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U.S. House District 2

2026 Iowa U.S. House — District 2 — General Election · November 3, 2026

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2026 Iowa U.S. House — District 2 — General Election on November 3, 2026
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Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election

For the Office Of: U.S. House District 2

Party: No Party

Ballot Name(s): Dave Bushaw

Filing Date: 2026-06-01

Email: [email protected]

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Candidate biography

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Dave spent the years from 2014-2019 developing his squash farm, Solidarity Fields, before turning his full attention to community organizing. Dave was also a Rural Field Organizer in 2019-2020 for Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign in Iowa, Nevada, and South Carolina.

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Dave spent the years from 2014-2019 developing his squash farm, Solidarity Fields, before turning his full attention to community organizing. Dave was also a Rural Field Organizer in 2019-2020 for Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign in Iowa, Nevada, and South Carolina.

WHERE DAVE BUSHAW STANDS ON THE ISSUES

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Iowa today looks a lot different than the Iowa that I grew up in.

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Iowa today looks a lot different than the Iowa that I grew up in.

Domestic Defence & International Military Engagement

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Strong Borders & Reunification of America through Naturalization Programs I believe that if we intend to continue the experiment of being a Nation, strong borders are necessary. That said, as someone who grew up on Dukes of Hazard and Smokey & the Bandit, something doesn’t sit right with me about federal agents running around Iowa indiscriminately scooping up non-violent, undocumented farmworkers and their families. I worked at AgriSar Meat & Poultry in Postville as a teenager, and heard horror stories about the 2008 immigration raid; the largest workforce raid in US history at that time. I worked with young people whose parents went to work and never came home to their kids that day.We are a country of immigrants. 70% of our farmworkers were not born in the US and more than 42% do not have authorization to work in the US. This allows employers to pay these undocumented workers exploitative wages, and drives down wages for all workers in the industry – including American workers.Iowa is a state where a significant percentage of our workforce is undocumented: the American Immigration Council estimates that 31% of Iowa’s total immigrant population is undocumented and in critical roles in manufacturing, agriculture, and construction.In Congress, rather than funding for indiscriminate immigrant roundups that put our agricultural and manufacturing industries in Iowa at risk.As your Representative, I will advocate for:Employ Americans to expand our naturalization programs and work with immigrant-dense communities and move non-criminal undocumented workers through a legal pathway to citizenshipThis also means funding for programs to teach these community members English, and school programs to support education with bi-lingual student bodies

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Strong Borders & Reunification of America through Naturalization Programs I believe that if we intend to continue the experiment of being a Nation, strong borders are necessary. That said, as someone who grew up on Dukes of Hazard and Smokey & the Bandit, something doesn’t sit right with me about federal agents running around Iowa indiscriminately scooping up non-violent, undocumented farmworkers and their families. I worked at AgriSar Meat & Poultry in Postville as a teenager, and heard horror stories about the 2008 immigration raid; the largest workforce raid in US history at that time. I worked with young people whose parents went to work and never came home to their kids that day.We are a country of immigrants. 70% of our farmworkers were not born in the US and more than 42% do not have authorization to work in the US. This allows employers to pay these undocumented workers exploitative wages, and drives down wages for all workers in the industry – including American workers.Iowa is a state where a significant percentage of our workforce is undocumented: the American Immigration Council estimates that 31% of Iowa’s total immigrant population is undocumented and in critical roles in manufacturing, agriculture, and construction.In Congress, rather than funding for indiscriminate immigrant roundups that put our agricultural and manufacturing industries in Iowa at risk.As your Representative, I will advocate for:Employ Americans to expand our naturalization programs and work with immigrant-dense communities and move non-criminal undocumented workers through a legal pathway to citizenshipThis also means funding for programs to teach these community members English, and school programs to support education with bi-lingual student bodies

Strong Borders & Reunification of America through Naturalization Programs

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That said, as someone who grew up on Dukes of Hazard and Smokey & the Bandit, something doesn’t sit right with me about federal agents running around Iowa indiscriminately scooping up non-violent, undocumented farmworkers and their families.

