
Jason Gearhart
Leans Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Upper Iowa University, Fayette, IA, Public Administration, 2014-
West Delaware High School, Manchester, IA, H.S. Diploma, 2001-
WORK & MILITARY
United Stated Army Military Police (active duty), SPC, 2004-2009
Duane Arnold Energy Center2004-2009, Central Alarm Station Operator/armed nuclear securityDuane Arnold Energy Center, 2010-2021
Iowa Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Specialist, 2021-2026
Iowa State Representative, Representative, 2024-
AFFILIATIONS
Strawberry Point Chamber of Commerce, Board member/Vice President 1/2019-12/2023
Strawberry Point Chamber of Commerce, Event coordinator for annual town festival 2022 & 2023, -
Jr. Stars Athletics, 2019-2022
Starmont community school basketball coach, Middle school girls basketball coach 2022-present, 2021-
Iowa Firearms Coalition, Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Member
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Strawberry Point City Council, 2020-2024
Starmont Community School District school board member, 2023-2024
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2025
|84%, 84%†
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2025
|38%, 38%†
2026
|20%
ENDORSEMENTS
CONSERVATIVE (2)
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Stand For Health Freedom
OTHER (1)
Iowa Association of Business and Industry ABI IIPAC
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (3)
Charley Thomson (2026)
State Republican Party Organizations (2025)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (4)
Iowa Association of Business and Industry (2024)
Jake Highfill (2024)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)
Michael Bergan (2024)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
United Assoc of Journeymen & Apprentices - Plumbing & Pipe Fitting Industry (2026)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Iowa Association for Justice (2024)
OTHER INFORMATION
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?
Viability of the baby/life of the mother is in jeopardy
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.
Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
If you dont like your pay, find a different job.
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.
End use it or lose it government spending. Eliminate duplicative programs. No two agencies should be doing the same work. Budget transparency. Anyone should be able to go in and look at the line item expenses proposed for each department.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The government can't tell you which religion to worship. Leave me alone to worship in my own way.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
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.
C
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Agree
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
They are our ally. All of their neighbors would see them destroyed if not for the US.
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.
Agree
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Agree
The federal government should leave education to the states.
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
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.
Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Neutral
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I am a Christian, conservative. I am proud to be an American and am saddened by the direction we seem to be headed as a nation.
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?
Nuclear. But I believe we should be as energy diverse as possible. Well, as long as it isn't heavily subsidized to make it viable.
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
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 ensure everyone is innocent until proven guilty. To ensure everyone gets a fair legal defense and a fair trial.
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?
Lawful gun owners should not be restricted! Lawful gun owners can protect the public during an absence of law enforcement.
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