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