Candidate for Iowa House of Representatives - District 26 in 2026 Iowa Primary Election.
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Get StartedIowa is set to spend over 300 million next year on private-school vouchers — and half of our state's counties don't even have a private school. That's money out the door. Public dollars belong in public schools. Learn more
Our rural kids deserve the same resources as the city kids. Restore Area Education Agencies. Fully fund our public schools — three years running, the legislature hasn't even kept up with inflation. Learn more
Put welders, lathes, and diagnostic equipment back in our high schools. AI is not going to plumb a hospital or run a CNC machine anytime soon. We need plumbers, electricians, and machinists — and the trades deserve fair wages, benefits, and an apprenticeship pipeline worth the body. Learn more
Pay farmers to lead it — a tax credit for every acre under a real nutrient management plan, zero-percent loans for precision equipment that already reduces runoff. "Batch & Build" wetlands and saturated buffers. Iowa's water quality and Iowa's cancer rate are the same problem. Learn more
Hold managed-care companies accountable. Iowa has the second-highest cancer rate in the country — clean water at the source is preventive medicine, and a lot cheaper than chemotherapy. Learn more
MercyOne Ottumwa just closed — seven primary care providers gone, an hour-plus drive for a doctor. Pay nurses and doctors to plant roots here on multi-year contracts. Learn more
Out-of-state hedge funds are buying our manufactured-home parks and raising lot rents on fixed-income seniors by 60-70%. Real first-time homebuyer help. Rent tied to inflation with three months' notice. Learn more
Right now, the only thing standing between a farmer and a tractor he can't fix is a non-binding handshake — either side can walk away with fifteen days' notice. Codify it. Protect IP, protect manufacturers, give farmers an enforceable standard at three a.m. In the middle of harvest. Learn more
Triple the Homestead Tax Credit. Freeze property taxes for our seniors. Learn more
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