Immigration
Would ban benefits for undocumented immigrants and limit H1B hiring
“We will ban benefits for illegal immigrants, and stop issuing H1B visas for jobs that Iowans can do in state government and in our universities.”
Republican
Iowa
On the ballot · 2026
Key dates
Full four-year term
Immigration
“We will ban benefits for illegal immigrants, and stop issuing H1B visas for jobs that Iowans can do in state government and in our universities.”
Agriculture & food
“Monopoly is a failure of the free market. I think we forgot that in large part and now we're paying the consequence for it. So, my priority is to increase the funding to the attorney general's office, to take on these anti-competitive lawsuits, because farmers across the country are waiting for someone to take the first step here and really give them a fair deal.”
Education (K-12)
“My moon shot for the state of Iowa is to see a day in which 80 percent of the food served in our public schools is grown in the state of Iowa. And we can do that.”
Elections & campaigns
“And I think this is where on the 10th Amendment side, Iowa should be determining what machines that we are willing to use and not use. But always having the lever to pull of saying, if we're suspicious about this, or we feel that there is an issue with it, that we can go back to paper ballots.”
Business & economy
“Recently, you know, we just released a plan to cut the state gas tax during times in which we have high energy costs or rapidly rising gas and diesel prices.”
Environment & climate
“The issues we’re talking about here with our high cancer rates, our water quality issues are two of the most foundational issues that the state of Iowa is facing right now, and I’m not going to waver from those.”
Taxes & revenue
Lower property taxes for Iowans by raising property tax rates on Wall Street institutional investors.
Republican
Iowa
On the ballot · 2026
Key dates
Full four-year term
Immigration
“We will ban benefits for illegal immigrants, and stop issuing H1B visas for jobs that Iowans can do in state government and in our universities.”
Agriculture & food
“Monopoly is a failure of the free market. I think we forgot that in large part and now we're paying the consequence for it. So, my priority is to increase the funding to the attorney general's office, to take on these anti-competitive lawsuits, because farmers across the country are waiting for someone to take the first step here and really give them a fair deal.”
Education (K-12)
“My moon shot for the state of Iowa is to see a day in which 80 percent of the food served in our public schools is grown in the state of Iowa. And we can do that.”
Elections & campaigns
“And I think this is where on the 10th Amendment side, Iowa should be determining what machines that we are willing to use and not use. But always having the lever to pull of saying, if we're suspicious about this, or we feel that there is an issue with it, that we can go back to paper ballots.”
Business & economy
“Recently, you know, we just released a plan to cut the state gas tax during times in which we have high energy costs or rapidly rising gas and diesel prices.”
Environment & climate
“The issues we’re talking about here with our high cancer rates, our water quality issues are two of the most foundational issues that the state of Iowa is facing right now, and I’m not going to waver from those.”
Taxes & revenue
Lower property taxes for Iowans by raising property tax rates on Wall Street institutional investors.