Protecting our right to vote

We must make election day a holiday so that more of our citizens can participate in our democracy.
We should explicitly allow and encourage each county to adopt at least one drive-up voting site. For too many families, one parent gets to vote and the other stays home with the young children.
Voting is a fundamental right, and it should be protected for all citizens.

Support and Defend
Public Education

Iowa used to be the gold standard in the nation for education. The quality of our public schools has declined drastically due to the actions of the Republican-held legislature. Chronically underfunding schools (below the rate of inflation) and more recently instituting a voucher program that takes money away from our public schools has left them reeling. They have also gutted our Area Education Agencies that provide critical services to our special needs children and training for teachers
We must eliminate the voucher program and fully fund our public schools and AEA’s so that Iowa’s children can have the best education possible. We get one shot at educating a generation of children and we are failing this one. We must do better!

We must restore and protect reproductive freedom in Iowa. Kim Reynolds’ extreme 6-week abortion ban recently took effect, and Iowa’s women are being harmed because of it. We must expand healthcare access to cover all Iowans. For too long people have suffered because they don’t have access to quality, reliable healthcare.

We must regulate eminent domain and eliminate eminent domain abuse. We should only use eminent domain in the interest of the public good, not for private gain. Iowan’s work hard for what they have, and should not be exploited in the interest of private organizations making money.