Iowa’s 1st District race

D Democratic Christina Bohannan

Lowers costs and reverses tariffs

Bohannan makes tackling high prices her top priority, advocating for the elimination of federal tariffs and cracking down on corporate price gouging in groceries, energy, and housing. She proposes prohibiting private equity firms from buying family homes, building affordable housing, and strengthening clean energy to lower utility bills.

• Exercise congressional power to end tariffs that increase household costs
• Prohibit hedge funds and private investors from purchasing family homes and land
• Crack down on corporate price gouging on groceries, everyday goods, and agricultural inputs
• Expand clean energy projects to reduce local utility bills

“Tackling the high cost of living and lowering prices will be my top priority in Congress.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Promotes tax cuts and spending limits

Miller-Meeks emphasizes protecting working families from tax hikes and curbing wasteful federal spending. She supported federal reconciliation and debt limit legislation aimed at controlling government outlays while cutting taxes.

• Voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) reconciliation bill
• Voted for the Limit, Save, Grow Act to address federal debt and spending levels
• Opposes tax increases on working families

“I'll take on the big fights: insurance companies raising prices, corrupt politicians trading stocks, fraudsters stealing your benefits, radicals pushing their agenda on our children, and the far left blocking tax cuts for working families.”

D Democratic Christina Bohannan

Supports Medicare buy-in and prescription caps

Bohannan supports creating an optional Medicare buy-in for all ages to increase market competition and lower insurance premiums. She also calls for capping insulin, epi-pens, and inhalers at $35 per month, expanding Medicare to cover dental, vision, and hearing, and reversing Medicaid spending cuts.

• Allow Iowans to buy into Medicare at any age while preserving private insurance options
• Cap monthly costs for insulin, epi-pens, and inhalers at $35 for all Americans
• Expand Medicare coverage to include vision, dental, hearing, and home health care
• Reverse Medicaid cuts to protect rural clinics and hospitals

“I believe that allowing Iowans the option to buy into Medicare at any age – which will increase competition, expand choice, and bring down costs – is the best way to do it.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Favors market reforms and physician oversight

Miller-Meeks draws on her background as an ophthalmologist to push for lower healthcare costs by taking on big insurance companies and expanding access. She serves as Chair of the Veterans' Affairs Health Subcommittee and sits on the Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee.

• Chairs the House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health
• Serves on the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health
• Promotes physician-led solutions to increase healthcare access and lower costs

“The big insurance companies didn't think a small-town doctor would take them on to lower your costs.”

D Democratic Christina Bohannan

Codify Roe v. Wade federal protections

Bohannan supports restoring nationwide reproductive rights by passing Roe v. Wade into federal law. She opposes strict state abortion bans and pledges to safeguard access to fertility treatments like IVF.

• Pass federal legislation to codify Roe v. Wade
• Protect nationwide access to IVF and reproductive healthcare
• Oppose federal and state restrictions on abortion access

“When I’m in Congress, I will defend the freedoms of all Iowans, no matter what. And I will fight every day to put Roe v. Wade back into federal law where it belongs and restore reproductive freedom for all Iowans.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Pro-life stance

Miller-Meeks holds a pro-life position, featuring her stance prominently in campaign materials and legislative priorities.

• Maintains a pro-life record and campaign platform
• Promoted pro-life campaign messaging in federal elections

D Democratic Christina Bohannan

Protects family farms and enforces anti-trust

Bohannan advocates for Iowa family farms by challenging Big Ag market monopolies on seeds, fertilizer, and processing. She promises to pass a Farm Bill with fair crop insurance and provide financial incentives for conservation practices like cover crops and buffer zones.

• Crack down on price gouging in seed, fertilizer, and livestock processing
• Pass a Farm Bill providing fair crop insurance against severe weather
• Provide resources for farmers to plant cover crops and establish buffer zones to reduce runoff
• Reverse trade wars and tariffs affecting Iowa crop exports

“Supporting our family farms and protecting our environment are not mutually exclusive – when done right, they can work together and reinforce each other.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Blocks foreign farmland sales and supports ag funding

Miller-Meeks highlights her work to prevent foreign entities from acquiring domestic agricultural assets, specifically opposing Chinese purchases of Iowa farmland. She also voted for full-year continuing appropriations for agricultural programs.

• Opposes Chinese purchases of Iowa farmland
• Voted for agricultural federal funding extensions in H.R. 5371

“China didn't think anyone would stop them from buying Iowa farmland.”

