THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Candidate for U.S. House · Iowa · District 3
Source checked Nov 4, 2026, 9:44 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
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THE PERSON
Sarah Trone Garriott is an Iowa state senator, ordained Lutheran pastor and nonprofit leader. She previously served in AmeriCorps, worked as a hospital chaplain and led interfaith engagement for the Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry Network.
Background sources checked October 27, 2026.
THE POLICIES
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Supports stock-trading bans for Congress, the White House and staff; a 12-year congressional service cap; a lifetime lobbying ban; and enforceable Supreme Court ethics rules.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports banning partisan gerrymandering, corporate PACs and super PACs and overturning Citizens United.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports required annual public town halls, published congressional schedules and independent public audits of federal agencies.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports reversing Medicaid cuts, extending ACA tax credits, Medicare drug negotiations, earlier Medicare access and expanded rural, mental-health and substance-use services.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports border security, simpler legal pathways, protections for Dreamers, anti-trafficking investment and legal accountability for ICE.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports nationwide abortion-access protections and safeguarding contraception, IVF and prenatal care.
Source checked October 27, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
U.S. House · District 3 · 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.