
Sandy Salmon
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, BA, 1977
Kingsley-Pierson School, Kingsley, Iowa, HS, 1973
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. Marine Corps, 1st Lt., 1977-80
AFFILIATIONS
Celebration Assembly of God, Waterloo, IA, Member
Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators, Member
Marine Corps League, Member
Black Hawk County Farm Bureau, Member
Iowa Corn Growers, Member
Black Hawk County Republican Women, Member
Black Hawk County 4-H, Leader
Metro Home Educators, Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
State Representative, 2012-2026
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025
94%, 88%†
2023-2024
80%
2025
|94%, 88%†
2023-2024
|80%
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2020
|33%
2026
|25%
2025
|33%, 9%†
2016
|0%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Stand For Health Freedom
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (35)
Helena Hayes (2026)
Iowa Liberty Network (2026)
Jim Carlin (2026)
Kevin Lynn Evans (2026)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (23)
Jim Carlin (2026)
Tedd Gassman (2026)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)
Doug Campbell (IA) (2022)
Family Leader (2022)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Iowa Association for Justice (2026)
OTHER INFORMATION
Iowa Right to Life questionnaire grades.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
If the physical life of the mother is at stake, which is a very rare occurrence
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
It should be avoided being raised as it raises costs and eventually prices and makes it difficult for people to afford goods and services.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
Use zero-based budgeting, require able-bodied adults with school-age children to work, eliminate refundable tax credits
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Church and state have separate functions but should support each other. The Founders intended that the state be prohibited from interfering with the church and its activities. People should be free to live and work according to their beliefs without fear of punishment by the government.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
So many are dependent on Medicaid and Medicare and have been so long that incremental steps would have to be taken to restore competition in the health care marketplace and to promote family and church involvement in health care for low income people to eventually reach the goal of reducing the dependency on Medicaid and Medicare.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, first it is important from a faith-based standpoint to support the nation of Israel as her welfare is very important to God and He assesses nations based on how they handle Israel. Also, we share religious, cultural, economic, and political values, beliefs, ideas, and traditions with the nation of Israel. It is a freedom-loving country, a strong trade partner and also a reliable military partner, all of which helps keep the Middle East stabilized.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I have been a Christian for almost all of my life. I have always desired to live according to God's plan and will for my life. I have always sought to align my beliefs and values regarding life, marriage, children, education, government, economics, and law according to the principles found in the Bible.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
I support the re-establishment of nuclear power as a source of energy as we continue to use coal and oil.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
To deter people from commiting crimes and to protect and keep citizens safe
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
We already prohibit those who have committed crimes or are judged mentally incompetent from possessing firearms.
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