D Democratic Christina Bohannan

Supports stock trading bans and reform

Bohannan promotes comprehensive government ethics reform, proposing stock trading bans for members of Congress and executive officials, term limits, and an independent Congressional Ethics Agency. She also advocates for overturning Citizens United and passing the Let America Vote Act to open primary elections to independents.

• Ban stock trading by members of Congress, executive officials, Supreme Court justices, and staff
• Support a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United
• Establish an independent Congressional Ethics Agency
• Pass the Let America Vote Act to allow independent voters in primary elections

“I am running for Congress to restore that faith – the faith that our government can once again work for the American people.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Supports proof of citizenship voting laws and oversight

Miller-Meeks emphasizes government accountability and strict voter integrity rules. She voted for the SAVE Act to mandate documentary proof of citizenship for federal election registration and supported legislative transparency measures.

• Voted for the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship to register for federal elections
• Voted for the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405)
• Campaigns on curbing corrupt stock trading by politicians

“I'll take on the big fights: insurance companies raising prices, corrupt politicians trading stocks, fraudsters stealing your benefits, radicals pushing their agenda on our children, and the far left blocking tax cuts for working families.”

D Democratic Christina Bohannan

Opposes vouchers and funds public schools

Bohannan opposes private school voucher programs, arguing they drain taxpayer funds from public education. She advocates for federal investments in public pre-K through higher education, Career and Technical Education (CTE), and expanding school meal programs.

• Oppose state and national private school voucher plans
• Increase federal funding for public K-12 schools, community colleges, and CTE programs
• Guarantee access to school lunches and summer food programs for children

“Under the Iowa voucher plan that Governor Reynolds and Rep. Miller-Meeks support, Iowa taxpayers will give a billion dollars to private schools – draining badly needed resources from our public schools and essentially defunding them.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Supports school choice and single-sex sports

Miller-Meeks supports school choice initiatives, including voucher programs. She also voted for federal legislation restricting female athletic programs to biological females.

• Voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 (H.R. 28)
• Supports school voucher initiatives and parental choice in education

“The left didn't think a mom and grandmother would keep boys out of girls' sports.”

D Democratic Christina Bohannan

Supports clean energy and clean water action

Bohannan, drawing on her experience as an environmental engineer, advocates for expanding renewable energy to reduce utility bills and address climate change. She also calls for strict federal monitoring and reduction of PFAS chemicals and nitrate runoff in Iowa waterways.

• Invest in Iowa's clean energy economy to create green jobs and lower energy costs
• Reduce PFAS forever chemicals and nitrate contamination in Iowa drinking water
• Hold major oil companies accountable for price gouging

“As an environmental engineer and a mother, I know that we also need to improve Iowa’s water quality, protect our natural resources, and safeguard our public health.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Promotes traditional energy production and deregulation

Miller-Meeks advocates for increasing domestic production of oil, natural gas, and minerals by expediting pipeline permits and reducing regulatory restrictions. She serves on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

• Voted for the Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1) to boost fossil fuel production and reduce permitting hurdles
• Assigned to the Energy and Commerce Subcommittees on Energy and Environment

D Democratic Christina Bohannan

Protects Social Security and Medicare benefits

Bohannan pledges to safeguard Social Security and Medicare by opposing benefit cuts, privatization, or retirement age increases. She supports expanding Medicare to cover vision, dental, hearing, and caregiver costs.

• Protect Social Security and Medicare trust funds from privatization or benefit reductions
• Oppose increases to the Social Security retirement age
• Expand Medicare to cover vision, dental, hearing, and home care costs

“Our seniors have paid into Social Security and Medicare over a lifetime of hard work. They’ve earned it. They depend on it. And we’ve got to protect it.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Prevents fraud and protects benefit programs

Miller-Meeks stresses the importance of protecting safety-net benefits by stopping fraudulent activity and ensuring system integrity for current beneficiaries.

• Promotes fraud prevention measures in federal benefit programs

“I'll take on the big fights: insurance companies raising prices, corrupt politicians trading stocks, fraudsters stealing your benefits, radicals pushing their agenda on our children, and the far left blocking tax cuts for working families.”

R Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Supports strict border enforcement and deportation rules

Miller-Meeks supports strict border security measures and mandatory detention for unauthorized immigrants committing criminal offenses. She voted for the Laken Riley Act and legislation making drunk driving grounds for deportation.

• Voted for the Laken Riley Act (S. 5) mandating DHS detention of unauthorized immigrants arrested for theft or burglary
• Voted for H.R. 875 making driving under the influence grounds for deportation or inadmissibility