State Representative District 79
D
RSurveillance
Wants strong statewide rules on who can access ALPR data and how it is stored and used.
Nothing on file yet.
Campaign money
Data centers
Said statewide regulations for data centers would be smart, including rules that protect the environment and Iowans and ensure corporations pay their share rather than passing financial burdens to taxpayers.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Campaign site calls for transparency about the electricity and water use and costs of data centers in Cedar Rapids.
campaignBarclay Woerner campaign site · Oct. 17, 2026Property taxes & budget
Was absent for the final House vote on SF 2472, a property tax reform bill capping local government levy growth at 2%; it passed 62-22 on 2026-05-02.
officialIowa Legislature · Oct. 18, 2026+2 moreCampaign site describes property taxes as an increasing burden and calls for more transparency and a taxpayer voice in increases.
campaignBarclay Woerner campaign site · Oct. 17, 2026+1 moreGovernment efficiency & transparency
Said private schools receiving vouchers lack transparency and should be held accountable in the same ways as public schools.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Campaign site calls for transparency about the electricity and water use and costs of data centers in Cedar Rapids.
campaignBarclay Woerner campaign site · Oct. 17, 2026+1 moreMental health
Sponsor or floor manager of HF 223: relating to mental health resources for students enrolled in public schools.
officialIowa Legislature (BillBook) · Oct. 18, 2026+1 moreCampaign site calls for independent research into Iowa's cancer rates and for more competition and flexibility in mental health care.
campaignBarclay Woerner campaign site · Oct. 17, 2026Abortion
NO Voted no on HF 2788, a bill on abortion, including informed consent requirements and the dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs; it passed 58-29 on 2026-05-01.
newsIowa Ledger · May 1, 2026+2 moreIn a 2024 candidate Q&A, he said Iowa should wait before changing the fetal heartbeat law, noting its exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother.
newsCBS2 Iowa · Oct. 21, 2024Health care
Her campaign site says she wants every Iowan to have access to affordable, accessible and equitable health care.
campaignTracy Ehlert for Iowa House · Oct. 17, 2026+3 moreCampaign site calls for independent research into Iowa's cancer rates and for more competition and flexibility in mental health care.
campaignBarclay Woerner campaign site · Oct. 17, 2026Jobs & economy
Sponsor or floor manager of HF 661: relating to child care, including the child and dependent care tax credit, a child care workforce matching grant program, a small business child care tax credit, and state child care assistance, and including applicability provisions.
officialIowa Legislature (BillBook) · Oct. 18, 2026+3 moreSaid Iowa should reduce unnecessary barriers to housing construction and expand the skilled-trades workforce so homes and infrastructure can be built.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026+1 moreHousing
Sponsor or floor manager of HF 659: relating to housing in the state by establishing an Iowa housing tax credit program, establishing a neighborhood renovation grant program, and increasing first-time homebuyer tax incentives, and including effective date and applicability provisions.
officialIowa Legislature (BillBook) · Oct. 18, 2026Said Iowa should reduce unnecessary barriers to housing construction and expand the skilled-trades workforce so homes and infrastructure can be built.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Eminent domain
NO Voted no on HF 2104, a bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines; it passed 64-28 on 2026-01-21.
newsIowa Ledger · Jan. 21, 2026+1 moreSaid Iowa should strengthen protections for private property owners so eminent domain is used only for legitimate public use such as roads, infrastructure and utilities, not for private gain.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Water & environment
Sponsor or floor manager of HF 2733: relating to water quality, including a water quality monitoring network and the water quality initiative, an agricultural best management practices tax credit, an Iowa clean water farm program and property tax credit, and water quality practices loans, making appropriations, and including applicability provisions.
officialIowa Legislature (BillBook) · Oct. 18, 2026Said Iowa can improve water quality by coordinating existing organizations, farmers, communities and businesses rather than adding government programs or bureaucracy.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Schools & education
Her campaign site says education at all levels, cradle to career, must be fully funded.
campaignTracy Ehlert for Iowa House · Oct. 17, 2026+20 moreCampaign site says schools and government entities should post financial reports, contracts and meeting minutes online.
campaignBarclay Woerner campaign site · Oct. 17, 2026+5 moreEnergy & power plants
NO Voted no on HF 2104, a bill banning the use of eminent domain for carbon dioxide pipelines; it passed 64-28 on 2026-01-21.
newsIowa Ledger · Jan. 21, 2026+1 moreNothing on file.
Labor & unions
NO Voted no on SF 472, a bill requiring public-sector unions to hold periodic recertification elections; it passed 56-34 on 2026-04-28.
newsIowa Ledger · April 28, 2026+1 moreNothing on file.
Roads & infrastructure
Nothing on file.
Said Iowa should strengthen protections for private property owners so eminent domain is used only for legitimate public use such as roads, infrastructure and utilities, not for private gain.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026+1 moreGuns
NO Voted no on SF 2263, a bill on the carrying, transportation, and possession of weapons; it passed 60-26 on 2026-04-16.
newsIowa Ledger · April 16, 2026Nothing on file.