- Lindsay JamesDemocratic$3.5M raised
- Joe MitchellRepublican$2.7M raised
- Dave BushawIndependent✓ Verified$38K raised
- Rick StewartLibertarian✓ Verified
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Joe Mitchell supports smaller government and lower taxes to bring good-paying jobs to Iowa and backs securing borders and deporting criminal illegal immigrants 18. Lindsay James advocates for economic justice to reduce living costs and supports expanding Medicare and recruiting more medical professionals to improve healthcare access 26. Dave Bushaw supports ending right-to-work laws and maintaining federally funded jobs staffed by American workers and backs universal health care funded by redirecting money from overseas wars 37. Rick Stewart proposes eliminating Social Security, Medicare, and welfare programs, replacing them with a universal basic income for all citizens 4.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 14, 2026.
| Issue | Lindsay JamesDemocratic | Joe MitchellRepublican | Dave BushawIndependent | Rick StewartLibertarian |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | James supports fighting for economic justice and reducing the cost of living for working Iowans who face impossible financial choices. | Mitchell supports smaller government, lower taxes, less spending, and policies that bring good-paying jobs back to Iowa. | Bushaw supports ending right-to-work laws and keeping federally funded jobs, like road projects, staffed by American workers. | Stewart proposes eliminating Social Security, Medicare, and all welfare programs in favor of a universal basic income for all citizens. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Joe Mitchell supports smaller government, lower taxes, less spending, and policies aimed at bringing good-paying jobs back to Iowa 1. Lindsay James advocates for fighting for economic justice and reducing the cost of living for working Iowans facing difficult financial choices 2. Dave Bushaw supports ending right-to-work laws and maintaining federally funded jobs, such as road projects, staffed by American workers 3. Rick Stewart proposes eliminating Social Security, Medicare, and all welfare programs, replacing them with a universal basic income for all citizens 4. | ||||
| Healthcare | James supports expanding Medicare, reversing Medicaid cuts, increasing price transparency, and recruiting more medical professionals to improve healthcare access and affordability. | Mitchell supports lowering healthcare costs, increasing transparency, expanding consumer choice, and preserving key ACA protections. | Bushaw supports universal health care, which he would help fund by redirecting money spent on overseas wars. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Joe Mitchell supports lowering healthcare costs, increasing transparency, expanding consumer choice, and preserving key ACA protections 1. Lindsay James supports expanding Medicare, reversing Medicaid cuts, increasing price transparency, and recruiting more medical professionals to improve healthcare access and affordability 2. Dave Bushaw supports universal health care, which he would help fund by redirecting money spent on overseas wars 3. | ||||
| Immigration | James calls for immigration reform as part of common sense policies to keep communities safe. | Mitchell supports securing borders, deporting criminal illegal immigrants, reforming immigration laws, and prioritizing Americans in the labor market. | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Joe Mitchell supports securing borders, deporting criminal illegal immigrants, reforming immigration laws, and prioritizing Americans in the labor market 1. Lindsay James calls for immigration reform as part of common sense policies to keep communities safe 2. | ||||
| Public Safety & Crime | James supports new leadership to advance common sense immigration and gun safety reforms to make communities safer. | Mitchell supports funding police and practical reform to prevent cities from being overrun by violent criminals. | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Joe Mitchell supports funding police and practical reform to prevent cities from being overrun by violent criminals 1. Lindsay James supports new leadership to advance common sense immigration and gun safety reforms to make communities safer 2. | ||||
| Abortion | James supports restoring Roe v. Wade and defending a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions. | Mitchell supports protecting the right to life. | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Abortion: Joe Mitchell supports protecting the right to life 1. Lindsay James supports restoring Roe v. Wade and defending a woman’s right to make her own medical decisions 2. | ||||
| Taxes & Government Spending | James opposes corruption and the influence of billionaire donors and corporations in DC, advocating to get money out of politics. | Mitchell supports cutting taxes for middle-class families and job creators, simplifying the tax code, and reducing government spending. | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Joe Mitchell supports cutting taxes for middle-class families and job creators, simplifying the tax code, and reducing government spending 1. Lindsay James opposes corruption and the influence of billionaire donors and corporations in DC, advocating to get money out of politics 2. | ||||
| Energy & Environment | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Mitchell supports using a diverse energy mix including natural gas, oil, nuclear, clean coal, hydro, solar, and wind to lower costs and strengthen energy independence. | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | James supports expanding mental health services, restoring VA funding, passing the PACT Act, and building affordable housing for veterans. | Mitchell supports strengthening alliances while prioritizing American interests and punishing foes rather than rewarding them. | No public position found. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Joe Mitchell supports strengthening alliances while prioritizing American interests and punishing foes rather than rewarding them 1. Lindsay James supports expanding mental health services, restoring VA funding, passing the PACT Act, and building affordable housing for veterans 2. | ||||