Jeffrey Janssen
Jeffrey Janssen (Republican Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 26. He lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.
Janssen completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Scott Ourth defeated Rebel Snodgrass in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 26 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Scott Ourth (D) | 55.4 | 8,195 |
![]() | Rebel Snodgrass (R) | 44.4 | 6,572 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 24 |
Total votes: 14,791 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 26
Incumbent Scott Ourth advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 26 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Scott Ourth | 100.0 | 1,926 |
Total votes: 1,926 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 26
Rebel Snodgrass defeated Jeffrey Janssen in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 26 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rebel Snodgrass | 57.5 | 683 |
Jeffrey Janssen ![]() | 42.5 | 505 |
Total votes: 1,188 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jeffrey Janssen participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on May 30, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jeffrey Janssen's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
“ | Education: Education is crucial to social mobility and the future well-being of our nation and its people. Every single child deserves the opportunity to receive a great education. To achieve that goal, we need a properly funded budget for our children as they are the next generation that will not only work in but also lead our great state. As job markets change, our teaching approach and teaching tools must change as well. For our children to compete in the highly technological and global marketplace, we need to leverage available technology within the classrooms and promote STEM to prepare our children for a brighter future. Lastly, I support transferring control of schools to local communities, giving teachers more of a voice, as they know the needs of their district’s children better than disassociated bureaucrats in DC. Limited Government: Prosperity and opportunity come from the ingenuity and hard work of individuals and entrepreneurs, not from government. As government grows, individual liberty and the opportunity for citizens to improve their own lives and seek well-being on their own terms is diminished. While there are important core functions that government should carry out, citizens must be vigilant in ensuring that government does not expand its reach into functions more appropriately left to the private sector. Therefore, I am in favor of reducing the size, scope, and scale of the state government. Further, I oppose government distortion or manipulation of the free market through subsidies and bailouts as it is not the government’s duty to pick winners and losers. Taxes: Our federal government is swimming in debt, and too often at the state capital, we chose to increase liabilities. This is not because taxes are too low, it is because our legislators spend too much. A government of the people, by the people, and for the people owes it to her citizens to spend wisely, remembering that government dollars are actually citizen dollars. Too often, our tax code kills jobs, harms small businesses, and threatens the prosperity of current and future generations. We must reduce the tax burden on small businesses and working families, make the tax code flatter and fairer, and eliminate special carve-outs, loopholes, and giveaways that funnel benefits to a handful of politically-connected industries and companies at the expense of hardworking taxpayers. Further, it is time we build our emergency cash reserves instead of depleting them to fund a bloated government and legislative overspending.[2][3] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
“ | Family Law/DHS Reform - We have a broken system that harms families and promotes the tearing apart of families. Our current court system incentivizes litigation and high billable hours in family law cases. The current DHS system incentivizes keeping children in foster care and then adopting them out after a certain time period. We must protect Iowa families and not attorney's pocketbooks and the DHS budget. Protecting individual liberties and Constitutional rights - Our individual liberties and Constitutional rights are the bedrock of what makes us free. We must protect Iowans from Government overreach and the stripping of these rights and liberties. Life - As Iowans, we need to protect the most vulnerable. This not only includes the unborn and the elderly but families and children in crisis. I am pro-life and not just the bookends (pro-birth and pro- natural death) but even everything in-between. I think pro-life individuals, if they truly are pro-life, should allow for and encourage non-profits, churches, etc. to step into the gap between birth and natural death. If we want all babies to be born, then we need to be there to support those individuals and families if and when they are in crisis and/or need help.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jeffrey Janssen answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
“ | I have always looked up to my grandparents. They were farmers from NW Iowa who came from nothing and worked hard to provide for their family. My grandfather was a veteran and was proud to have served our great country. Even with only elementary school educations, they were able to work hard and leave a legacy that their children and grandchildren are proud of. They stressed the importance of school and a hard work ethic. They put all five of their children through college at Drake University and were even Parents of the Year as all five children were attending Drake at one time. Their sacrifices catapulted their children's lives to be better than their own and that is the legacy that I want to leave for my children as well.[3] | ” |
“ | Integrity, honesty, morality, critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, determination, listening skills, diplomacy, negotiation skills, passion, and thoughtfulness.[3] | ” |
“ | Some whom is elected to office is the voice of their constituents. Therefore, they must be in contact with constituents and represent them (and not lobbyists).[3] | ” |
“ | I believe that it is beneficial to build relationships with other Legislators. In order to do what is best for Iowans, one must be willing to reach across the aisle to make compromises, accept information and solutions from all areas of the political spectrum, and work together for the common good of all Iowans.[3] | ” |
See also
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Iowa House of Representatives
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jeffrey Janssen's responses," May 30, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.