DES MOINES, IOWA (September 12, 2024) — The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) Iowa PAC announced its endorsements of candidates for the Iowa General Assembly.

Iowa small businesses continue to struggle with economic uncertainty and regulatory burdens. With higher taxes, more mandates, lingering inflation, and a chronic workforce shortage making it harder for small businesses to keep up, it’s clear that Main Street needs strong advocates in the General Assembly.

“These candidates have proven that they’re willing to fight for our members to own, operate, and grow their small businesses,” said Matt Everson, NFIB Iowa State Director. “NFIB Iowa PAC is grateful for their commitment to making our state a better place to raise a family and do business.”

State legislative endorsements are determined by the NFIB Iowa PAC Board, which is comprised of Iowan small business owners. Incumbent legislative endorsements are based on the 2023-24 NFIB Iowa Voting Record, which reflects how a lawmaker voted on priority issues for small-business owners. Lawmakers must have a score of seventy percent or better to qualify for endorsement. Non-incumbent candidate endorsements are based on various interviews and completing an NFIB candidate questionnaire.

The NFIB IA PAC endorsement is an important signal to voters across the state that a candidate will stand with small business. Today’s announced endorsements are listed below.

Iowa Senate

District #

Endorsed Candidate

2

Jeff Taylor

4

Tim Kraayenbrink

6

Jason Schultz

8

Mark Costello

10

Dan Dawson

12

Amy Sinclair

22

Brad Zaun

24

Jesse Green

26

Kara Warme

28

Dennis Guth

32

Mike Klimesh

34

Dan Zumbach

40

Kris Gulick

42

Charlie McClintock

44

Adrian Dickey

46

Dawn Driscoll

48

Mark Lofgren

50

Jeff Reichman

Iowa House

District #

Endorsed Candidate

2

Robert Henderson

3

Tom Jeneary

4

Skyler Wheeler

6

Megan Jones

7

Mike Sexton

8

Ann Meyer

9

Henry Stone

10

John Wills

11

Craig Williams  

12

Steven Holt

14

Jacob Bossman

15

Matt Windschitl

16

David Sieck

17

Devon Wood

18

Tom Moore

19

Brent Siegrist

21

Brooke Boden

22

Samantha Fett  

23

Ray Sorensen

25

Hans Wilz

26

Austin Harris

27

Oliver Bardwell

28

David Young

37

Barb Kniff-McCulla

38

Jon Dunwell

40

Bill Gustoff

41

Ryan Weldon

43

Eddie Andrews

45

Brian Lohse

46

Dan Gehlbach

47

Carter Nordman

48

Chad Behn

51

Brett Barker

53

Dean Fisher

54

Joshua Meggers

55

Shannon Latham

56

Mark Thompson

57

Pat Grassley

58

Charley Thomson

59

Christian Hermanson

60

Jane Bloomingdale

63

Michael Bergan

65

Shannon Lundgren

66

Steven Bradley

67

Craig Johnson

68

Chad Ingels

69

Tom Determann

70

Norlin Mommsen

76

Derek Wulf

80

John Thompson

81

Luana Stoltenberg

82

Bobby Kaufmann

83

Cindy Golding

84

Thomas Gerhold

87

Jeff Shipley

88

Helena Hayes

91

Judd Lawler

92

Heather Hora

93

Gary Mohr

94

Mike Vondran

95

Taylor Collins

99

Matt Rinker

100

Martin Graber

For eighty years, NFIB has been advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington DC and in all fifty state capitals. NFIB is non-profit, non-partisan, and member-driven. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses, and remains so today. For more information, please visit NFIB.

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