Taxes
Proposes replacing income taxes with a tax based on land value.
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THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Rick Stewart
Candidate for U.S. House · Iowa · District 2
THE PERSON
Background
Rick Stewart helped build Frontier Cooperative Herbs and previously worked as a police officer. His earlier gubernatorial biography documents his college credentials; current issue summaries below come from his August 2026 congressional-campaign speech.
Roots
- Career: Frontier Cooperative Herbs; former Maquoketa police officer
Education
- Kirkwood Community College · agricultural mechanics degree
- Coe College · B.A.
- University of Chicago · M.B.A.
Background sources checked October 29, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Where they stand
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Immigration
Proposes auctioning lifetime green cards to vetted immigrants and allowing noncriminal visitors to purchase visas.
Source checked October 29, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Climate
Supports a carbon tax with per-person rebates.
Source checked October 29, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Social services
Proposes replacing government welfare programs with a universal basic income for adult citizens.
Source checked October 29, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Ballot & sources
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: Myra Matejka · CC BY 4.0 · 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.