The Daily Iowan Voter Guide 2022

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Different ways to vote

Information in this report is compiled from the Iowa Secretary of State website and the Johnson County Auditor’s website.

Absentee/ Mail-In Ballots:

Voters can request mailin or absentee ballots from the Johnson County Au ditor’s office. To request a mail-in ballot, voters must mail or turn in an absen tee ballot request form to the Auditor’s office at 913 S. Dubuque St., to obtain a form you can print one off from the website or you can pick up a copy at the Audi tor’s office.

In-Person Voting:

On Election Day, voters can vote in person at their precinct’s polling location. The precinct locations can be found below of on the dailyiowan.com. FOllowing redistricting , which oc curred in late 2021, precinct locations will be different than previous years.

To vote in person on Elec tion Day, Nov. 8, voters are required to show a valid

Location of early voting places near Iowa City

Voters who would like to vote absentee must register to vote before requesting a ballot.

You must request a mailed absentee ballot by Oct. 24, by 5 p.m. Ballots begin being mailed from the auditor’s office on Oct. 19.

Your ballot must be at the County Auditor’s office be fore 8 p.m. on election night Nov. 8 to be counted in the election results.

state issued identification card or driver’s license.

If you are pre-registered to vote it will make the time at the poll booth easier.

The Approved forms of ID for pre-registered voters include:

• Iowa driver’s license or non-operator ID

• U.S. passport

• Tribal ID card/document

• U.S. military or veteran ID

• Iowa voter ID card

One can either mail your ballot far enough in advance so it will arrive by election day; turn it in to the audi tor’s office in person or at a county sanctioned drop-box during business hours or by

8 p.m. on election day Nov. 8; or designate an immedi ate family member, a mem ber of your household, or if you are disabled a caregiver to return the ballot to the county auditor’s office by 8

If you are not registered to vote and your address has not changed since the last time you were issued an ID, you are also allowed to use the following forms of ID to register and vote on election day.

• Out-of-state driver’s li cense or non-operator ID

• Employer-issued ID

• Student ID issued by an Iowa high school or col lege

p.m. on election day Nov. 8. Otherwise, a voter can surrender their absentee ballot at their precinct vot ing place or cast a provision al ballot at their precinct. A voter cannot turn in their absentee ballot at a precinct location.

Voters can track your ab sentee ballot on the Iowa of Secretary of State website until it reaches your county auditor’s office.

If your address has changed then you will need to bring proof of residence to the polls, which includes a signed lease, utility bills, bank statement, or pay check.

You can also vote in per son before election day starting on Oct. 19. The same rules apply for early voting as in-person voting on election day.

Location of polling places near Iowa City

NUNN

(R)

1st Congressional District

EDUCATION

Texas Christian Universi ty, University of Southern California, University of Texas, and San Antonio

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Making pharmaceuti cal drug prices more affordable to Iowans

• Limiting abortion

• Protecting gun rights from government restrictions

AGE

67 years old LIVING

Ottumwa, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Miller-Meeks is a physician and current U.S. Represen tative.

FAMILY

Miller-Meeks is married and has two children.

EDUCATION

University of Florida Levin College of Engineering and College of Law

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Protecting reproductive rights and a right to an abortion

• Making public education accessible

• Combating climate change while prioritizing Iowa’s farmers and re newable energy economy

AGE

51 years old

LIVING

Iowa City, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Bohannon is an Iowa Rep resentative and professor of law at the University of Iowa.

FAMILY

Bohannon is married and has one daughter.

3rd Congressional District

EDUCATION

Drake, University of Cambridge, and Air War College

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Protecting constitutional rights

• Strengthening Iowa’s economy

• Restricting abortion

AGE 43 years old

LIVING

Bondurant, Iowa OCCUPATION

Nunn owns and operates a small business with his wife, Kelly. He is also an Iowa state Senator, military commander, and independent consultant for financial institutions, universities, and military industry partners.

FAMILY Nunn has a wife and six kids.

EDUCATION

University of Iowa and Northwestern University

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Agriculture

• College affordability and skill training

• Environment

AGE

57 years old LIVING West Des Moines, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Cindy Axne currently holds the U.S. Representa tive for Iowa’s third con gressional district. Along side the position she has a small business as an owner of a digital design firm and is a community activist.

FAMILY Axne is married and the mother of two boys.

4th Congressional District

EDUCATION

Dordt University and Iowa State University

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Health

• International affairs

• Armed forces

• National security

AGE

53 years old

LIVING Hull, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Feenstra is currently a U.S. Representative, but he previ ously worked in business and as a public administration professor at Dordt University.

FAMILY

Feenstra is married and has four children.

