2016 IA Senate race: on Environment


Patty Judge: Address serious water quality problem in Iowa & nationally

Patty supports taking action to address the serious water quality problem that Iowa and other states face. On a state level, she supports funding the Natural Resources and Outdoor Recreation Trust Fund, which was created by a 2010 constitutional amendment in Iowa. On the national level, Patty believes we need to ensure that water quality initiatives are given the proper funding and attention--especially in the upcoming Farm bill.
Source: 2016 Iowa Senate campaign website PattyJudgeForIowa.com Aug 8, 2016

Tom Fiegen: Democratize and decentralize our food production

My biggest concerns for Iowa and the country are: the need to address childhood hunger (One in five of our children in America is food insecure); the need to democratize and decentralize our food production, to grow, process and market more healthy local fresh food (and revitalize local economies); and to clean up our water, by reducing and ultimately banning ag poisons like Roundup and Enlist herbicides. The number of cancer deaths in Iowa has increased over the last 40 years, in large part because of the ag poisons in our drinking water.

The small-farm revolution is part of the "back to the land" movement by young people to have a connection with their food. It is part of the local food movement which has spawned the farmers markets and CSAs. If I am at the table in the Senate during the drafting of the next Farm Bill there will be a paradigm shift from supporting GMO/chemical mono industrial agriculture to supporting/promoting/subsidizing local healthy fresh sustainable food production.

Source: 2016 Iowa Senate campaign website, FiegenForUSSenate.com Oct 9, 2015

Rob Hogg: Urgently address challenges of environmental sustainability

In announcing his bid for the U.S. Senate, Democratic state Sen. Rob Hogg vowed to be an environmental stalwart. Hogg touted his environmental credentials, saying he's been a champion for wind and solar energy efforts, biodiesel, ethanol, soil conservation and clean water. "I believe we urgently need to address the dangers of climate change as well as other challenges of environmental sustainability," Hogg said. "None of us asked for these problems, but we can't afford to ignore it."
Source: The Gazette on 2016 Iowa Senate race Sep 24, 2015

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Candidates and political leaders on Environment:

Democrats running for President:
Sen.Michael Bennet (D-CO)
V.P.Joe Biden (D-DE)
Mayor Mike Bloomberg (I-NYC)
Gov.Steve Bullock (D-MT)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (D-IN)
Sen.Cory Booker (D-NJ)
Secy.Julian Castro (D-TX)
Rep.John Delaney (D-MD)
Rep.Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI)
Sen.Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
Mayor Wayne Messam (D-FL)
Gov.Deval Patrick (D-MA)
Sen.Bernie Sanders (I-VT)
CEO Tom Steyer (D-CA)
Sen.Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)
Marianne Williamson (D-CA)
CEO Andrew Yang (D-NY)

2020 Third Party Candidates:
Rep.Justin Amash (L-MI)
CEO Don Blankenship (C-WV)
Gov.Lincoln Chafee (L-RI)
Howie Hawkins (G-NY)
Gov.Gary Johnson(L-NM)
Howard Schultz(I-WA)
Gov.Jesse Ventura (I-MN) 		Republicans running for President:
Sen.Ted Cruz(R-TX)
Gov.Larry Hogan (R-MD)
Gov.John Kasich(R-OH)
V.P.Mike Pence(R-IN)
Gov.Mark Sanford (R-SC)
Pres.Donald Trump(R-NY)
Rep.Joe Walsh (R-IL)
Gov.Bill Weld(R-MA & L-NY)

2020 Withdrawn Democratic Candidates:
Sen.Stacey Abrams (D-GA)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (D-NYC)
Sen.Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sen.Mike Gravel (D-AK)
Sen.Kamala Harris (D-CA)
Gov.John Hickenlooper (D-CO)
Gov.Jay Inslee (D-WA)
Rep.Seth Moulton (D-MA)
Rep.Beto O`Rourke (D-TX)
Rep.Tim Ryan (D-CA)
Adm.Joe Sestak (D-PA)
Rep.Eric Swalwell (D-CA)
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