Anna Banowsky
Anna Banowsky (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 92. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Banowsky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Anna Banowsky was born in Norman, Oklahoma. Banowsky earned an associate degree from Bellevue College in 2018 and a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2020.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 92
Incumbent Heather Hora defeated Anna Banowsky in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 92 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Heather Hora (R) | 60.6 | 9,390 |
 | Anna Banowsky (D)  | 39.2 | 6,073 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 26 | ||
| Total votes: 15,489 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 92
Anna Banowsky advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 92 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Banowsky | 99.4 | 520 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 523 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 92
Incumbent Heather Hora advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 92 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Heather Hora | 98.3 | 796 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.7 | 14 | ||
| Total votes: 810 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Banowsky in this election.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Anna Banowsky completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Banowsky's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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While studying to earn her bachelor's degree in political science at the University of Oklahoma, Anna developed a passion for public policy, law, and foreign affairs and became interested in serving in government.
Teaching a course each semester has allowed Anna to see the impact of Iowa’s K-12 education on students seeking higher education. Anna would like to ensure that all Iowa students have access to quality public education, from preschool to college and beyond.
Anna hopes to support policies that keep Iowa a welcoming state with opportunity for future generations. She hopes to be a representative who shows up for the people in her district and supports the rights of Iowans.- As a teaching assistant at the University of Iowa, Anna has worked with students entering higher education from Iowa's K-12 school systems. Many of her students have mentioned feeling that they were not given the tools they need in order to succeed. Anna believes that Iowa needs to be a place that prioritizes public education, as a properly funded school system is a vital component to a functioning society. All of Iowa's students deserve to have access to a quality education, no matter their background. As a representative, Anna Banowsky will vote to ensure that public dollars stay in public schools and that students are given the opportunities to learn according to their abilities.
- One of the things that first drew Anna to the town of Washington was the vibrancy of the downtown area. It was apparent from the number of shops and restaurants that this town was full of opportunity. Washington is able to be a place of opportunity because of the community--it is a town that people want to live in, whether they were raised here or found community here later in life. Anna Banowsky wants to ensure that all of District 92 is a place of opportunity for everyone. As a representative, she will vote to make sure that housing remains affordable in order to attract more people to the communities that make up this district and to protect the small businesses that make this opportunity possible.
- Reproductive rights are vital, as the choice of if, when, and how to become a parent is a hugely personal choice--and a choice that is best kept between the individual and a healthcare provider. Over the past several years we have seen Republican-controlled state legislatures pass total bans on abortion and restrict access to contraceptives. Anna Banowsky does not believe that these restrictions are what's best for Iowa, nor do they reflect the opinions of the Iowans she knows. In rural areas like District 92, these restrictions could mean healthcare providers leave the community, causing further disparity in healthcare access. As a representative, Anna Banowsky will vote to protect reproductive rights.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on June 26, 2024