EDUCATION

Iowa State University and University of Kansas

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Lowering health care and prescription drug prices

• Child care

• Funding public schools

AGE

38 years old

LIVING

Nevada, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Melton has worked at the insurance company Na tionwide for over a decade, and has been in a leader ship role for the past five years at the company.

FAMILY

Melton is married and has two children.

AXNE

ROBY SMITH

EDUCATION

Concordia University

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Improve financial literacy for teens and young adults

• Protect Iowan’s finan cial privacy

AGE 45 years old

State Treasurer

LIVING: Davenport, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Smith worked as a local banker for aroud ten years before he became a part of the Iowa Senate.

FAMILY

Smith is married and has four children.

EDUCATION

University of Iowa

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Establish retirement programs for Iowans without pension or retirement benefits

• Return matured sav ings bonds to Iowans

AGE 70 years old

U.S. Senator

EDUCATION

Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa)

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Agriculture and rural development

• Border Security

CHUCK GRASSLEY

(R)

• Crime, Justice, and Law Enforcement

AGE 89 years old

LIVING: New Hartford, Iowa OCCUPATION

Grassley is the Pro Tem pore Emeritus of the U.S. Senate and a U.S. Senator.

FAMILY

Grassley is married and has five children.

JoCo Board of Supervisors (R)

people

• Lowering taxes and government wastearmed forces

• Serving the community, including by not raising her salary as a Supervisor

JAMMIE

BRADSHAW

EDUCATION

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Listening to the

AGE 35 years old

LIVING: Lone Tree, Iowa OCCUPATION Service Now Admin istrator, Quidel Family Bradshaw is married and has four chil dren.

PHIL HEMINGWAY

EDUCATION

West Branch High School

KEY POLICY ISSUES

Rural

EDUCATION

Naval Postgraduate Insti tute for physics

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Global Threats

• Enhancing the lives of older Iowans

• Agriculture and rural Iowa

AGE 64 years old

LIVING

Marshalltown, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Fitzgerald is the current State Treasurer.

FAMILY

Fitzgerald is married and has two children.

LIVING: Lebanon, Iowa OCCUPATION

Franken is a retired United States Navy Vice Admiral.

FAMILY

Franken is married and has one child.

MICHAEL FRANKEN (D)

JoCo Board of Supervisors (D)

KEY POLICY ISSUES

AGE

years old

LIVING:

Liberty, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Repair LLC

Family Hemingway is married and has a daughter.

V FIXMERORAIZ

EDUCATION

Durham Technical Community College, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Iowa

AGE

years old

LIVING: Iowa City, Iowa

OCCUPATION Founder and CEO of Astig Planning LLC

Family Fixmer-Oraiz is married and has two kids.

JON GREEN EDUCATION Morningside University

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Using ARPA funds to help those most in

AGE

need

Build affordable communities

Police reform

years old

LIVING: Lone Tree, Iowa

OCCUPATION Johnson County Board of Super visor

Family N/A

Governor

EDUCATION

Iowa State University

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Cutting taxes

• Protecting police officers and strength ening laws to punish protestors

• Limiting abortion

AGE

63 years old

EDUCATION

Drake University

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Funding public schools

• Codify abortion rights in the state

• Reduce gun violence through increasing minimum age to buy assault rifle to 21 years

LIVING: Des Moines, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Incumbent governor, previously served as Lieu tenant Governor and as a member of the Iowa Senate

FAMILY

Reynolds is married and has three children.

AGE

45 years old

LIVING: Clinton, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Back 2 School Iowa FAMILY

KIM REYNOLDS (R) DEIDRE DEJEAR (D)

Gov. Kim Reynolds is running for reelection. She was first appointed governor by Gov. Terry Branstad, who left the office to serve as the U.S. ambassador to China. She then won reelection in 2018. As governor, she limited COVID-19 response to keep children in schools and imposed limited mask mandates. Several abortion laws she signed, including a fetal heartbeat law, have been tied up in Iowa Courts. Reynolds has also

DeJear is married and has two children.

worked to decrease taxes and fund private school vouchers. Deidre DeJear is her Demo cratic challenger. She ran for Secretary of State in 2018, losing to Republican Paul Pate. She is the co-founder of Back 2 School Iowa, a non-profit that has distributed school supplies to thousands of students in Des Moines. Her number one issue is funding pub lic schools in the state.

U. S. House of Representatives

EDUCATION

University of SouthernCarolina

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Lowering the cost of prescription drugs and making health care affordable for Iowans and make health care accessible for rural Iowa

• Hinson is anti-abortion and a co-sponsor of The Life at Conception Act that would outlaw all abortions with no exceptions in cases of rape, incest, or risk to the life of the pregnant person

• Hinson has

campaigned on her perception of President Joe Biden’s handling of border security

AGE 39 years old

LIVING: Marion, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Hinson is a U.S. Represen tative, and formerly worked as a reporter at the Cedar Rapids based ABC affiliate KCRG.

