Dave Bushaw

Why they say you should vote for them

The candidate's own case to voters, summarized from their campaign and public statements.

• Says "working people deserve their seat at the table again" and promises a working-class, independent voice in Washington.[1]
• Says young people are leaving Iowa and wants to "deliver rural Iowa's priorities to the halls of congress."[3]
• Says he is not beholden to either major party.[4]

Background

• Midwest organizer, United Today, Stronger Tomorrow · 2020–2025[2],[3]
• Rural field organizer, Bernie Sanders presidential campaign (Iowa, Nevada, South Carolina) · 2019–2020[2],[3]
• Owner, Solidarity Fields squash farm near Hawkeye · 2014–2019[2],[3]
• Folk and labor musician[2]

Where they stand

• Health Care
  Supports Medicare for All, replacing premiums, copays and deductibles with a payroll tax.[5]
• Economy & Jobs
  Supports penalties for labor-law violations, ending right-to-work laws and extending union protections to farmworkers.[5]
• Elections & Democracy
  Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, making Election Day a federal holiday, national citizen referendums and enlarging the House.[5]
• Immigration
  Opposes raids on farmworkers and supports a path to citizenship for undocumented workers without criminal records.[5]
• Public Safety
  Supports decriminalizing marijuana nationwide and expunging nonviolent marijuana convictions.[5]

Voting record

Dave Bushaw has not held an office with a recorded voting record. See Background and Where they stand.

In their words