2024 Iowa Candidates Guide

Here's my research as to whether a candidate claims to be a Christian... And if I couldn't find that, then I looked for their their stances on abortion and homosexuality, since that is fruit by which to know them.

FEDERAL OFFICES

President/Vice President

  • Donald J. Trump/JD Vance

    • D Trump:
      • Religion: Claims non-denominational Christian. 1
      • Abortion: Identifies as 'pro-life', and more recently distanced himself from the topic, calling it a states rights issue. 2 Ok with abortion in cases of rape/incest/mother's health. 3
      • Homosexuality: "Fighting for the gay community". 4 Pro-same-sex marriage 5
    • JD Vance:
      • Religion: Romanist 6
      • Abortion: Against, no exceptions 7,8,9
      • Homosexuality: For 10
  • Kamala Harris/Tim Walz

    • K Harris
      • Abortion: For 11
      • Homosexuality: For 11
    • T Walz
      • Abortion: For 12
      • Homosexuality: For 12
  • Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat

    • C Oliver
      • Abortion: For 13
      • Homosexuality: For 13
    • M ter Maat
      • Abortion: Against banning 14
      • Homosexuality: For 14
  • Claudia De la Cruz/Karina Carcia

    • In the "Party For Socialism and Liberation"
  • William P Stodden/Stephanie H Cholensky

    • In the "Socialist Party USA"
  • Robert F Kennedy Jr/Nicole Shanahan

    • R Kennedy Jr
      • Abortion: For 15
      • Homosexuality: For 15
    • N Shanahan
      • Abortion: Unknown
      • Homosexuality: Unknown
  • Shiva Ayyadurai/Crystal Ellis

    • S Ayyadurai
      • Abortion: Unknown
      • Homosexuality: Unknown
    • C Ellis
      • Abortion: Unknown
      • Homosexuality: Unknown

FEDERAL OFFICES

United States Representative District #4

  • Randy Feenstra
    • Religion: Christian
    • Abortion: Against 16
  • Ryan Melton
    • Abortion: For 17
  • Kevin Virgil (potential write-in)
    • Religion: Christian
    • Abortion: Against 18

STATE OFFICES

State Senator District #8

  • Mark Costello
    • Religion: Christian
    • Abortion: Against 19
    • Homosexuality: Unknown
  • Ryan Roenfield
    • Unknown

State Senator District #15

  • Matt Windschitl
    • Abortion: Against 21
    • Homosexuality: Against 22
  • Benjamin Schauer
    • Abortion: For 23

COUNTY OFFICES

Board of Supervisors (Pottawattamie County)

  • Tim Wichman
    • Unknown
  • Brian Shea
    • Unknown

County Auditor (Pottawattamie County)

  • Mary Ann Hanusa
    • Unknown
  • Bryan Jack Holder
    • Unknown

Sheriff (Pottawattamie County)

  • Andy Brown
    • Religion: Christian

NON-PARTISAN OFFICES

Difficult to find information about them

JUDICIAL OFFICES

Supreme Court Justice

  • David May
    • Abortion: Upheld heartbeat ban 24

Court of Appeals Judge

  • Mary Elizabeth Chicchelly
    • Religious... regularly attended church growing up 25
  • Samuel Langholz
    • Republican 24
    • Abortion: Served as an attorney in a case, fighting to make it harder to get abortions 24
  • Mary Ellen Tabor
    • Democrat 24
  • Tyler J. Buller
    • Unknown

District 4 Judge

  • Eric John Nelson
    • Unknown
  • Jennifer Benson Bahr
    • Unknown

District 4 Associate Judge

  • David W. Brooks
    • Unknown