THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Candidate for U.S. House · Iowa · District 2
Source checked Nov 4, 2026, 9:46 AM Eastern.
Associated Press via NPR. This call does not certify the result or change who is in office.
Certification: pending. IA · Official state election information
See the state election authority for official reporting. IA · Official state election information
THE PERSON
Lindsay James is an Iowa state representative and chaplain. Her campaign describes work on affordable housing, mental-health care, insulin affordability and protections for mobile-home residents.
Background sources checked October 27, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Supports a Medicare buy-in starting at 55, broader drug-price negotiation, reversing Medicaid cuts, hospital and insurer price transparency, and recruiting rural medical providers.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports restoring nationwide abortion protections associated with Roe v. Wade.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports congressional stock-trading and lifetime lobbying bans, a 12-year House term limit, Supreme Court ethics reform and an amendment reversing Citizens United.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports national paid family and medical leave and affordable childcare and elder care.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports putting parents in control of children's screen use rather than technology companies; the overview does not specify a legislative mechanism.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports passing a new Farm Bill.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
U.S. House · District 2 · 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
The candidate’s name and party follow the official ballot source. Backgrounds and issue positions are checked separately. A candidate is not an officeholder-elect unless a verified result establishes that status.