Kathryn Dolter

Kathryn Dolter (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. She lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2026.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Health -

1. Restore the cuts to Medicaid & SNAP

2. Restore cuts to NIH and the CDC and federal medical research programs

3. Shore up Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, the VA Health System on our way to Universal Health Care

4. Fund prevention, population health focused initiatives for top priorities: childhood and adult obesity, brain health, and cancerLiving Income

1.

Ensure a LIVING INCOME by INCREASING the federal minimum wage so that ALL have a living wage and SHORING Up Social Security

2.

REFORM our tax system to make it more fair. We need to increase taxes on billionaires and corporations and decrease taxes on working families

3.

STOP the Trump TAX that is hurting Iowa businesses, farmers, and families

4.

STOP the cuts to the wind and solar projects which will further cause our electric bills to skyrocket

5.

GIVE Workers more power through unions to ensure work rights, health, pensions, and jobs

6.

DEVELOP POLICIES TO support Child Care to help working families afford to work…Child Ca

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DEVELOP POLICIES to support first time home buyers to make the American dream of home ownThe U.S. Constitution:

1.

SHORE UP the VOTER RIGHTS ACT to make voting EASIER so that everyone CAN VOTE

2.

PREVENT GERRYMANDERING so that EVERY vote counts

3.

IMPLEMENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM and end corruption–because Corporations are NOT People too.

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We NEED our congress people to LISTEN TO US and not billionaires or corporate interests

4.

KEEP THE MILITARY OUT OF OUR CITIES, Focused on Training for External Threats, Have Governor’s Keep their National Guards in their own states, and fight crime by funding and supporting our local police

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5.

START the process for a NO KINGS AMENDMENT TO OUR CONSTITUTION to prevent Presidential ABUSE of EXECUTIVE ORDERS, PARDONS, DECLARATIONS OF EMERGENCY, and Declarations of War

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Congressional and Election Reform, Health, Education, Foreign Policy, Military, the VA