Zach Nunn

Republican | Iowa

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Zach Nunn


Party

Republican


Election Year

2022


Election

Primary


Race

U.S. Rep., Dist. 3


Incumbent

No


Links

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EDUCATION

Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, MSt, 2007

Air Command & Staff College, Maxwell, AFB, MS, 2016

Air War College, Maxwell, AFB, MSS, 2020

WORK & MILITARY

United States Air Force, Lt Col, 2003-Present

AFFILIATIONS

Veterans of Foreign Wars, Co-Founder, American Legion

Legionnaire, Knights of Columbus, 4th Degree Knight

Task Force Argo - Afghan Evacuation, Chair of the Board/Co-Founder

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Iowa House of Representatives (HD30), 2015 - 2019

Iowa Senate, 2019 - present

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

Previous Races

ENDORSEMENTS

CONSERVATIVE (5)

August Pfluger

Brian Mast

Mike Garcia

Mike Pompeo

William Timmons

OTHER (2)

Americans for Prosperity Action

SEAL PAC

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Congressmen: August Pfluger, Brian Mast, Greg Ganske, Mike Garcia, William Timmons. Americans For Prosperity, Americans For Prosperity Action, Frontline Patriots PAC, SEAL PAC

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (7)

Brian Lohse (2018)

Chris Hagenow (2016)

Chuck Grassley (2021)

Kim Reynolds (2017)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2021)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (22)

Americans for Prosperity (2022)

AX PAC (2016)

Black Hills Corporation (2018)

Brian Lohse (2021)

Crystal Bruntz (2021)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (6)

American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (2015)

International Association of Firefighters (includes national, state & local affiliates) (2016)

Iowans for Higher Education (2020)

Renewable Energy Group (2020)

Sheet Metal Workers International Association (2018)

OTHER INFORMATION

Key votes from Vote Smart

Voted (Yea) on Iowa House Bill 2373. A bill for an act relating to restrictions regarding companies boycotting Israel.

QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).

Strongly Agree

I support 'aid in dying' laws which legalize assisted suicide and euthanasia.

Strongly Disagree

Under what circumstances should abortion be allowed?

Did not answer


ECONOMY

Redistribution of income is needed to lessen the gap between the wealthy and working classes.

Strongly Disagree

The government should cut spending in order to reduce the national debt.

Strongly Agree

What changes, if any, should be made to the tax code?

Income tax cuts to grow local communities


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

Religious liberty is at risk in the United States and deserves the highest level of protection in the law.

Strongly Agree

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

What should be the relationship between the church and the state?

Constitutional Protections. The establishment clause separates church from state, but not religion from politics or public life. Individual citizens are free to bring their religious convictions into the public arena.


HEALTHCARE

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

None with current information.

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)Tax-payer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be de-funded.

C


NATIONAL SECURITY

With regard to America's foreign policy, which view most closely resembles yours: A) The United States should intervene whenever freedom is threatened. B) The United States should selectively help countries trying to grow democracy and fight tyranny. C) The United States has become too involved in others' policies and should remain focused on issues regarding our own sovereignty unless in imminent danger. D) The United States should stay out of foreign conflicts completely.

B

I support the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement to pressure Israel to withdraw from occupied territories, remove the separation barrier in the West Bank, allow full equality for Arab-Palestinian citizens of Israel, and promote the rights of Palestinian refugees.

Strongly Agree

I co-sponsored and passed this legislation in the Iowa Legislature, signed by the Iowa Governor.

The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.

Strongly Agree

What should the United States do to help eradicate the threat of Islamic terrorism?

We must defeat the terrorists who threaten America’s safety, prevent future attacks, and protect our national interests. recognizes the full range of terrorist threats. We must ensure the United States confronts Islamic terrorist elements within and beyond our borders, and emphasizes the use of all elements of national power to combat terrorism and terrorist ideologies.


IMMIGRATION

The U.S. should do more to physically secure the southern border.

Strongly Agree

State and federal funds shall be denied to any public or private entity, such as a sanctuary city, that is not in compliance with immigration laws.

Strongly Agree

Who should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. and under what circumstances?

America can should still welcome legal immigration. The US must enhance its current onerous immigration policies that punish legal and first-generation Americans, who immigrate legally, while allowing illegal immigrants to enter the US by the millions with no effective enforcement or deterrent.


VALUES

Sexual orientation and gender identity should be protected classes in non-discrimination laws.

Choose not to answer

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell; on the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from there He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church, the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

What laws would you propose to change present voting practices?

Iowa's law are fair, transparent, and consistent. I oppose a Federal take-over of the election system.


EQUALITY

Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.

Strongly Disagree

Is racism a threat to domestic security in the United States? Why or why not?

No.


ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

I support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources.

Strongly Agree

Which comes closest to your view? A) Stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy. B) Stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost.

A. See Iowa Resolution on "Energy Independence" as the best way to protect America's national security, ensure energy extract best-practices vs foreign extraction, and keep jobs and resources in the United States.


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?

Conservative

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

American Energy Independence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhZtnDKxHD0 America First, and America supporting our Allies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2jrb5VTOEU Support for Mental Health: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXaA9qBfeIU Combatting Illegal Immigration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIwRbNWNkjU&t=18s Supporting Israel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypYsKTXCSrY Support Law Enforcement & Stop Habitual Offenders: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/d8GMdqAJUhM

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

What else would you like voters to know about you, including your legislative priorities?

Learn more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tA6xQtSn-mc&t=32s See our priorities here: www.zachnunn.com


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

Police officers should be personally immune from prosecution for conduct consistent with departmental policy (qualified immunity) while on duty.

Strongly Agree

Passed the strongest "Back the Blue" legislation in the country.

I support redirecting funds from police departments to mental health and community programs.

Strongly Disagree


2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

Victims of gun violence should be able to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers.

Strongly Disagree

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