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CIVIC HERALD

U.S. House · IA-1

This matchup isn't final yet — primaries are still underway in this state.

An incumbent has a record; a challenger has statements. We show each what it is.

Incumbent · Has a record

Mariannette Miller-Meeks

Representative · IA · Republican

Stray indexpending review

Says vs. does — per issue

Military budget
analysis
says+75
does
Vouchers & charters
analysis
says+80
does
Firearms
1 voteanalysis
says
does−22
Sentencing & corrections
1 voteanalysis
says
does−72
Market protections
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Corporate concentration
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Overall tax level
analysis
says−90
does
Pollution & development
2 votesanalysis
says−85
does0
gap +85
Public works
4 votesanalysis
says
does0
Levels of legal immigration
1 voteanalysis
says
does−35
LGBTQ+ policy
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal lands & resources
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Animal protection
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Abortion policy
analysis
says−70
does
Religious exemptions
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Federal vs. state/local
1 voteanalysis
says
does+45
Energy sources
analysis
says−90
does
Security vs. privacy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−15
Mandates vs. liberty
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Enforcement & security
2 votesanalysis
says−95
does−57
gap +38
AI & emerging tech
analysis
says+60
does
Farm policy & subsidies
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Drugs & enforcement
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Land use & zoning
2 votesanalysis
says
does−68
Renters & rent
2 votesanalysis
says
does+30
Greenhouse-gas policy
2 votesanalysis
says−80
does0
gap +80
Role of government
2 votesanalysis
says
does−23
Use of force
1 voteanalysis
says
does+55
Policing & funding
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Trade & tariffs
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
SNAP & nutrition
2 votesanalysis
says
does0
Substance use & mental health
3 votesanalysis
says+70
does+52
gap +18
Election rules
analysis
says−90
does
Refugee & asylum policy
1 voteanalysis
says
does−55
Regulation (cross-sector)
3 votesanalysis
says
does−11

Money — FEC

$7.2Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Christina Bohannan

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Collective bargaining · Stated

    The candidate supports investing in organized labor and union-protected hours.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Public school funding · Stated

    The candidate advocates for a substantial national investment in public education at every level.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Substance use & mental health · Stated

    The candidate supports investing in more mental health care services.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Government role in coverage · Stated

    The candidate supports a public option by allowing people to buy into Medicare at any age, but explicitly opposes a single-payer system.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Vouchers & charters · Stated

    The candidate strongly opposes voucher plans that divert taxpayer dollars from public schools to private schools.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Energy sources · Stated

    The candidate supports expanding the clean energy economy and investing in renewable energy projects.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$7.1Mraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Michael Bridgford

Independent · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$189.5Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

David Alfred Pautsch

Republican · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Spending vs. restraint · Stated

    The candidate pledges to slash government spending and balance the budget.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Pollution & development · Stated

    The candidate opposes environmental regulations on farms and waterways, calling them baseless.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • LGBTQ+ policy · Stated

    The candidate opposes what they describe as woke government intrusion with warped sexual agendas and transgender predation.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Government role in coverage · Stated

    The candidate advocates for low-cost, free-market medical care.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Overall tax level · Stated

    The candidate advocates for eliminating the income tax and the IRS, and drastically reducing taxes.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Role of government · Stated

    The candidate wants to eliminate bureaucratic departments, agencies, and the IRS, and defund woke government agencies.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$58.3Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Travis Terrell

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

  • Childcare & leave · Stated

    The candidate supports laws to make childcare affordable and flexible working hours to help working mothers.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Collective bargaining · Stated

    The candidate champions the PRO Act to empower workers to organize without fear of retaliation.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Public school funding · Stated

    The candidate supports increasing teacher salaries and expanding federal funding for special education.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Market protections · Stated

    The candidate supports creating a federal corporate watchdog to expose price-gouging.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • Pollution & development · Stated

    The candidate supports stronger enforcement of the Clean Water Act, measurable runoff standards, and holding corporate polluters criminally accountable.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending
  • LGBTQ+ policy · Stated

    The candidate supports passing the Equality Act and strengthening Title IX protections for trans and nonbinary students.

    Our analysis of their platformProvisional · review pending

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$20.9Kraised · 2026

Challenger · No voting record

Taylor Wettach

Democrat · First federal run

Stated positions

No stated positions yet

This campaign hasn't published positions we could source and verify yet — we don't fill the gap with guesses.

Stated — no voting record to compare

Money — FEC

$697.9Kraised · 2026

Coverage, disclosed: the incumbent has 35 reviewed record positions to compare against; this challenger publishes 14 stated positions. We show the gap — we don’t invent density.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
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