FAMILY Hinson has two sons and a husband.

EDUCATION

University of Iowa

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Mathis would like to see health care acces sible and affordable for everyone

• Mathis would advocate for small businesses in Congress by break ing up monopolistic tendencies in certain markets

• If elected, Mathis would grow clean

energy in Iowa and the U.S.

AGE 64 years old

LIVING:

Hiawatha, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Mathis is an Iowa State Senator. She was an anchor for KWWL, a Water loo-based CBS affiliate TV news station.

FAMILY Mathis is married.

BRENNA BIRD (R)

EDUCATION

Drake University , University of Chicago

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Litigating Against Biden Administration

• Back the Blue

• Defending Anti-Abor tion Bills

AGE Unknown

Attorney General

LIVING: Dexter, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Bird is the current Attorney General for Guthrie County. She previously worked as counsel for former Governor Terry Brandstead.

FAMILY

Bird is married and has a son.

EDUCATION

Loras College

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Fighting against opi oid manufacturers

• Leading the charge against consumer fraud and abuse

• Combating big tech

AGE

78 years old

State Auditor

EDUCATION

University of Iowa

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Integrity

• Accountability

• Openness

AGE

TODD

HALBUR (R)

55 years old

LIVING: Clive, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Halbur has been a small business owner alongside his wife for over 18 years and he is also a licensed realtor.

FAMILY

Halbur is married and has two children.

EDUCATION

University of Iowa and Brown University

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Non-partisanship

• Efficiency

• Accountability

AGE

40 years old

LIVING: Des Moines, Iowa

LIVING

Dubuque, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Miller is the current Attor ney General of Iowa and has worked as a lawyer in Iowa since 1973.

FAMILY

Miller is married and has one child.

OCCUPATION

Sand is the current Iowa State Auditor, but pre viously held the role of assistant Attorney General of Iowa.

FAMILY Sand is married and has two children.

Secretary of State

EDUCATION

Kirkwood Community College

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Supporting voter ID laws

• Make voting accessible for active-duty military

• Reducing government bureaucracy for efficient processing for Iowa businesses

AGE 64 years old

LIVING: Cedar Rapids, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Pate is the current Iowa’s Secretary of State and has previously served in the Iowa Senate.

FAMILY

Pate is married and has three children.

EDUCATION

Hawkeye Community Col lege, University of the State of New York Regents College

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Supporting open pri maries

• Opposing increased restrictions on voting in legislature

• Increasing absentee drop boxes

AGE 67 years old

LIVING:

Linn County, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Miller is the current Linn County Auditor. He has previously served in the army, been a police officer, and been mayor.

FAMILY

Miller is married and has three children and nine grandchildren.

ROB SAND (D)

House of Reprentatives

EDUCATION

University of Northern Iowa

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Get Iowa to number one in education by increasing student participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) programs

• Support Iowa’s small businesses

• Combat the “culture wars” dividing political parties

AGE

31 years old

LIVING: Coralville, Iowa

OCCUPATION

STEM Outreach Coordinator at the University of Iowa, currently serves in the Iowa House of Representatives for District 74.

Family Jacoby is married and has two kids.

EDUCATION

University of Chicago

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Make public universities and community colleges tuition-free for students who commit to staying in Iowa after graduation.

• Welcome immigrants with open arms.

• Restore bargaining rights to strengthen Unions and raise the minimum wage and connect Iowa City to

Iowa Senate

EDUCATION

University of Iowa and Princeton

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Support Iowa’s working mothers and their children

• Support Iowa’s small businesses

• Public education funding

AGE 31 years old

EDUCATION

Clear Creek/Amana High School

KEY POLICY ISSUES

Extend the civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse survivors.

Create better paying jobs and economic opportunities in rural communities and throughout the state of Iowa.

Advocate for dependable access to high-quality childcare for working families.

LIVING: Coralville, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Co-founder and execu tive director, Scouts for Equality. Currently serving as Treasurer on the Board of Directors. Co-founder of Wahls Enterprises LLC.

Family Whals is married.

EDUCATION

Princeton University and Stanford Law School

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Prioritize funding of public education in Iowa by providing a five percent increase in funding to K-12 schools.

• Advocate for abortion as a fundamental right

• Overturn restrictions on absentee ballot voting and expand the window for early voting to make voting easier for Iowans

AGE 64 years old

Chicago via Amtrak to spur economic growth.

AGE 23 years old

LIVING: Iowa City, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Zabner has previously worked as a campaign orga nizer.

Family N/A

LIVING: Iowa City, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Currently serves as an atlarge member of the Iowa City City Council, retired from U.S. Foreign Service Office.

Family

Weiner has one child and one grandchild.

