Candidate for U.S. House of Representatives - Iowa 1st Congressional District in 2026 Iowa Primary Election.
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Get StartedLowering prescription drug prices by allowing Medicare to negotiate for lower prices on more lifesaving drugs and capping insulin costs at 35 per month for everyone. Learn more
Cap insulin costs at 35 per month for all Americans. Learn more
Make prescriptions available as lower-cost generics sooner. Learn more
Increase resources and incentives for farmers to grow cover crops that reduce runoff and sequester carbon. Learn more
Pass a Farm Bill that provides fair crop insurance rates to protect against extreme weather. Learn more
Crack down on price gouging and anti-competitive practices in the agricultural industry to reduce costs of seed, fertilizer, meat and grain processing, and other costs. Learn more
Cracking down on corporate price gougers and their corrupt anti-competitive practices that are jacking up costs on groceries, everyday goods, and farming inputs like fertilizer and seed. Learn more
Exercising Congress’s power to end the disastrous tariffs that are one of the biggest tax increases in American history and have left Iowans to pay thousands per year in higher costs. Learn more
In Congress, I will fight to: Make Iowa number one in public education again. Learn more
Ensure every Iowa child has access to school lunch and summer lunch so that every child can eat, and every child can learn. Learn more
Adapt education to ensure an outstanding traditional education as well as training to thrive in an era of technology and AI. Learn more
Reinvest in public education at every level: pre-K and K-12 schools, community colleges and universities, and skills training and apprenticeships. Learn more
Expand Career and Technical Education (CTE) so that students can find good-paying jobs in the trades or manufacturing. Learn more
Guarantee every child access to a high-quality education by pushing for a substantial national investment in public education and school infrastructure, with a special focus on rural and small-town schools. Learn more
Increase resources and incentives for farmers to boost buffer zones surrounding waterways to block pollutants. Learn more
Cracking down on utility monopolies and expanding Iowa’s clean energy economy to lower energy bills. Learn more
Take action to reduce PFAS and other chemicals in our water. Learn more
Invest in Iowa’s clean energy economy, and make America more energy-independent with lower costs. Learn more
Ban Members of Congress from using taxpayer dollars for first-class and business-class air travel. Learn more
In Congress, I will fight to: Ban the trading of stocks by all Members of Congress, Executive Branch Members, Supreme Court Justices, their spouses, and staff – including requiring divestment of currently-owned stocks. Learn more
Ban family members from being paid by congressional members’ campaigns or official offices. Learn more
Create a truly independent Congressional Ethics Agency with the power to investigate members for wrongdoing, so members of Congress no longer get to regulate themselves. Learn more
Ban pay to all Members of Congress, Executive Branch Members, and their staff during shutdowns, with all such income used to pay down the national debt. Learn more
Institute term limits and age caps. Learn more
Ban personal use of Congressional office budgets. Learn more
Permanently ban all Members of Congress, their families, and their staff from becoming lobbyists, including retroactively. Learn more
Pass a constitutional amendment to reverse the Citizens United decision and block unlimited corporate and billionaire spending on campaigns. Learn more
Immediately extend the ACA tax credits fully, to lower premiums for thousands of Iowans and allow time for real health care reform. Learn more
Allow Iowans to buy into Medicare at any age. Learn more
Expand the number of drugs for which Medicare can negotiate lower prices and extend those lower negotiated prices to Iowans on private insurance. Learn more
Work to stop those in Washington who seek to cut, privatize, or jeopardize these critical programs. Learn more
Fight to protect Medicare and Social Security, and shore up the Social Security trust funds to fully fund them for future generations. Learn more
Expand Medicare to cover home health costs for family caregivers. Learn more
Invest in more mental health care, where Iowa is severely lacking and ranks near the bottom in the country. Learn more
Expand Medicare to cover vision, dental, and hearing care. Learn more
Hold drug companies accountable for price gouging by imposing tougher penalties for raising prices faster than inflation. Learn more
Recruit and retain more doctors and nurses in Iowa, especially in rural areas, by boosting training programs and incentivizing health care providers to work in rural communities. Learn more
Allow Medicare to negotiate for lower prices on more drugs so seniors and other taxpayers pay less. Learn more
Expand Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing care. Learn more
Allow Iowans to buy into Medicare at any age, which would protect Iowans in their fifties and early sixties from paying outrageous health insurance premiums. Learn more
In Congress, I will fight to: Immediately reverse the Medicaid cuts that will kick more than 100,000 Iowans off their health care and close rural hospitals and nursing homes. Learn more
Expand Medicare to cover home health costs incurred by family caregivers. Learn more
Building and rehabilitating more housing to make it affordable for every Iowan to find a safe place to live. Learn more
Prohibiting hedge funds and private investors from buying up Iowa’s family homes and land and artificially raising rents. Learn more
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