I am heartbroken to hear about the passing of my colleague Representative Martin Graber. There was nobody more welcoming to me this session and he will be greatly missed. I am praying for his wife, Coni, and the rest of his family. Week 3 Update The third week of session brought more bill ...

Nine years ago today, our state faced the loss of one of our own. A young Iowan, Sarah Root, was killed by an illegal immigrant driving drunk. While this day will always be a somber one because of this senseless death, when we remember Sarah and honor her family this year, we have a beacon of ...

Earlier this month, I joined more than 120 of my colleagues in introducing H.R. 38, the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act. In 1791, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by Congress. One of our great Founding Fathers — James Madison — believed that ...

Thank you, Marshalltown! After thirty-two years of law enforcement service, I am reluctantly hanging it up. For the past thirteen years, I have had the honor to serve you as your police chief and to work alongside some of the best law enforcement professionals in Iowa. It has been a great ...

It’s hard to believe we’re already into the third week of the legislative session! Things have really kicked into gear here at the Capitol, and I want to update everyone on what we’ve been working on. This week, a lot of our focus was on education. As a mom of two girls in public school, ...

I hope Tyson Foods, whose plant is located here in Waterloo, made significant contributions to President Trump’s re-election effort, including purchasing gold shoes and meme coins. Con Ag may be Iowa’s savior if they supported him vigorously. Likewise, the producers of corn, soybeans and ...