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That said, as someone who grew up on Dukes of Hazard and Smokey & the Bandit, something doesn’t sit right with me about federal agents running around Iowa indiscriminately scooping up non-violent, undocumented farmworkers and their families.

Strong Borders & Reunification of America through Naturalization Programs

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We are a country of immigrants. 70% of our farmworkers were not born in the US and more than 42% do not have authorization to work in the US. This allows employers to pay these undocumented workers exploitative wages, and drives down wages for all workers in the industry – including American workers.

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We are a country of immigrants. 70% of our farmworkers were not born in the US and more than 42% do not have authorization to work in the US. This allows employers to pay these undocumented workers exploitative wages, and drives down wages for all workers in the industry – including American workers.

Positions and priorities

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Education and workforce training

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Dave, is the eldest son of a hard working class family. Understanding that to survive (and thrive) one must work, he paired high school with work detasseling corn, working in a chicken hatchery, and in Quality Control at Agristar Meat & Poultry. His commitment to education and hard work made it possible for Dave, at the age of 19, to become one of the youngest self-made first-generation independent farmland owners in the United States.

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Dave, is the eldest son of a hard working class family. Understanding that to survive (and thrive) one must work, he paired high school with work detasseling corn, working in a chicken hatchery, and in Quality Control at Agristar Meat & Poultry. His commitment to education and hard work made it possible for Dave, at the age of 19, to become one of the youngest self-made first-generation independent farmland owners in the United States.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Support updating the current congressional member limit to adequately provide accessible and accountable representation to Americans.

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Support updating the current congressional member limit to adequately provide accessible and accountable representation to Americans.

Health care

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I support and endorse Senator Bernie Sanders’ policy and implementation plan as introduced under the Medicare for All Act in the Senate, alongside the House version sponsored by Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell

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I support and endorse Senator Bernie Sanders’ policy and implementation plan as introduced under the Medicare for All Act in the Senate, alongside the House version sponsored by Representatives Pramila Jayapal and Debbie Dingell

Labor and workers' rights

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Substantial penalties for employers that break the law and violate established workers’ rights

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Substantial penalties for employers that break the law and violate established workers’ rights

Child care and family policy

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expanding early learning and headstart programs for working families, using the existing pre-K infrastructure and expanding resources to meet the needs of working families

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expanding early learning and headstart programs for working families, using the existing pre-K infrastructure and expanding resources to meet the needs of working families

Labor and workers' rights

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Pass new legislation to reverse the biggest betrayal of workers from the Clinton Presidency and reinstate a new 21st century Glass-Steegal framework, to separate commercial and investment banking, to protect workers’ wealth and their homes.

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Pass new legislation to reverse the biggest betrayal of workers from the Clinton Presidency and reinstate a new 21st century Glass-Steegal framework, to separate commercial and investment banking, to protect workers’ wealth and their homes.

Labor and workers' rights

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Ending the ‘Right to Work’ scam that allows non-dues paying members to get all of the benefits of a union-negotiated contracts without contributing their fair union dues

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Ending the ‘Right to Work’ scam that allows non-dues paying members to get all of the benefits of a union-negotiated contracts without contributing their fair union dues

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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work to secure legislation that creates citizen ballot referendums at a national level and give Americans the right to decide directly on issues.

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work to secure legislation that creates citizen ballot referendums at a national level and give Americans the right to decide directly on issues.

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Ban Stock Trading for Members of Congress It’s that simple.

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Ban Stock Trading for Members of Congress It’s that simple.

Labor and workers' rights

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Addressing worker misclassification loopholes that allow employers to abuse and deny workers what they are entitled to, including healthcare, benefits, and employee tax filing status

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Addressing worker misclassification loopholes that allow employers to abuse and deny workers what they are entitled to, including healthcare, benefits, and employee tax filing status

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Under this legislation, if each state collects a required number of signatures from registered citizen voters and submits these to the Federal government, the issue is put on the next general election ballot for all voters to consider and decide upon. If passed, our government would then be obligated to enact the will of the People.

