SPIRIT LAKE, Iowa — Lower than six months after profitable a particular election to fill a vacant seat in Iowa Senate District 1, State Sen. Dave Rowley, R-Spirit Lake, faces a major opponent in a unique district. 

Within the June 7 GOP major, Rowley, a musician and insurance coverage agent, is operating in opposition to Dave Dow, a highschool math instructor from Emmetsburg, to see who will symbolize the newly shaped Iowa Senate District 5. The big newly-drawn district consists of all of Dickinson, Emmet, Palo Alto, Kossuth and Winnebago counties, in addition to a portion of northern Clay County, together with a sliver of Spencer. Main cities within the district embrace Spirit Lake, Emmetsburg, Estherville, Algona and Forest Metropolis.

No Democratic candidate filed for the first within the district dominated by Republican voters so whoever wins the GOP major can be presumptive winner within the November normal election.

Rowley, who nonetheless performs exhibits on the Iowa Rock ‘n Roll Music Affiliation and Pearson Lake Arts Middle within the Iowa Nice Lakes area, stated the 2 political points he was most-focused on in his abbreviated first time period within the legislature had been tax reduction and workforce improvement.

On the matter of taxes, Rowley stated by way of e mail: “This 12 months Republicans handed into legislation a path to decrease our present state earnings tax charges to a 3.9% flat tax over the subsequent 4 years. This, along with eliminating retirement earnings tax and discount of the company earnings tax fee, has Iowa because the fourth lowest amongst all states that cost earnings tax. This can be a assist to all throughout this time of file excessive inflation. “

As for labor, Rowley stated he is pushed for payments to cut back sure laws and testing necessities. “I’m on the Human Sources, Labor and Enterprise, and Judiciary committees,” Rowley stated. “In all three we despatched to the Governor’s desk payments that may enhance our workforce and help future employment. Along with these actions, we’re working with public faculties, group schools, companies massive and small to organize college students and younger households for careers that may maintain them in Iowa with good earnings alternatives.” 

When voters go to the polls on June 7, Rowley stated they need to contemplate voting for him as a result of he voted on payments which have defended rights and liberties and since he could be a powerful advocate for all the Senate District.

“I consider our NW Iowa communities are leaders in our state.  I’ll hearken to the folks of District 5 and work laborious for them within the subsequent session,” Rowley stated.  

Although Dow, a Washington native, didn’t reply to the Journal’s query by press time, he is posted on his marketing campaign’s Fb web page about operating to “battle for Iowans and their proper to bear arms, alternative of faculties and training, the suitable to Free Speech and the final word proper to have management over your physique and well being selections.”

On the identical social media web page, Dow’s additionally touted an endorsement from the Structure Motion Community (a conservative grassroots group) and linked to a survey he did with the conservative media outlet The Iowa Commonplace. 

In a Commonplace publish from Might 1, Dow stated, as legislator, he would look to the Bible first after which to the U.S. Structure. He then went on to say he favors: a flax tax, a “Defend Life Modification” to the Iowa Structure (which might ban abortions), a toilet invoice in Iowa that might require folks “organic males” to make use of the boys’ rest room and “organic females” to make use of the women’ rest room and extra audits of the voting course of.

When posting an “motion merchandise” again in April, Dow stated, if elected, he’d be “uncompromising for Iowa.”

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