Randy Feenstra

Democratic Platform

Democrats support progressive taxation, with higher rates on top earners and corporations to fund public investment. The party favors raising the minimum wage, strengthening unions, and expanding worker protections. Democrats generally support government investment in infrastructure, education, and social programs as drivers of broad economic growth.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra supports lower taxes, reduced regulation, and fiscal restraint as the path to a prosperous Iowa economy. He has backed tax cuts and opposed large federal spending packages he argues increase the national debt. He has been a strong advocate for Iowa's agriculture sector, supporting farm programs and opposing regulations that burden Iowa farmers and rural businesses.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans favor lower taxes across income levels, with particular emphasis on cutting corporate and capital gains taxes to stimulate investment and job creation. The party supports deregulation, reduced government spending, and free market solutions over federal programs as the primary engine of prosperity.

Democratic Platform

Democrats support expanding access to affordable healthcare, including protecting the Affordable Care Act and moving toward a public option or expanded Medicare coverage. The party broadly favors government negotiation of prescription drug prices and opposes removing protections for pre-existing conditions.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra opposes the Affordable Care Act and supports market-based healthcare alternatives that expand competition and consumer choice. He backs health savings accounts, price transparency, and insurance competition across state lines. He supports rural healthcare access as a particular priority for Iowa's geographically dispersed population.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans have generally sought to repeal or significantly reform the Affordable Care Act, favoring market-based solutions. The party supports expanding health savings accounts, increasing competition among insurers across state lines, and reducing federal mandates on coverage requirements.

Democratic Platform

Democrats generally support pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, including DACA recipients, and favor comprehensive immigration reform. The party supports increased resources for legal immigration processing and a humanitarian approach to asylum seekers at the border.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra supports strong border security and enforcement-first immigration policies. He has voted against immigration legislation he argues is insufficiently restrictive and supports completing border security infrastructure. He backs legal immigration through proper channels and has focused on the effects of fentanyl trafficking on Iowa communities.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans prioritize border security and strict enforcement of existing immigration law. The party broadly supports completing physical border barriers, ending policies they view as incentivizing illegal entry, and reforming legal immigration to favor applicants with marketable skills.

Democratic Platform

Democrats favor robust federal investment in public K-12 education and higher education, along with policies to reduce or eliminate student loan debt. The party generally opposes using public funds for private school vouchers and supports universal pre-K and affordable childcare.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra supports school choice, parental rights in education, and reducing federal involvement in local school decisions. He backs Iowa's education savings account program and has supported expanding educational options for Iowa families. He opposes federal curriculum mandates and supports local and state control over education.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans support school choice, including voucher programs for private and religious schools, and local control over curriculum decisions. The party generally opposes federal education mandates and broadly supports parental rights in schooling. Many Republicans oppose student loan forgiveness as unfair to borrowers who repaid their loans.

Democratic Platform

Democrats broadly support stricter gun safety measures, including universal background checks, red flag laws, and restrictions on assault-style weapons and high-capacity magazines. The party frames these regulations as consistent with the Second Amendment and necessary to reduce mass shootings.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra is a strong Second Amendment supporter who has opposed gun control legislation in Congress. He has voted against universal background check bills and other gun safety measures, arguing they infringe on the constitutional rights of law-abiding Iowans. He supports existing enforcement of gun laws over new restrictions.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans strongly defend Second Amendment rights and generally oppose new gun control legislation, arguing that existing laws should be enforced more effectively. The party emphasizes mental health intervention, the right to self-defense, and opposes what they view as infringement on law-abiding gun owners.

Democratic Platform

Democrats view climate change as an urgent crisis requiring immediate government action. The party supports transitioning to clean energy through federal investment and regulation, reducing carbon emissions across the economy, and meeting international climate commitments. Democrats generally oppose expanding fossil fuel development on public lands.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra supports Iowa's significant wind energy sector while opposing federal climate mandates he argues harm Iowa's agriculture and manufacturing industries. He has been a strong advocate for renewable fuels including ethanol and biodiesel, which are important to Iowa's farm economy, and backs an all-of-the-above energy approach.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize American energy independence through domestic production of oil, gas, and coal alongside renewable development. Many in the party are skeptical of aggressive climate regulations they argue harm economic growth and jobs. Republicans generally prefer market-based energy solutions over government mandates and oppose restrictions that raise energy costs for families.

Democratic Platform

Democrats generally support a multilateral approach to foreign policy, emphasizing alliances, international institutions, and diplomacy as the first line of engagement. The party broadly supports maintaining NATO commitments, providing aid to democratic allies, and engaging international bodies to address shared challenges.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra supports a strong U.S. military and backs American alliances. He has focused on China as the primary geopolitical challenge and has been a vocal critic of Chinese influence in American agriculture — particularly Chinese purchases of farmland near U.S. military installations. He backs continued U.S. support for Ukraine and Israel.Source →

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize American sovereignty, a strong military as a deterrent, and bilateral relationships over multilateral institutions. The party broadly supports robust defense spending and is skeptical of international agreements they view as constraining American action or requiring open-ended foreign commitments.

Democratic Platform

Democrats oppose cuts to Social Security or Medicare benefits and support expanding both programs. The party generally favors raising the Social Security payroll tax cap on high earners to ensure long-term solvency and opposes any form of privatization.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra supports protecting Social Security and Medicare benefits for current and near-retirees. He backs ensuring long-term program solvency through economic growth and fiscal restraint and has opposed tax increases as the solution to program funding challenges.

Republican Platform

Republicans support reforming Social Security and Medicare to ensure long-term fiscal solvency, which some in the party argue requires adjusting benefits or eligibility ages. The party opposes tax increases to fund the programs and some members have supported personal investment account options.

Democratic Platform

Democrats broadly support criminal justice reform, including reducing mandatory minimum sentences, addressing racial disparities in policing and incarceration, and investing in community-based alternatives. The party generally supports police accountability measures and evidence-based approaches to reducing recidivism.

Randy Feenstra

Feenstra supports strong law enforcement and has opposed criminal justice reform measures he argues have increased crime. He backs adequate resources for law enforcement, strong sentencing for violent offenders, and focusing criminal justice reforms on rehabilitation for non-violent offenders while maintaining accountability for serious crimes.

Republican Platform

Republicans emphasize law and order, strong support for law enforcement, and tough penalties for crime. The party generally opposes reducing mandatory minimum sentences for violent offenses and supports prosecutors pursuing strong sentences. Republicans broadly oppose policies they view as undermining police authority or creating leniency for criminals.