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Under this legislation, if each state collects a required number of signatures from registered citizen voters and submits these to the Federal government, the issue is put on the next general election ballot for all voters to consider and decide upon. If passed, our government would then be obligated to enact the will of the People.

Labor and workers' rights

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End Federal Road Swaps to ensure labor standards are maintained on federally-funded roads and bridges projects

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End Federal Road Swaps to ensure labor standards are maintained on federally-funded roads and bridges projects

Health care

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Abolishing Premiums, Co-Payments, and Deductibles in favor of a payroll tax and publicly accountable papertrail of spending on a Universal Healthcare Program through the Department of Health & Human Services

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Abolishing Premiums, Co-Payments, and Deductibles in favor of a payroll tax and publicly accountable papertrail of spending on a Universal Healthcare Program through the Department of Health & Human Services

Labor and workers' rights

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Amend the National Labor Relations Act to include federal labor protections for farm workers and all excluded workers to unionize

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Amend the National Labor Relations Act to include federal labor protections for farm workers and all excluded workers to unionize

Child care and family policy

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passing the ‘Head Start for America’s Children Act’ to expand heartstart opportunities for 11 million Americans and allow working families to not have to leave their job to take care of their kids because of prohibitively expensive and unavailable private childcare

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passing the ‘Head Start for America’s Children Act’ to expand heartstart opportunities for 11 million Americans and allow working families to not have to leave their job to take care of their kids because of prohibitively expensive and unavailable private childcare

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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an independent investigation and audit on the spending of $350 billion in Covid Recovery funding under the ARPA SLFRF

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an independent investigation and audit on the spending of $350 billion in Covid Recovery funding under the ARPA SLFRF

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Legal consequences for decision makers that were found to be spending taxpayers dollars to enrich themselves and their friends

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Legal consequences for decision makers that were found to be spending taxpayers dollars to enrich themselves and their friends

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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Make Election Day a federal holiday to strongly encourage in-person voting as strongly as possible, whenever possible.

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Make Election Day a federal holiday to strongly encourage in-person voting as strongly as possible, whenever possible.

Housing affordability

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Billionaires should not be allowed to exist in a country where 20 million Americans spend half of their income on housing, while a very few rich people at the top continue to scoop up our housing inventory and farmland, trailer parks, and our nursing homes across this country. Private equity firms are expected to control 40% of single-family rentals by 2030.

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Billionaires should not be allowed to exist in a country where 20 million Americans spend half of their income on housing, while a very few rich people at the top continue to scoop up our housing inventory and farmland, trailer parks, and our nursing homes across this country. Private equity firms are expected to control 40% of single-family rentals by 2030.

Housing affordability

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Equip the FTC to investigate private equity firm monopolization of housing and rental markets, including nursing homes and trailer parks

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Equip the FTC to investigate private equity firm monopolization of housing and rental markets, including nursing homes and trailer parks

Government ethics, accountability, and elections

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the ability to make contributions and expenditures to influence the outcomes of public elections belong only to natural persons [in accordance with this Article.]

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the ability to make contributions and expenditures to influence the outcomes of public elections belong only to natural persons [in accordance with this Article.]

Transportation and infrastructure

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Apply national standard regulatory policies and enforcement regarding train length

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Apply national standard regulatory policies and enforcement regarding train length

Transportation and infrastructure

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Apply national standard regulatory policies and enforcement for the time trains can block at-grade crossings

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Apply national standard regulatory policies and enforcement for the time trains can block at-grade crossings

Transportation and infrastructure

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Evaluate national railroad infrastructure, identify key issue areas through evaluation and local reporting mechanism, and invest in modernizing US railroad infrastructure

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Evaluate national railroad infrastructure, identify key issue areas through evaluation and local reporting mechanism, and invest in modernizing US railroad infrastructure

Transportation and infrastructure

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Update the federal definition of a ‘blocked at-grade rail crossing’ to not only include fully stopped trains, but also moving trains that disrupt the flow of commercial traffic for an extended period of time

