Iowa — 2nd District

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Supports tax cuts and smaller government

Joe Mitchell advocates for cutting middle-class taxes, simplifying the tax code, and shrinking the federal footprint to boost economic growth. He also emphasizes keeping jobs in the United States and strengthening antitrust enforcement to address long-standing wage stagnation.

• Cut taxes for middle-class families and job creators while simplifying the tax code.
• Strengthen antitrust enforcement to address wage stagnation and lower consumer costs.
• Promote smaller government, reduced federal spending, and domestic job retention.

“I will cut taxes for middle-class families and job creators, simplify the tax code, and help people keep more of what they earn to grow the economy and create good-paying jobs.”

“I will fight to prioritize American workers and keep prices low by keeping jobs in America and strengthening antitrust enforcement.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Favors strict enforcement and H-1B ban

Joe Mitchell proposes strict immigration enforcement, including securing the southern border, deporting criminal illegal immigrants, and implementing a temporary ban on H-1B visas. He asserts that American workers should be prioritized in both domestic and global labor markets.

• Deport criminal illegal immigrants and secure the southern border.
• Implement a temporary ban on foreign H-1B employment visas.
• Reform immigration laws to prioritize American citizens in the workforce.

“By securing our borders, deporting criminal illegal immigrants, and reforming our immigration laws, we can ensure that Americans—not the Third World—have access to the American Dream.”

“I support a temporary ban on H-1B visas and a long-term plan that ensures Americans are prioritized not only on U.S. soil but also in the global labor market.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Supports price transparency and ACA protections

Joe Mitchell emphasizes lowering healthcare costs and expanding consumer choices while maintaining key Affordable Care Act protections. His proposals include enforcing price transparency, matching prescription drug prices with international standards, and directing subsidies directly to patients.

• Maintain key protections from the Affordable Care Act while increasing market competition.
• Align domestic prescription drug and insulin costs with lower prices in other developed nations.
• Enforce price transparency and ensure subsidies directly benefit patients.

“We need to lower costs, increase transparency, and expand consumer choice while preserving key protections from the ACA.”

“Prescription drug and insulin prices for Americans should be comparable to those of other developed countries.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Supports school choice and parent rights

Joe Mitchell supports school choice policies, parental rights in K-12 education, and banning Critical Race Theory from public school classrooms. For post-secondary education, he demands cost control, accountability for university spending, and prioritization of in-state students.

• Expand school choice options and eliminate Critical Race Theory from schools.
• Focus K-12 curriculum on fundamental skills like reading, writing, math, and critical thinking.
• Tie federal university funding to cost controls, transparency, and workforce readiness.

“I’m for school choice, increasing graduation rates, & eliminating CRT from classrooms.”

“Our K–12 education system should develop the fundamentals of reading, writing, math, and critical thinking while empowering parents to decide what’s best for their children’s education.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Favors homebuilding deregulation to lower costs

Joe Mitchell identifies over-regulation as a primary cause of high housing prices and the rising age of first-time home buyers. He advocates for deregulating home construction to allow developers to build more homes at lower price points.

• Deregulate the residential construction industry to lower homebuilding costs.
• Expand supply of affordable homes for sale across the district.

“De-regulating the homebuilding industry will allow more builders to build more homes at a much lower cost.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Supports regulatory relief for farm producers

Joe Mitchell promises to support Iowa farmers by trimming federal regulations and increasing access to global export markets. He also calls for boosting domestic fertilizer production to strengthen farm economics and food security.

• Cut federal regulations on agricultural producers and family farms.
• Expand global trade access for Iowa agricultural products.
• Increase domestic production of fertilizer.

“Cutting burdensome regulations, expanding access to global markets, and boosting domestic fertilizer production will ensure family farms can thrive for generations.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Supports all-of-the-above energy independence strategy

Joe Mitchell endorses an all-of-the-above energy policy to achieve national energy independence and lower utility costs. His approach encompasses traditional fossil fuels, nuclear power, clean coal, hydro, solar, and wind.

• Utilize natural gas, oil, clean coal, nuclear, hydro, solar, and wind energy resources.
• Reduce national dependence on foreign energy suppliers.
• Lower consumer utility costs and protect against price volatility.

“We should use every tool our nation has at its disposal including natural gas, oil, nuclear, clean coal, hydro, solar, and wind power to lower costs and strengthen American energy independence.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Supports term limits and PAC restrictions

Joe Mitchell pledges not to accept corporate PAC money and supports reform measures to increase trust in Congress. He advocates for a 24-year combined Congressional term limit and a total ban on Congressional stock and prediction market trading.

• Refuse corporate PAC campaign contributions.
• Cap Congressional service at 12 years in the House and 12 years in the Senate.
• Ban stock and prediction market trading for sitting members of Congress.

“That’s why I don’t take a dime of corporate PAC money.”

“I support a full ban on stock and prediction market trading for members of Congress.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Opposes transgender participation in women's sports

Joe Mitchell maintains that biological sex is binary and advocates restricting female sports teams and restrooms to biological females. He also opposes sex-change surgeries for minors and federal funding for those procedures.

• Restrict women's athletic competitions and restrooms to biological females.
• Oppose sex-change surgical procedures for minors.
• Ban federal tax dollars from funding gender-affirmation surgeries.

“I believe there are two genders—male and female.”

“I oppose sex-change surgeries for minors, will fight to ban the use of federal tax dollars for these procedures, and will work to keep biological men out of women’s bathrooms.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Supports mandatory voter ID laws

Joe Mitchell supports mandatory voter ID laws to secure federal elections and ensure only U.S. citizens cast ballots. He advocates making voter registration straightforward for eligible citizens while implementing safeguards against illegal voting.

• Implement federal voter photo ID requirements.
• Restrict federal voting strictly to U.S. citizens.
• Keep voter registration accessible for eligible citizens.

“I also support voter ID laws to ensure free and fair federal elections.”

R Republican Joe Mitchell

Supports police funding and anti-crime measures

Joe Mitchell calls for funding law enforcement and cracking down on violent crime in urban areas. He supports law enforcement officers while pursuing practical justice reforms.

• Increase funding and public support for law enforcement agencies.
• Address violent crime rates in urban areas.
• Implement practical law enforcement reforms.

“We can’t allow our cities to be overrun by violent criminals. We need to support and fund the police while working for practical reform.”