Zach Lahn

Why they say you should vote for them

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

• Says his "Iowa First" agenda would put Iowa families and Iowa-owned businesses ahead of out-of-state and corporate interests.[1],[2]
• Says he is his own campaign's biggest donor and does not answer to donors or corporations.[1]
• Pledges to "Make Iowa Healthy Again," focusing on clean food, clean water and the state's cancer rates.[1],[4]
• Sets four-year goals of reversing youth outmigration, adding 10,000 family farms and returning Iowa schools to the top five nationally.[2]
• Describes himself as an outsider and first-time candidate.[5]

Background

• Farmer, Family homestead, Belle Plaine · 2023–present[4],[3]
• Co-founder, Private school in Kansas (opened 2018) · 2018[4],[3]
• Founder, Homeplace Ventures · 2016–present[3]
• State Director, Americans for Prosperity-Montana · From 2014[6]
• Legislative aide and Republican campaign staff, Campaigns in Colorado and Montana · Before 2014[6]

Education

• Bachelor's degree, Political Science, University of Colorado[6]
• High school diploma, Sioux City East High School[3]

Where they stand

• Taxes
  Has said he would raise taxes on Iowa data centers fivefold and raise property tax rates on large institutional investors to lower property taxes for Iowans.[5],[2]
• Energy & Environment
  Supports a temporary moratorium on new data centers, opposes tax incentives for them, and supports incentives for farmers to reduce runoff.[5],[2]
• Agriculture
  Says he would file antitrust lawsuits against large seed and fertilizer companies and help young farmers gain access to land.[2],[4]
• Health Care
  Supports state-run safety testing of products sold in Iowa and directing university medical research toward Iowa's cancer rates.[2]
• Education
  Supports "innovation zones" for schools, less standardized testing, and revoking licenses of teachers found pushing a political agenda in class.[2]
• Immigration
  Supports barring state benefits for people in the country illegally and ending H-1B visa hiring for state government and university jobs that Iowans can do.[2],[5]
• Abortion
  Says the state has a duty to protect life before birth, and after birth by addressing children's chronic health issues.[2]
• Property Rights
  Opposes the use of eminent domain for private company profit.[2]

Voting record

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

In their words