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Update the federal definition of a ‘blocked at-grade rail crossing’ to not only include fully stopped trains, but also moving trains that disrupt the flow of commercial traffic for an extended period of time

Technology, privacy, and online safety

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Defend state and local rights to regulation on private expansion of data centers

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Defend state and local rights to regulation on private expansion of data centers

Technology, privacy, and online safety

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Work with Iowa communities and other Congress members to develop a federal/local regulatory framework guidance

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Work with Iowa communities and other Congress members to develop a federal/local regulatory framework guidance

National security, foreign policy, and veterans

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work to build a bulwark of America First legislators, regardless of party or affiliation, who have the guts to take on the Military Industrial Complex.

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work to build a bulwark of America First legislators, regardless of party or affiliation, who have the guts to take on the Military Industrial Complex.

Immigration and border policy

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Prioritize military spending domestically, on our own borders and territorial waters, rather than imperial conquest across the globe.

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Prioritize military spending domestically, on our own borders and territorial waters, rather than imperial conquest across the globe.

Immigration and border policy

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I believe that if we intend to continue the experiment of being a Nation, strong borders are necessary.

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I believe that if we intend to continue the experiment of being a Nation, strong borders are necessary.

Immigration and border policy

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Employ Americans to expand our naturalization programs and work with immigrant-dense communities and move non-criminal undocumented workers through a legal pathway to citizenship. This also means funding for programs to teach these community members English, and school programs to support education with bi-lingual student bodies.

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Employ Americans to expand our naturalization programs and work with immigrant-dense communities and move non-criminal undocumented workers through a legal pathway to citizenship. This also means funding for programs to teach these community members English, and school programs to support education with bi-lingual student bodies.

Constitutional government and civil liberties

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We are never going to confiscate all the weaponry that exists in our population, and I pray that no government ever successfully does disarm us; I do not think a mass confiscation program would hold up to a 2nd Amendment constitutional challenge.

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We are never going to confiscate all the weaponry that exists in our population, and I pray that no government ever successfully does disarm us; I do not think a mass confiscation program would hold up to a 2nd Amendment constitutional challenge.

Gun policy and firearms

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Universal firearm and hunter safety classes to be an available elective program at all publicly-funded middle and high schools, colleges, and universities

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Universal firearm and hunter safety classes to be an available elective program at all publicly-funded middle and high schools, colleges, and universities

Cannabis and drug policy

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Recreational use of marijuana is legal in 24 states, 3 US territories, and Washington D.C. itself (how ironic.) I believe the time has come to not only bring marijuana law at the federal level out of the dark ages, but to prioritize the growth of this industry to support communities most hurt by antiquated criminalization.

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Recreational use of marijuana is legal in 24 states, 3 US territories, and Washington D.C. itself (how ironic.) I believe the time has come to not only bring marijuana law at the federal level out of the dark ages, but to prioritize the growth of this industry to support communities most hurt by antiquated criminalization.

Cannabis and drug policy

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Advocate for a full record expungement of non-violent marijuana convictions

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Advocate for a full record expungement of non-violent marijuana convictions

Cannabis and drug policy

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Create a plan focused on supporting the rural and urban communities most impacted and hardest hit by marijuana criminalization

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Create a plan focused on supporting the rural and urban communities most impacted and hardest hit by marijuana criminalization

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Sources

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  1. Election record

    2026 Iowa general-election candidate record — Dave Bushaw

    Iowa Secretary of State

    Open Iowa Secretary of State
  2. GOVERNMENT_ELECTION_RESULTS_PORTAL

    2026 Iowa official primary results and statistics

    Iowa Secretary of State

    Open Iowa Secretary of State
  3. Candidate-owned primary source

    Dave Bushaw — candidate-owned primary source 2

    Dave Bushaw campaign

    Open Dave Bushaw campaign

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  4. Candidate-owned primary source

    Dave Bushaw — candidate-owned primary source 3

    Dave Bushaw campaign

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