2018 Iowa Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Jake Porter: Don't prohibit abortion but don't fund it.     Marco Battaglia: Prefer fewer abortion, but not state prohibition.     Cathy Glasson: Pro-choice and will restore Planned Parenthood funding.     Nate Boulton: Anti-abortion law hurts women's healthcare access.     Andy McGuire: Restore Planned Parenthood funding from the dark ages.     Kim Reynolds: Abortion is equivalent to murder, but different penalty.

Budget & Economy     Fred Hubbell: Many budget benefits go to companies that don't need them.     Jake Porter: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.     Marco Battaglia: Market-led recovery better than stimulus.     Cathy Glasson: Budget should concentrate on citizens needs and the future.     Kim Reynolds: Defended $100 million budget cuts from previous fiscal year.     Andy McGuire: No more handouts for big corporations.     Andy McGuire: Strategize for economic development in rural Iowa.

Civil Rights     Fred Hubbell: Proud of Iowa's equal protection for same-sex couples.     Kim Reynolds: Same-sex marriage issue is now settled law.     Republican Party: Define marriage as one natural man and one natural woman.     Jake Porter: Strongly supports same-sex marriage.     Marco Battaglia: Strongly supports same-sex marriage.     Andy McGuire: Conversion therapy is torture, not treatment.     Nate Boulton: Defended LGBTQ nonprofit Iowa Safe Schools.     Kim Reynolds: Voters should decide gay marriage, not the courts.

Corporations     Fred Hubbell: Stop giving unproductive tax credits to big corporations.     Kim Reynolds: Tax breaks bring Apple to Iowa.     Nate Boulton: Tax credits & corporate giveaways have hurt economy.     Andy McGuire: State loans for new or expanding small town businesses.

Crime     Fred Hubbell: Life sentence is sufficient instead of death penalty.     Kim Reynolds: Opposes reinstating the death penalty.     Jake Porter: Stop prosecuting addiction issues and victimless crimes.     Marco Battaglia: End mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent crimes.     Cathy Glasson: One-size-fits-all punishment are not fitting the crimes.     Nate Boulton: Public safety & police can't be done on the cheap.

Drugs     Fred Hubbell: Wait-and-see on decriminalizing marijuana.     Jake Porter: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.     Marco Battaglia: Marijuana isn't a gateway drug.     Rich Leopold: Services for people still suffering with addiction.     Andy McGuire: Fund programs for mental health.

Education     Fred Hubbell: School systems and teachers know best what they need.     Jake Porter: Vouchers let parents choose the school of their choice.     Marco Battaglia: Vouchers are wrong for paying for private schooling.     Cathy Glasson: Wants public education to be affordable and high quality.     Nate Boulton: State must fund public schools, not voucher schemes.     Nate Boulton: Supports teacher's unions to attract best teachers.     Andy McGuire: Restore cuts: put students ahead of lobbyists.     Andy McGuire: Restore $21M in cuts to higher education.

Energy & Oil     Fred Hubbell: Grow the economy using biomass, sun, and wind resources.     Jake Porter: Don't prioritize green energy.     Marco Battaglia: Freer market will allow energy that is greener.     Cathy Glasson: Move forward with new green energy sources.     Nate Boulton: 50% renewable energy by 2025.     Rich Leopold: Supports strong wind industry in Iowa.     Andy McGuire: Trump full of hot air on wind power.

Environment     Fred Hubbell: Protect water, air and topsoil resources.     Jake Porter: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.     Marco Battaglia: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach.     Cathy Glasson: Force corporate polluters to clean up their mess.     Andy McGuire: Put teeth into our water quality regulations.     Nate Boulton: Funding water trust fund improves safety & tourism.     Rich Leopold: Let's Go Outside: stewardship of Iowa's land, air, and water.     Rich Leopold: Listen to rural voters while promoting clean water.

Families & Children     Cathy Glasson: Proud of Iowa's marriage equality but work still to be done.     Cathy Glasson: #1 job of governor is to raise family's standard of living.     Andy McGuire: Time for state Family/Medical Leave Act.

Foreign Policy     Marco Battaglia: Exceptional people all over the planet, not just America.

