Iowa State Senate District 27 candidate surveys, 2022

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This article shows responses from candidates in the 2022 election for Iowa State Senate District 27 who completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.

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Candidates and election results

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 27

Incumbent Annette Sweeney defeated Sam Cox in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 27 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Annette Sweeney (R)	66.6	16,896
		Sam Cox (D)	33.2	8,429
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	34

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 25,359
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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Sam Cox (D)

Education - Sam believes education policy should always be about what is best for our children. However, too many politicians have used divisive rhetoric to score political points. Meanwhile, too many rural school buildings are in disrepair, with deteriorating infrastructure, and many educators and school staff are overworked and underpaid. As your senator, Sam will work tirelessly to increase funding for public schools for the good of all our children.

Inflation is hurting all Iowans, and it is time to put partisan politics aside and fix it. By bringing back manufacturing jobs and housing our supply chains here, we can drive down prices. We need a fairer economy where workers, not just CEOs, come out ahead.

The cornerstone of Iowa's economy is our thriving agricultural system. Sam supports local ownership of farms. When you have colossal factory farms with control over every component of production, rural family farmers are at a considerable disadvantage. We need to stop rural agricultural monopolies from suppressing wages and taking rural agricultural revenues from our local communities. We should make it easier to start and run a family farm and use tax dollars for rural development over corporate handouts. 

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Sam Cox (D)

As a small business owner herself, Sam is passionate about solving the labor shortage. Many businesses in Iowa, big and small, can't find enough workers. In the Senate, Sam will work with business owners to ensure their profitability while increasing wages to benefit workers. There are so many reasons people aren't working, and we need to look at this issue holistically. Sam wants to expand access to trades and suitable skills training and increase access to affordable childcare so parents have the opportunity to work.

See also

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