Iowa — 2nd District

Lindsay James

Supports relief for working families

James emphasizes that working Iowans are living paycheck to paycheck and forced into impossible financial trade-offs. She criticizes D.C. politicians for catering to corporate interests and billionaire donors over struggling families.

• Relieve financial pressures on working families living paycheck to paycheck
• Hold predatory corporations and billionaire donors accountable for high living costs

“Too many Iowans are living pay check to pay check, making impossible choices because of their financial realities.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports middle-class tax cuts and deregulation

Mitchell pledges to cut taxes for middle-class families and job creators, simplify the tax code, and reduce federal spending. He also supports antitrust enforcement and keeping jobs in America to reverse wage stagnation.

• Cut taxes for middle-class families and job creators while simplifying the tax code
• Rein in reckless government spending and reduce federal bureaucracy
• Strengthen antitrust enforcement to keep jobs in America and support workers

“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.”

Lindsay James

Supports removing money from politics

James argues that Washington is corrupted by special interests, corporate lobbyists, and billionaire donors. She calls for removing money from politics to eliminate toxic partisanship and restore government accountability.

• Get money out of politics to end D.C. corruption
• Run a campaign powered by grassroots supporters rather than special interests

“In order to create a healthier system, we have to get money out of politics.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports term limits and trading bans

Mitchell pledges to reject corporate PAC money and supports congressional term limits capped at 12 years in the House and 12 years in the Senate. He also advocates for a complete ban on stock and prediction market trading by members of Congress.

• Refuse corporate PAC contributions
• Enact congressional term limits (12 years in the House, 12 years in the Senate)
• Ban stock and prediction market trading for members of Congress

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

“Twelve years in the House and twelve years in the Senate (Twenty-four years total) is more than enough time to pass meaningful legislation.”

Lindsay James

Supports expanding healthcare access and affordability

James advocates for urgent policy changes to lower high deductibles and prescription drug costs, aiming to ensure no family faces medical bankruptcy. She also highlights the need to support financially strained rural healthcare facilities and address rising cancer rates in Iowa.

• Prevent healthcare emergencies from causing bankruptcy
• Lower high deductibles and stop prescription medication rationing
• Address financial strain on rural healthcare facilities and rising Iowa cancer rates

“No one in the United States should have to face bankruptcy because of a healthcare emergency.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports market transparency and ACA protections

Mitchell supports lowering healthcare costs by expanding consumer choice, enforcing price transparency, and preserving key ACA protections. He favors capping U.S. prescription drug and insulin prices to align with other developed nations and directing subsidies directly to patients.

• Preserve key ACA protections while expanding consumer choice and competition
• Cap U.S. prescription drug and insulin prices to match lower rates in developed countries
• Enforce price transparency and direct subsidies to patients to remove hidden supply chain costs
• Expand consumer access to over-the-counter medications

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

Lindsay James

Supports defending public education funding

James opposes private school voucher programs, arguing they divert resources to benefit the wealthy. She advocates for robust funding for state-of-the-art public schools to fuel American innovation and keep students globally competitive.

• Protect and increase funding for the public education system
• Oppose private school voucher schemes that benefit wealthy families

“Iowa is dealing with a Private School Voucher scheme designed to benefit the most fortunate amongst us.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports school choice and foundational curriculum

Mitchell advocates for school choice initiatives, eliminating Critical Race Theory from classrooms, and focusing K-12 education on core fundamentals like math and reading. He also calls for holding higher education accountable for affordability and workforce readiness.

• Promote school choice and parent empowerment in education
• Eliminate Critical Race Theory (CRT) from K-12 classrooms
• Focus instruction on fundamental reading, writing, math, and critical thinking skills
• Hold universities accountable for affordability, transparency, and return on investment

“No investment is more important than our children. I’m for school choice, increasing graduation rates, & eliminating CRT from classrooms.”

Lindsay James

Supports passing a new Farm Bill

James highlights the economic hardships facing Iowa farmers, including market instability and rising input costs. She demands that Congress pass a new Farm Bill without further delay to protect agricultural income and export markets.

• Pass a new Farm Bill promptly without multi-year delays
• Protect agricultural markets and farmer financial security

“Our farmers cannot wait another decade to pass a new farm bill.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports deregulation and market expansion

Mitchell advocates cutting regulations on agricultural producers, expanding access to global export markets, and boosting domestic fertilizer production to strengthen family farm economics.

• Cut burdensome federal regulations on farmers
• Expand access to global export markets for agricultural products
• Increase domestic fertilizer production to lower farming costs

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

Lindsay James

Supports common-sense safety and gun reform

James calls for common-sense policy measures to make communities safer, arguing that current congressional inaction on gun safety reform has failed American families.

• Pass common-sense gun safety reform legislation
• Implement community safety policies

“Congress has clearly failed on both immigration reform, and gun safety reform.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports police funding and gun rights

Mitchell advocates fully funding police departments to prevent violent crime in cities while advancing practical law enforcement reform. He also explicitly pledges to defend Second Amendment rights.

• Support and fully fund law enforcement agencies
• Defend Second Amendment rights
• Implement practical law enforcement reform

“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.”

Lindsay James

Supports common-sense immigration reform

James criticizes Congress for failing to enact comprehensive immigration reform and advocates for common-sense policies that address border and security challenges.

• Advance common-sense immigration reform
• Overcome congressional gridlock on border and immigration policy

“Congress has clearly failed on both immigration reform, and gun safety reform.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports border enforcement and H-1B limits

Mitchell advocates securing the border, deporting criminal illegal immigrants, and reforming immigration laws to prioritize American workers. He also supports a temporary ban on H-1B visas.

• Secure the national border and deport criminal illegal immigrants
• Implement a temporary ban on H-1B visas to prioritize American workers
• Enforce legal pathways to citizenship

“The Biden-made border crisis poses a national security risk to the country.”

“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.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports deregulating home construction

Mitchell attributes rising housing costs and delayed homeownership to over-regulation and housing shortages. He advocates for deregulating the residential construction industry to increase home supply at lower costs.

• Deregulate the homebuilding industry to cut construction costs
• Expand the supply of affordable homes for first-time buyers

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

Joe Mitchell

Supports all-of-the-above energy strategy

Mitchell advocates utilizing all available energy resources—including natural gas, oil, nuclear, clean coal, hydro, solar, and wind—to reduce energy prices and achieve national energy independence.

• Pursue an all-of-the-above energy strategy (fossil fuels, nuclear, and renewables)
• Lower consumer utility costs and strengthen national energy independence

“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.”

Joe Mitchell

Supports biological sex restrictions

Mitchell asserts that there are two biological genders and supports restricting women's athletics and restrooms to biological females. He also supports banning sex-change surgeries for minors and prohibiting federal tax dollars from funding them.

• Restrict women's sports and restrooms to biological females
• Ban sex-change surgeries for minors and block federal tax funding for these procedures

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

Joe Mitchell

Supports voter ID requirements

Mitchell advocates enacting national voter ID laws and ensuring voter registration is strictly limited to verified U.S. citizens to maintain confidence in federal elections.

• Enact mandatory voter ID laws for federal elections
• Ensure voter registration and voting are strictly restricted to U.S. citizens

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