Free Trade     Kim Reynolds: Supports USMCA trade agreement to replace NAFTA.     Fred Hubbell: Farmers are on the edge financially because of trade war.     Kim Reynolds: Nobody wins in a trade war.     Jake Porter: Support free trade.     Marco Battaglia: Support free trade & freer trade.     Andy McGuire: Unfair trade deals shut down factories & ship jobs overseas.

Government Reform     Fred Hubbell: Supports term limits for Iowa governor.     Kim Reynolds: Opposes term limits for Iowa governor.     Jake Porter: Make voter registration easier.     Marco Battaglia: Make election days national holidays.     Cathy Glasson: Roll back voter ID law, start making voting easier for all.     Andy McGuire: Repeal the voter ID law; lengthen the absentee voting.

Gun Control     Jake Porter: Absolute right to gun ownership.     Marco Battaglia: Absolute right to gun ownership.     Cathy Glasson: Gun violence is a public health crisis and an epidemic.     Fred Hubbell: Start the conversation between gun control & public safety.     Kim Reynolds: Concealed carry at statehouse okay.

Health Care     Fred Hubbell: Stop Medicaid privatization; it failed the most vulnerable.     Jake Porter: Oppose ObamaCare.     Marco Battaglia: Oppose ObamaCare; move to a freer market in medicine.     Cathy Glasson: Medicare For All: fundamental right to health care.     Nate Boulton: Focus on vulnerable people rather than corporate profits.     Rich Leopold: Our handling of mental illness & medical coverage is abysmal.     Andy McGuire: Healthcare is a right for all Iowans.     Andy McGuire: Reduce costs through preventive care, lower drug prices.

Homeland Security     Fred Hubbell: Respects and honors the military's courage and sacrifices.     Marco Battaglia: Rein in the military-industrial complex.

Immigration     Kim Reynolds: Secure our border, but no family separations.     Andy McGuire: We need comprehensive federal immigration policy.     Cathy Glasson: We need path to citizenship and to keep families together.     Fred Hubbell: No use of local enforcement during federal immigration raids.     Marco Battaglia: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens.     Nate Boulton: No use of local enforcement during federal immigration raids.     Cathy Glasson: Welcomes immigrants and wants them to feel safe and secure.     Kim Reynolds: End DACA, but Congress should act.

Jobs     Fred Hubbell: Believes in unions and equitable collective bargaining.     Jake Porter: Oppose affirmative action.     Marco Battaglia: Oppose affirmative action.     Cathy Glasson: High priority to making union access available to all.     Cathy Glasson: Fight to raise minimum wage to $15 per hour.     Nate Boulton: $15 minimum wage indexed to inflation.     Andy McGuire: Dedicate resources to apprenticeships & job training.     Andy McGuire: Raise the minimum wage to $15/hr.     Andy McGuire: Restoring collective bargaining for Iowa workers.

Principles & Values     Jake Porter: Freely practice beliefs so long as not hurting others.     Marco Battaglia: Freely practice beliefs so long as not hurting others.     Rich Leopold: I'm a person of faith; I volunteer with faith-based groups.

Social Security     Marco Battaglia: Individual private accounts to replace Social Security.

Tax Reform     Fred Hubbell: Equitable tax system, instead of one based on who you know.     Jake Porter: Phase out the statewide sales tax.     Marco Battaglia: Phase out the income tax.     Cathy Glasson: End corporate welfare tax practice; make them pay fair share.

Technology     Cathy Glasson: Create jobs with infrastructure investment.     Nate Boulton: Invest in rural infrastructure, including for tourism.

War & Peace     Marco Battaglia: Avoid foreign entanglements.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Andy McGuire Iowa Democratic candidate for Governor IA Cathy Glasson Iowa Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell Iowa Democratic candidate for governor of Iowa Jake Porter Iowa Libertarian candidate for governor Kim Reynolds Iowa Republican Marco Battaglia Iowa Libertarian candidate for governor Nate Boulton Iowa Democratic candidate for Iowa Gov Republican Party Rich Leopold Iowa Democratic candidate for Governor