Federal Questions
1. What policies will you support or introduce to make science and technology industries a greater part of Iowa's economy and ensure workers receive adequate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to prepare them to work in this sector?
2. What policies do you propose or support to insulate the nation’s scientists and research from political interference and influence?
3. What are your positions on changes, if any, to Iowa’s energy portfolio?
4. What policies do you propose or support to improve rural resiliency in the face of increased flooding and severe storms resulting from a changing climate?
5. What do you believe is the best evidence-based approach for long-range land-use planning to balance needs such as agricultural production, commercial, residential, and industrial development, renewable energy, and protected natural lands while mitigating negative effects on rural populations and natural resources?
6. How would you encourage programs and funding in the next Farm Bill to integrate science-based decision-making related to best practices for conservation and sustainability?
7. What is your position on vaccines and school vaccination requirements?
8. What changes, if any, to the United States’ public health infrastructure would you propose or support?
2. What policies do you propose or support to insulate the nation’s scientists and research from political interference and influence?
3. What are your positions on changes, if any, to Iowa’s energy portfolio?
4. What policies do you propose or support to improve rural resiliency in the face of increased flooding and severe storms resulting from a changing climate?
5. What do you believe is the best evidence-based approach for long-range land-use planning to balance needs such as agricultural production, commercial, residential, and industrial development, renewable energy, and protected natural lands while mitigating negative effects on rural populations and natural resources?
6. How would you encourage programs and funding in the next Farm Bill to integrate science-based decision-making related to best practices for conservation and sustainability?
7. What is your position on vaccines and school vaccination requirements?
8. What changes, if any, to the United States’ public health infrastructure would you propose or support?
State Questions
1. What policies will you support or introduce to make science and technology industries a greater part of Iowa's economy and ensure workers receive adequate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to prepare them to work in this sector?
2. What policies do you propose or support to insulate Iowa scientists and research from political interference and influence?
3. What are your positions on changes, if any, to Iowa’s energy portfolio?
4. What policies do you propose or support to improve rural resiliency in the face of increased flooding and severe storms resulting from a changing climate?
5. Iowa enacted laws in 2007 and 2008 to create the Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council and develop an Iowa Climate Change Action Plan Summary. What is your position on the creation and execution of an Iowa Climate Action Plan?
6. What do you believe is the best evidence-based approach for long-range land-use planning to balance needs such as agricultural production, commercial, residential, and industrial development, renewable energy, and protected natural lands while mitigating negative effects on rural populations and natural resources?
7. How will you ensure that research and scientific evidence play a role in the development of policies regarding concentrated animal feeding operations and water quality improvement from agricultural land use?
8. What is your position on vaccines and school vaccination requirements?
9. What changes, if any, to Iowa’s public health infrastructure would you propose or support?
10. How will you use peer-reviewed evidence and advice from medical professionals to inform evidence-based policies to meet your constituents’ mental health needs, especially for those with more limited access to care?
2. What policies do you propose or support to insulate Iowa scientists and research from political interference and influence?
3. What are your positions on changes, if any, to Iowa’s energy portfolio?
4. What policies do you propose or support to improve rural resiliency in the face of increased flooding and severe storms resulting from a changing climate?
5. Iowa enacted laws in 2007 and 2008 to create the Iowa Climate Change Advisory Council and develop an Iowa Climate Change Action Plan Summary. What is your position on the creation and execution of an Iowa Climate Action Plan?
6. What do you believe is the best evidence-based approach for long-range land-use planning to balance needs such as agricultural production, commercial, residential, and industrial development, renewable energy, and protected natural lands while mitigating negative effects on rural populations and natural resources?
7. How will you ensure that research and scientific evidence play a role in the development of policies regarding concentrated animal feeding operations and water quality improvement from agricultural land use?
8. What is your position on vaccines and school vaccination requirements?
9. What changes, if any, to Iowa’s public health infrastructure would you propose or support?
10. How will you use peer-reviewed evidence and advice from medical professionals to inform evidence-based policies to meet your constituents’ mental health needs, especially for those with more limited access to care?