Jason Gearhart

Republican | Iowa

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Candidate Profile

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

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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