State Senator District 37
D
RSurveillance
Co-sponsored SF 2350 (ALPR placement, retention and sharing limits); warned against an unlimited surveillance network.
Said the state should support the tools law enforcement uses, with privacy concerns balanced against them.
Campaign money
Data centers
Said she is not opposed to data centers coming to Iowa but that they must be good partners to the communities where they locate.
newsKCRG · Sept. 22, 2026In a KCRG Q&A he said the state should add guardrails when attracting data centers.
newsKCRG · Oct. 2, 2026Property taxes & budget
Was absent for the final Senate vote on SF 2472, a property tax reform bill capping local government levy growth at 2%; it passed 41-1 on 2026-05-03.
officialIowa Legislature · Oct. 18, 2026+3 moreMental health
Said she would improve education through sustainable public school funding, recruiting and retaining educators, and special education and mental health supports.
newsKCRG · Sept. 22, 2026+3 moreSaid improving delivery of mental health services also means supporting affordable and accessible health care and policies that keep hospitals and health care facilities available when needed.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Abortion
Sponsor or floor manager of SJR 1: proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to the right to reproductive care.
officialIowa Legislature (BillBook) · Oct. 18, 2026+1 moreSaid he is a firm believer in life and will support pro-life policies, and that on abortion the state should also help prepare and support expecting mothers and ensure healthy babies.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Health care
Said she ran because of inadequate state funding for education and that under private Medicaid management her students were not getting the therapy and medications they needed.
newsThe Gazette (Cedar Rapids Community History Archive) · June 4, 2016+11 moreJobs & economy
Her campaign site lists education and workforce development, healthcare access and public safety, economic growth, and landowner rights and environmental protections as issues.
campaignDonahue for Iowa · Oct. 17, 2026+8 moreSaid keeping young people in Iowa and growing the population requires good jobs available, strong schools for growing families, and continuing to lower income and property tax rates.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Housing
Sponsor or floor manager of SF 357: establishing a neighborhood housing revitalization assistance program within the Iowa finance authority.
officialIowa Legislature (BillBook) · Oct. 18, 2026+2 moreSaid Iowans are feeling high costs everywhere, especially rising property taxes, housing costs and health care expenses, and that families should not be taxed out of their homes.
newsKCRG · Oct. 2, 2026Eminent domain
YES Voted yes on HF 639, a bill limiting hazardous liquid pipelines and restricting the use of eminent domain; it passed 27-22 on 2025-05-12.
newsIowa Ledger · May 12, 2025Said nobody wants to see eminent domain used, and that offering more voluntary agreements between businesses and landowners can limit the use of eminent domain in Iowa.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Water & environment
Sponsor or floor manager of SF 183: relating to water quality standards, including by providing for the regulation of animal feeding operations, providing penalties, and making penalties applicable.
officialIowa Legislature (BillBook) · Oct. 18, 2026+2 moreSaid Iowa has made progress on water quality through voluntary measures and growing partnerships between communities, companies and farmers, and he favors encouraging those partnerships over more government regulation.
newsThe Gazette · Oct. 20, 2026Public safety
Her campaign site lists education and workforce development, healthcare access and public safety, economic growth, and landowner rights and environmental protections as issues.
campaignDonahue for Iowa · Oct. 17, 2026The bio says he is running as a citizen legislator to put families first, focusing on affordability, education, and public safety.
campaignMarzen for Iowa · Oct. 17, 2026Schools & education
Said she would improve education through sustainable public school funding, recruiting and retaining educators, and special education and mental health supports.
newsKCRG · Sept. 22, 2026+26 moreCampaign site says he is running for the Iowa Senate focused on affordability, education and safety.
campaignMarzen for Iowa · Oct. 17, 2026+4 moreEnergy & power plants
YES Voted yes on HF 639, a bill limiting hazardous liquid pipelines and restricting the use of eminent domain; it passed 27-22 on 2025-05-12.
newsIowa Ledger · May 12, 2025Nothing on file.
Labor & unions
NO Voted no on SF 472, a bill requiring public-sector unions to hold periodic recertification elections; it passed 32-15 on 2025-03-10.
newsIowa Ledger · March 10, 2025Nothing on file.
Guns
NO Voted no on SF 2263, a bill on the carrying, transportation, and possession of weapons; it passed 35-12 on 2026-02-24.
newsIowa Ledger · Feb. 24, 2026+5 moreNothing on file.