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Governor
Governor, Iowa
November 3, 2026 · 8 statements · 2026.09.23-843510a1
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Zach Lahn
Republican
Sourced positions on 4 of 8
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Rob Sand
Democratic
Sourced positions on 7 of 8
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Iowa should eliminate its state income tax.
Background
Iowa moved to a single flat income tax rate of 3.8 percent in 2025. Eliminating the tax would remove the state's largest revenue source, requiring spending cuts or other revenue to replace it.
Iowa should end the sales tax exemption for equipment bought for data centers.
Background
Iowa exempts servers and other data center equipment from its sales tax to attract large tech facilities. Ending the exemption would raise state revenue and increase costs for data center projects.
Iowa should set a state minimum wage higher than $7.25 an hour.
Background
Iowa's minimum wage matches the federal minimum of $7.25 an hour, and a 2017 state law bars counties from setting higher wages. A higher state minimum would apply to most employers across Iowa.
Iowa should end the use of private insurance companies to manage its Medicaid program.
Background
Since 2016, Iowa has paid private managed-care companies to run most of its Medicaid program. Ending this would return management to the state Department of Health and Human Services.
We need to make sure that we are not using MCOs that are vertically integrated. You can't own the providers. You can't own the pharmacies. You have to have real competition in the markets.
Interview or debate · Aug 11, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Iowa should limit its private school education savings accounts to lower- and middle-income families.
Background
Since the 2025-26 school year, every Iowa student can receive a state-funded education savings account of about $7,800 for private school costs, regardless of income. Income limits would reduce the number of eligible families and the program's cost.
Iowa should ban abortion at all stages of pregnancy.
Background
Since July 2024, Iowa law bans most abortions once cardiac activity can be detected, usually around six weeks, with limited exceptions. A ban at all stages would also end abortions before that point.
My wife and I went through a process, and we were at a fertility clinic. We are now banned for life from that clinic because we refused to discard the embryos, and the ones we refused turned into our youngest son, Fritz.
Interview or debate · Jan 28, 2026 · retrieved Sep 23, 2026
Iowa should bar immigrants living in the country illegally from receiving any state-funded benefits.
Background
Immigrants without legal status are already ineligible for most federal and state public benefits, but some state-funded services, such as certain health and education programs, are available regardless of status. A full bar would close the remaining state-funded services to them.
Iowa should legalize recreational marijuana for adults.
Background
Iowa allows only a limited medical cannabis program, and recreational use is a crime. Legalization would let adults buy and possess marijuana under state rules, with sales that could be taxed.
I'm announcing my plan to legalize, tax, and regulate adult-use cannabis — so we can keep those dollars in Iowa, support our farmers, and start getting our budget back on track.