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U.S. House, District 2: who gets your vote?

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Candidate
JM

Joe Mitchell

Running for U.S. House · Iowa District 2

NationalRepublican

Candidate
LJ

Lindsay James

Running for U.S. House · Iowa District 2

NationalDemocrat

Joe MitchellCandidateLindsay JamesChallenger

Job fit

Joe Mitchell

Offices held

  • being sworn into the Iowa House of Representatives at age 21 1

Other work

  • a Regional Director at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) during the Trump Administration 1
  • Chief of Staff at the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). 1

Lindsay James

Other work

  • Ordained pastor, Presbyterian Church (PCUSA). 2

Education

  • Received B.A. in communications from Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California 2
  • master’s degree in divinity from Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California. 2

Top issues

Ranked by what Americans say matters most (Pew, 2026)

Joe Mitchell

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Campaign platform calls to 'lower costs, increase transparency, and expand consumer choice' and enforce price transparency 'to drive competition' rather than expand government coverage. 3
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    Campaign site's 'America First Immigration' plank pledges to secure the border, deport criminal illegal immigrants, and impose a temporary ban on H-1B visas. 3
  • Cost of living & jobs
    Said 'it's time to bring good-paying jobs back' and that he is 'for smaller government, lower taxes, and less spending' to grow the economy. 4

No public stance found on: Climate & energy

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Lindsay James

  • Health care costsBoth address this
    Told Iowa State Fair crowds she would reverse ACA cuts and reinstate expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies to lower healthcare costs and prevent rural hospital and clinic closures. 5
  • ImmigrationBoth address this
    In a one-on-one interview said, 'I support reforming ICE... the way in which ICE has operated is deeply disturbing,' while calling for a pathway to citizenship. 6
  • Climate & energy
    Advocated restoring funding for water-quality monitoring and expanding agricultural conservation subsidies to address Iowa's nation-leading cancer rates linked to water contamination. 7

No public stance found on: Cost of living & jobs, Guns, Crime & safety

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How they voted on top issues

We haven't found votes on top issues for either candidate yet.

Who pays them

Joe Mitchell

Where the campaign money came from8

small donorslarge donors
small donors$284Klarge donors$1.1M$1.8M raised
$284,4028Small individual donors
$1,113,4068Large individual donors

Lindsay James

Where the campaign money came from9

small donorslarge donors
small donors$179Klarge donors$1.2M$1.6M raised
$178,8659Small individual donors
$1,231,2359Large individual donors

Checks

Joe Mitchell

No voting record to check yet

Lindsay James

No voting record to check yet

Based on current data. May change in a future update.

Sources

  1. Joe Mitchell for Congress | lowa's 2nd Congressional District Conservative Leadership · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  2. State Representative · checked 2026-10-19 used in: Experience
  3. joemitchell.com used in: Top issues
  4. joemitchell.com used in: Top issues
  5. iowacapitaldispatch.com used in: Top issues
  6. cbs2iowa.com used in: Top issues
  7. iowapodcast.com used in: Top issues
  8. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
  9. FEC · 2026 cycle used in: Money
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Dave Bushaw
Candidate A

Dave Bushaw

No Party

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Dave Bushaw — Dave Bushaw for Congress · checked 2026-10-19

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JM
Candidate B

Joe Mitchell

RepublicanShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.8M raised, 61% from large donors, 23% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $407,850.00 (23% of $1,810,657.43 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: leaving health care to the market, lower taxes and fewer rules on business, protecting the right to own and carry guns.

Sources

1 Background: Joe Mitchell for Congress | lowa's 2nd Congressional District Conservative Leadership · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 leaving health care to the market: Candidate statement

4 lower taxes and fewer rules on business: Candidate statement

5 protecting the right to own and carry guns: Candidate statement

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LJ
Candidate C

Lindsay James

DemocratShown above

🚩 No federal record yet. Campaign money: $1.6M raised, 76% from large donors, 12% from organized interests. Group breakdown unavailable. The filed PAC total is known, but its givers have not been identified here.
Filed PAC total: $199,905.24 (12% of $1,620,604.70 raised), 2026 cycle. Group source

Says they are for: government paying more of the bill, more legal ways in, and protection for people already here, cutting pollution and moving to clean energy.

Sources

1 Background: State Representative · checked 2026-10-19

2 The money: FEC · 2026 cycle

3 government paying more of the bill: Candidate statement

4 more legal ways in, and protection for people already here: Candidate statement

5 cutting pollution and moving to clean energy: Candidate statement

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Rick Stewart
Candidate D

Rick Stewart

Libertarian

We don't have campaign money records for this race yet.

Sources

1 Background: Meet Rick Stewart · checked 2026-10-19

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