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LIVING: Oxford, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Currently acting as an Iowa State Senator representing District 39. Retired from position as a Lieutenant in the Investigations Division of the Johnson County Sher iff’s Office after serving for twenty-eight years in law enforcement in 2014. Owns and operates family’s CenturyFarm south of Oxford.

Family Kinney is married and hastwo children.

EDUCATION

Western Illinois University

KEY POLICY ISSUES

• Cut taxes

• Support for family farmers

• Uphold parental rights in education

AGE Unknown

LIVING:

old

Williamsburg, Iowa

OCCUPATION

Driscroll is a consultant at Hummer AgriBusiness Search, Inc., and has served as the president of Iowa County Farmers Bureau.

Family Driscoll is married and has three children.

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1. Voting Mark.

Official Ballot

2022 General Election

November 8, 2022 County of Johnson, State of Iowa

vote,

6. Where to find judges and public measures:

On the back of this ballot, in the center column.

measures: On the back of this ballot,

Federal Offices

For United States Senator Vote for no more than ONE

State Offices

For Auditor of State Vote for no more than ONE

State Offices

For State Senator, District 45

Vote for no more than ONE

County Offices

For Recorder

Vote for no more than ONE

Kim Painter

Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

For County Attorney

Vote for no more than ONE

Rachel Zimmermann Smith Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

Nonpartisan Offices

For County Agricultural Extension Council Member, To Fill Vacancy

Vote for no more than ONE

Jenny Lichty

Write-in vote, if any

Judicial Ballot

Notice to voters. Vote on all names by completely filling in the appropriate oval below each name.

Supreme Court

Shall the following judges of the supreme court be retained in office?

Dana L. Oxley

Bruns

A. Carmer

K. Bryner

A. Burns

Chuck Grassley Republican Party

Michael Franken Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

For United States Representative, District 1 Vote for no more than ONE

Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican Party

Christina Bohannan Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any State Offices

For Governor and Lt. Governor Vote for no more than ONE team

Kim Reynolds Adam Gregg Republican Party

Deidre DeJear

Eric Van Lancker Democratic Party

Rick Stewart

Marco Battaglia

Libertarian Party

Write-in vote for Governor, if any

Write-in vote for Lt. Governor, if any

For Secretary of State Vote for no more than ONE

Paul D. Pate Republican Party

Joel Miller Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

Todd Halbur Republican Party

Rob Sand Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

For Treasurer of State Vote for no more than ONE

Roby Smith Republican Party

Michael L. Fitzgerald Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

For Secretary of Agriculture Vote for no more than ONE

Mike Naig Republican Party

John Norwood Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

For Attorney General Vote for no more than ONE

Brenna Bird Republican Party

Tom Miller Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

Harold R. Weilbrenner Republican Party

Janice Weiner Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

For State Representative, District 90

Vote for no more than ONE

Adam Zabner Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

County Offices

For Board of Supervisors

Vote for no more than TWO

Jammie Bradshaw Republican Party

Phil Hemingway Republican Party

V Fixmer-Oraiz Democratic Party

Jon Green Democratic Party

Eric Heick

Write-in vote, if any

Write-in vote, if any

For Treasurer

Vote for no more than ONE

SAMPLE

Scott Finlayson Democratic Party

Write-in vote, if any

Nonpartisan Offices

For Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioner

Vote for no more than TWO

Travis Spevacek

Ed Ruppenkamp

Write-in vote, if any

Write-in vote, if any

For Soil & Water Conservation District Commissioner, To Fill Vacancy

Vote for no more than TWO

Thomas W Schott

Michael T Donovan

Write-in vote, if any

Write-in vote, if any

For County Agricultural Extension Council Member

Vote for no more than FIVE

Brent Bonner

Houston Harreld

Elsa Schmidt Tanner Stutsman

Scott Ritter

Write-in vote, if any

Write-in vote, if any

Write-in vote, if any

Write-in vote, if any

Write-in vote, if any

Matthew McDermott

NO

Court of Appeals

Shall the following judges of the Court of Appeals be retained in office?

Gina Badding

Paul B. Ahlers

Public Measures

1

Shall the following amendment to the Constitution be adopted?

Summary: Provides that the right of the people of Iowa to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes the right to keep and bear arms as a fundamental right. Any and all restrictions of this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.

Full Text:

District Court Shall the following judge or associate judge of the District Court be retained in office?

Valerie L. Clay

Chad A. Kepros

Justin A. Lightfoot

Kevin McKeever

Sean W. McPartland

K. Thornhill

G. Anderson

Article I of the Constitution of the State of Iowa is amended by adding the following new section: Right to keep and bear arms. Sec. 1A. The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. The sovereign state of Iowa affirms and recognizes this right to be a fundamental individual right. Any and all restrictions of this right shall be subject to strict scrutiny.

SAMPLE

Judicial Ballot