2018 IA Governor's race: on Crime


Fred Hubbell: Life sentence is sufficient instead of death penalty

Q. Do you support reinstating the death penalty?

Hubbell: We already have the death sentence, it's called life without parole. The only way you get out is in a box.

Reynolds: No.

Q. Do you favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use?

Reynolds: No

Hubbell: No

Q. Do you favor restricting fireworks again?

Reynolds: That's a local decision, no.

Hubbell: I think it's a local issue.

Source: Des Moines Register on 2018 Iowa gubernatorial debate Oct 10, 2018

Kim Reynolds: Opposes reinstating the death penalty

Q. Do you support reinstating the death penalty?

Hubbell: We already have the death sentence, it's called life without parole. The only way you get out is in a box.

Reynolds: No.

Q. Do you favor legalizing marijuana for recreational use?

Reynolds: No

Hubbell: No

Q. Do you favor restricting fireworks again?

Reynolds: That's a local decision, no.

Hubbell: I think it's a local issue.

Source: Des Moines Register on 2018 Iowa gubernatorial debate Oct 10, 2018

Jake Porter: Stop prosecuting addiction issues and victimless crimes

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Stricter punishment reduces crime"?

A: We should stop prosecuting addiction issues and victimless crimes.ÿ Crimes involving others should include restitution to the victims.ÿÿ

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Iowa Governor candidate May 18, 2018

Marco Battaglia: End mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent crimes

Q: Do you support or oppose the statement, "Stricter punishment reduces crime"?

A: I support stricter punishments for violent crimes like child abuse and rape. I support getting rid of mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent crimes and reducing the number of nonviolent crimes on the books in general. I want to rein in the war on drugs.

Source: OnTheIssues interview of 2018 Iowa Governor candidate May 13, 2018

Cathy Glasson: One-size-fits-all punishment are not fitting the crimes

We can't have a one-size-fits-all approach to sentencing and punishment, especially whenÿour criminal justice system disproportionately impacts people of color and people in poverty. Mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug crimes or property crimes have been proven not to work as well in rehabilitating offenders, preventing crimes or reducing recidivism rates. We need to stop wasting money on locking up Iowa's lowest level drug offenders and start looking at smart options.
Source: 2018 Iowa gubernatorial candidate website CathyGlasson.com May 2, 2018

Nate Boulton: Public safety & police can't be done on the cheap

Iowa's public servants, including police officers, firefighters and DHS field staff are the bedrock of building Iowa's safe and secure communities. Their funding has been cut, their rights to better wages and benefits rolled back, and even their very safety put at risk from reduced staffing levels. If we are going to have safe and secure communities we must once again give our public servants the resources they need to be successful.
Source: 2018 Iowa gubernatorial campaign website BoultonForIowa.com Jul 17, 2017

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Candidates and political leaders on Crime:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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