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 main opponent in a unique district. 

Within the June 7 GOP main, Rowley, a musician and insurance coverage agent, is working towards Dave Dow, a highschool math trainer from Emmetsburg, to see who will characterize the newly fashioned 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 main will likely be presumptive winner within the November common 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, mentioned the 2 political points he was most-focused on in his abbreviated first time period within the legislature had been tax aid and workforce growth.

On the matter of taxes, Rowley mentioned through 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 following 4 years. This, along with eliminating retirement earnings tax and discount of the company earnings tax charge, has Iowa because the fourth lowest amongst all states that cost earnings tax. This will likely be a assist to all throughout this time of document excessive inflation. “

As for labor, Rowley mentioned he is pushed for payments to scale back sure rules and testing necessities. “I’m on the Human Assets, Labor and Enterprise, and Judiciary committees,” Rowley mentioned. “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 colleges, group faculties, companies giant and small to organize college students and younger households for careers that may preserve them in Iowa with good earnings alternatives.” 

When voters go to the polls on June 7, Rowley mentioned they need to think about voting for him as a result of he voted on payments which have defended rights and liberties and since he could be a robust advocate for your complete Senate District.

“I imagine our NW Iowa communities are leaders in our state.  I’ll hearken to the individuals of District 5 and work exhausting for them within the subsequent session,” Rowley mentioned.  

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 working to “struggle for Iowans and their proper to bear arms, alternative of colleges and training, the proper to Free Speech and the last 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 Normal. 

In a Normal put up from Could 1, Dow mentioned, 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 “Shield Life Modification” to the Iowa Structure (which might ban abortions), a rest room invoice in Iowa that may require individuals “organic males” to make use of the boys’ lavatory and “organic females” to make use of the ladies’ lavatory and extra audits of the voting course of.

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

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