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Get StartedGiving women their basic right to choose what is best for them or their wellbeing rather than having some legislator telling me how to live my personal life. Learn more
Legalizing Hemp and cannabis production to give farmers more profitable crop options, cure simple ailments, bring billions in revenue to our state, and take control of our lives away from the pharmaceutical companies. If it can grow in Iowa, Iowa farmers can figure out a way to do it better than anywhere on the planet. Learn more
Creating a youth CCC program that allows kids to give something back first in exchange for some financial assistance with college or starting their own small business. We could even fund this with something like a .10 deposit on cans and plastic bottles that get strewn all over the place. And no, the grocery stores don’t have to take them back because we can find a better way to do that. Also, why should the Distributors be getting the $0.05 deposit money on all those cans and bottles that never get returned…. that makes no sense to me? Learn more
Providing adequate funding to our public school system while fixing some obvious problems at the same time (like people not knowing anything about the Iowa landscape or how it functions)….rather than just blindly throwing more tax payer money at our schools! Learn more
As a Natural Resource Biologist in Fisheries with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources for the past 26 years, I know the importance of our natural resources and how they connect to nearly every other thing in our lives and to nearly every other issue. I know how our landscape and water function. I also know about the importance of our natural resources and outdoor recreational opportunities to the people of Iowa. I’m tired of the best interests of our air, land, and water always getting pushed to the bottom of the political agenda. In one way or another, our natural resources are one of the most important concerns to the people in Iowa. Our air, land, water, soil, forests, prairies, rivers, parks, diversity of species we share the land with. We need these resources to be here 7 Generations from now for our great-great-great grandchildren to be part of. Learn more
I want to improve the process of how we make laws and decisions. Look at the way our legislative process has been working of late: one side constantly against the other, secret decisions and lobbying behind closed doors, voters and professionals not having as much input as paid lobbyists. It’s ridiculous when you really think about it, but big money interests seem to keep it that way. We would never make decisions that way at the trout hatchery where I work, nor would anyone run a successful business that way. Learn more
want to break through the growing divisiveness between political parties in order to have a constructive conversation about Iowa. I’m the only non-political party candidate. This allows me to bridge the distractive and annoying divisiveness among parties that keeps us from seeking out cooperative and constructive solutions. In reality, the vast majority of people in Iowa are somewhere in the middle when it comes to politics. It’s time for the “silent majority” of Iowa voters to have a voice for a change! (check out clearwaterparty.com for more on this) Learn more
I want to give the voice back to the common people and also be a long needed voice for the well-being of our land and water. I’m the only candidate who can do that because I’m not spending millions to put on expensive or negative advertising campaigns that have little substance other than name recognition. My campaign has NO contributions from corporate interests, special interests, political action committees, or political parties. This allows my focus to be totally on what’s best for the land and people of Iowa, as well as the hundreds of native species that also call Iowa home. Instead of millions in funding, I’ve been sharing creative and unique ideas that none of the other candidates are talking about. If elected I would be the first Independent Governor in the history of Iowa and the first ever to break control away from political parties and big money interests! Learn more
I have no interest in diminishing your 2nd Amendment right. Learn more
Figuring out how to provide basic affordable health care in Iowa that doesn’t cost everyone “an arm and a leg” …you accomplish this by listening to those professionals and others who know what they’re talking about, how to solve it, and aren’t driven by greed! Learn more
Improving our mental health care system to provide help to the people that need some help. At the same time we can solve a lot of stepping-stone ailments like depression, or post combat stress of our Vets, by giving folks a simple dose of nature or a fun experience or a broader perspective of life by doing something as simple and expense free as taking them on an inspiring trip down river! Learn more
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