THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Candidate for U.S. House · Iowa · District 1
Source checked Nov 4, 2026, 9:44 AM Eastern.
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THE PERSON
Christina Bohannan is a University of Iowa law professor, former Iowa state representative and former environmental engineer whose work focused on water quality. She was the first person in her family to attend college.
Background sources checked October 27, 2026.
THE POLICIES
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Supports a voluntary Medicare buy-in at any age while retaining private insurance; opposes mandatory single-payer coverage. Supports reversing Medicaid cuts and extending ACA tax credits.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports broader Medicare drug negotiations and $35 monthly caps on insulin, epinephrine injectors and inhalers.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports building and rehabilitating housing and prohibiting hedge funds and private investors from buying Iowa family homes and land.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports Congress ending the administration's tariffs.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports clean-energy investment and action against utility monopolies.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports stock-trading bans, term limits, age caps, an independent congressional ethics agency and a constitutional amendment reversing Citizens United.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports greater public-school investment, technical training and apprenticeships, and school and summer meals for every Iowa child.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
U.S. House · District 1 · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 23, 2026.
Iowa Secretary of State · November 3, 2026 general-election candidate list ↗Portrait source ↗Photo: Iowa General Assembly · Copyrighted free use · Cropped to fit
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