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Zach Lahn on Government Reform

 

 


We need to deregulate what's happening on family farms

Q: Iowa net income fell 53%, according to the Farm Bureau. What can you do as Governor to reverse that?

Sand: These tariffs have been terrible for the state of Iowa. Farmers can't wait anymore. We need to have someone that stands up to federal policies aimed at hurting Iowa. And make sure our public schools are getting local foods too.

Lahn: My moonshot goal for the state of Iowa is to see a day in which 80% of the food in our public schools is grown here in the state of Iowa. We have the best farmers in world. We have the best land in the world. There is no reason other than regulations. What I found out from a farmer in Denison, if they want to sell ground beef in public school they have to be able to deliver 42,000 pounds at a time, something no family farm can do. Put it on cost parity so we can start to actually create new markets. We'll create local food systems and we need to deregulate a lot of what's happening in the agricultural industry on family farms.

Source: C-SPAN transcript of 2026 Iowa Gubernatorial debate , Oct 6, 2026

Election fraud occurs; go towards paper ballots

I think the point here is election fraud does occur. Mail and ballots are heavily used for that. We saw that in the 2020 election, purposefully used for that. And that if we don't have integrity in our voting system, we lose our democracy, period. I am 100% in favor of going towards paper ballots and these voter-verified systems to be able to ensure their elections are free and fair and that they're honest.
Source: River Cities' Reader on 2026 Iowa Gubernatorial race , Feb 6, 2026

Other governors on Government Reform: Zach Lahn on other issues:
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Brad Sherman (IA)
Deidre DeJear
Kim Reynolds
Randy Feenstra
Ras Smith
Rob Sand
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Abby Finkenauer
Ashley Hinson
Bob Krause
Chuck Grassley
J.D. Scholten
Jim Carlin
Joni Ernst
Josh Turek
Michael Franken
Theresa Greenfield
Zach Wahls

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