Healthcare is a Human Right
No one should go bankrupt for getting sick. No one should have to drive hours to see a doctor. And no one who served this country should come home to a broken healthcare system.
I believe healthcare is a human right—not a privilege reserved for the wealthy or well-connected. That’s why I’m committed to protecting and expanding the programs that working people, families, and veterans rely on most.
Iowa currently ranks 44th in the nation in physicians per capita, with just 233 doctors for every 100,000 residents. That’s not just a number—it’s a crisis. And it’s one we feel right here in our own district, where rural areas and working-class communities are struggling to access basic care. I will fight to bring federal support directly to the areas that need it most—like ours—by expanding programs that help recruit and retain doctors in underserved communities.
As your representative, I will fight to:
Protect and strengthen Medicaid and Medicare, not cut them. Millions of Americans—including children, seniors, and people with disabilities—depend on these programs to stay alive. We can’t afford to let politicians gut them to give tax breaks to billionaires.
Honor our promise to veterans by fully funding the VA and modernizing access to care, especially in rural and underserved areas. No veteran should be stuck in limbo waiting for the care they earned.
Expand federal assistance to address doctor shortages—particularly in rural communities, low-income neighborhoods, and tribal lands. That means fully funding programs that recruit and retain healthcare workers where they’re needed most, like the National Health Service Corps and rural residency tracks.
Invest in public health infrastructure, mental health services, addiction treatment, and community health centers—because prevention saves lives, and every community deserves access to quality care.
No one in this country should have to choose between going to the doctor and paying rent. Not when billionaires are getting tax cuts big enough to fund a hospital in every rural town.
Not when politicians in D.C. are more interested in protecting profit margins than protecting lives.
Healthcare isn’t a luxury. It’s a basic human right—and if elected, I’ll fight like hell to make sure our government finally starts acting like it.
Equality
Everyone deserves basic human rights.
Period.
No one should be treated like less because of who they are, who they love, or how they identify. Your identity should never be weaponized—used as a political distraction while the real issues hurting everyday people go ignored.
We’ve got families who can’t afford insulin. Veterans sleeping in shelters. Parents working two jobs just to break even. And instead of fixing that, some politicians are spending their time attacking LGBTQ+ communities, banning books, and pretending drag shows are more dangerous than poverty or gun violence.
Let’s be clear: this shouldn’t have to be a political stance.
But until we live in a world where dignity and safety aren’t up for debate, I will stand with anyone whose existence is being used as a scapegoat for other people’s hate.
Because equality isn't radical—it's the bare minimum of morality
Raising Wages, Reining in Greed
Wages have remained stagnant for decades—while CEOs rake in record profits and openly brag on earnings calls about raising prices “because they can.” That’s not just wrong—it’s sickening.
Working people are being squeezed dry while corporate executives celebrate and Wall Street cheers. And let’s be real—corporations and corporate money have no business in our politics. None. They don’t vote, they don’t struggle to pay rent, and they sure as hell don’t deserve more influence than the average American.
Greed is the greatest plague on humanity.
It’s behind poverty. Behind unaffordable healthcare. Behind housing shortages. Behind environmental destruction. Behind the constant erosion of our rights and futures.
It’s time to call it what it is—and fight it.
We must return power to the working class, raise the minimum wage to a living wage, support strong unions, tax corporations fairly, and end the stranglehold that wealthy donors and lobbyists have on our government.
Because when everyday people have power, everyone benefits. When corporations hold all the cards, only the rich win—and the rest of us are left behind.
I’m not taking a dime of corporate money. And I won’t sell out working people to boost some donor’s stock price.
This fight isn’t about balance—it’s about choosing a side. And I’m choosing yours.
Let’s be honest—the fearmongering around “open borders” is nothing more than thinly veiled racism.
No serious leader is calling for open borders. That’s a myth used to scare people and distract from the real issues hurting working families.
What I do believe is this: the path to citizenship in this country is far too narrow, far too punishing, and far too broken. We’ve welcomed people here to work, pay taxes, raise families, and contribute to our communities—but then we leave them in limbo for years, sometimes decades, with no clear way forward.
If someone has spent years in this country working hard, paying into the system, raising a family, and playing by the rules, they deserve a path to citizenship—full stop. At a certain point, they should automatically earn the right to be part of the country they’ve already helped build.
And here’s something that should never even need to be said:
Legal residents and visa holders should not be snatched off the street and deported for practicing basic human and American rights.
That’s not justice. That’s not democracy. That’s not freedom.
People I love live in fear of being deported—even though they’re here legally. That fear is real. And it’s a symptom of a system built on scapegoating and cruelty. Because when the people in power realize that deporting immigrants didn’t fix anything, they won’t stop—they’ll just find someone else to blame.
We need immigration policies rooted in dignity, fairness, and humanity—not fear.
Immigration
Gun Control
I’m a gun owner. I grew up in a family that hunted, where firearms were a part of daily life—but so was responsibility. I was taught to respect the power of a gun, not worship it.
And that’s what this conversation needs more of: respect, responsibility, and common sense.
I believe in the Second Amendment. I also believe that no child should fear going to school, no parent should have to memorize exit routes at the grocery store, and no community should be shattered by yet another preventable tragedy.
Supporting gun ownership and supporting gun safety are not mutually exclusive. We can protect the rights of responsible gun owners and pass common-sense laws—like universal background checks, red flag laws, and limits on weapons of war in civilian hands.
This isn’t about taking guns from hunters or collectors. It’s about making sure guns don’t end up in the hands of people who want to harm others. It’s about valuing lives more than lobbyists.
End the Legal Bribery—Clean Up Campaign Finance
Let’s call it what it is: legalized bribery.
Our political system is drowning in corporate money, and the people writing the laws aren’t working for you—they’re working for the billionaires and lobbyists who cut the checks. Both parties are guilty. And every time they sell out to big donors, the working class gets screwed.
We live in a country where oil companies write energy policy, health insurance execs shape healthcare laws, and Wall Street decides what workers are worth. And they don’t spend millions on campaigns out of the goodness of their hearts—they expect a return on their investment. And they get it.
That’s why housing costs keep rising, wages stay stagnant, prescription drug prices are insane, and billionaires pay less in taxes than teachers. Because the system isn’t broken—it’s rigged.
It’s time to burn this corrupt system to the ground and build something that actually works for the people.
As your representative, I will:
Refuse all corporate PAC money—not a dime.
Support legislation to overturn Citizens United and end dark money in politics.
Fight to Ban members of Congress from trading stocks while in office—if you're writing the laws, you shouldn't be profiting off the consequences.
Push for public financing of elections—so everyday people can run and win without selling their soul to the highest bidder.
Fight like hell to stop letting corporations buy politicians and treat our democracy like it's up for auction.
If your campaign is funded by billionaires, you’re not representing your district—you’re just renting a seat in Congress to the donor class.
This campaign is different. It's powered by working people. And I’ll go to Washington to represent you, not the people with yachts, hedge funds, and private jets.
Because if we don’t get money out of politics, we’ll never get the people back in.