortion illegal after 20 weeks.[1][2]
Agriculture:Supports policies favorable to family farms, including protecting farmland from being passed to foreign or out-of-state owners and reducing tax burdens on farmers.[1][2][3]
Border Security & Immigration:Supports stronger enforcement of the southern border, funding the border wall, and opposes policies he views as encouraging illegal immigration.[1][2][3]
Budget & Government Spending:Advocates for reducing federal deficits and opposing what he calls reckless, wasteful government spending, including opposition to the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill.[1][2][3]
Economy & Business Climate (as Governor candidate):As a candidate for Iowa Governor, proposes cutting and freezing property taxes and making Iowa the most business- and agriculture-friendly state to grow jobs and wages.[1][2]
Energy:Supports American energy independence as part of broader economic and legislative priorities.[1][2]
Taxation:Supports extending and building on the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, cutting taxes for families, farmers, and small businesses, and eliminating the estate ('death') tax on farmland.[1][2][3]
Election integrity: voter ID:Proposes requiring elected officials to hold public town halls with notice and open Q&A.[1]
Energy production:Supports data center development only if companies pay full infrastructure and energy costs without raising resident rates.[1][2]
Environment:Supports a dirty water notification system for public safety.[1]
Environment / Energy:Supports tax credits and funding for farmers' conservation practices plus expanded water quality monitoring.[1]
Government accountability:Supports term limits, age limits, stock trading bans, and civics tests for elected officials.[1][2]
Health care:Supports expanding eligibility for rural health care loan forgiveness programs and reversing Medicaid privatization.[1][2]
Israel:Supports Israel as a great ally and enforcement of laws against boycotting it.[1]
LGBT causes:Opposes rollback of civil rights protections for transgender Iowans.[1]
Marijuana legalization:Supports legalizing, taxing, and regulating adult-use cannabis like alcohol to generate revenue and support farmers.[1][2][3]
Regulation & permitting:Supports implementing Integrated Resource Planning for utilities to ensure cost efficiency and oversight.[1]
School choice:Opposes Iowa's education savings account program providing public funds for private school vouchers.[1]
Social Security & Medicare:Supports protecting Iowa's public pension system and would veto changes to IPERS.[1]
Social media regulation:Supports banning social media for those under 16 with age verification and parental consent requirements.[1][2][3]
Taxes:Supports ending sales tax exemptions for data center equipment to increase state revenue.[1][2]
Term limits:Supports term limits, age limits, and stock trading restrictions for elected officials.[1][2]
Water quality:Supports tax credits and increased funding for farmers' conservation practices, plus expanded water quality monitoring and notification systems.[1][2]
Women's sports:Opposes biological males competing in girls' and women's sports.[1]
Abortion:Opposes abortion as a woman's unrestricted right.[1][2][3]
Border enforcement & immigration law:Supports banning benefits for illegal immigrants.[1][2]
Cancer crisis response:Supports independent safety testing, antitrust suits, and redirecting university research.[1]
China & trade:Supports confiscating land illegally owned by China.[1]
Christian values:Favors view that America was founded on Christian values.[1]
Clean water:Supports incentives for farmers to reduce agricultural runoff and water contamination.[1]
Crime & policing:Favors stricter punishment to reduce crime.[1]
DEI programs:Opposes legally requiring hiring of women and minorities.[1]
Data centers:Supports local officials retaining permit power for data centers and a moratorium for better local rules.[1]
Education:Supports innovation waivers and learner-driven models for public schools.[1]
Election integrity: mail ballots:Supports paper ballots and voter-verified systems to ensure election integrity.[1]
Energy production:Opposes carbon fuel standards and eminent domain for related pipelines.[1]
Fentanyl & drug enforcement:Supports tough penalties for fentanyl traffickers and strong law enforcement.[1][2]
Foreign and out-of-state land ownership:Supports restricting foreign and out-of-state ownership of Iowa land and confiscating illegally owned Chinese land.[1][2]
Health care:Supports privatized Medicaid with government oversight and accountability, barring AI in coverage denials.[1][2]
Housing costs:Supports banning Wall Street hedge funds from buying single family homes.[1]
Land ownership restrictions:Supports restricting foreign and out-of-state ownership and confiscating illegal Chinese-owned land.[1][2]
Marijuana legalization:Opposes legalization of recreational marijuana.[1]
Medical gender transition for minors:Opposes gender surgeries and drugs for minors.[1]
Parents' rights in education:Supports rooting out political indoctrination in public schools.[1]
Regulation & permitting:Supports local officials retaining permit power for data centers.[1]
School choice:Supports educational savings accounts and school choice programs.[1][2]
Taxes:Supports lessening the tax burden on Iowans.[1][2]
Water quality:Supports implementing the voter-approved sales tax increase to fund water quality projects.[1]
