Joseph Kerner

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Joseph Kerner

Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Education

Bachelor's

Iowa State University, 2016

Joseph Kerner (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 21. He lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Kerner also ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. He did not appear on the ballot for the Democratic primary on June 7, 2022.

Kerner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Joseph Kerner earned a bachelor's degree from Iowa State University in 2016.

Elections

2022

Iowa House of Representatives District 21 election

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Brooke Boden defeated Joseph Kerner in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 21 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brooke Boden (R)	62.1	7,931
		Joseph Kerner (D)	37.8	4,828
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	7

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 12,766
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 21

Joseph Kerner advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 21 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joseph Kerner	99.7	1,324
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	4

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,328
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 21

Incumbent Brooke Boden advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 21 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brooke Boden	99.5	1,967
		Other/Write-in votes	0.5	10

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,977
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U.S. House Iowa District 2 election

See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Incumbent Ashley Hinson defeated Liz Mathis in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Hinson (R)	54.1	172,181
		Liz Mathis (D)	45.8	145,940
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	278

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 318,399
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Liz Mathis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Liz Mathis	99.6	40,737
		Other/Write-in votes	0.4	150

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,887
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Joseph Kerner (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Incumbent Ashley Hinson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Hinson	99.3	39,897
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	284

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 40,181
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Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Joseph Kerner completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Kerner's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a 8 year military veteran and Iowa State graduate who grew up in Knoxville. I currently reside in Indianola with my wife, Kristi and my daughter, Jordan.

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?

• Better schools come from better teachers. Let's pay for the best.
• Abortion should be legal, safe, and rare
• Cannabis should be taxed to fund better schools

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I am personally passionate about veterans affairs, education, and agriculture.

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Ballotpedia survey responses

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Joseph Kerner did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

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Footnotes

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Iowa's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Joni Ernst (R)

Chuck Grassley (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

District 2

Ashley Hinson (R)

District 3

Zach Nunn (R)

District 4

Randy Feenstra (R)

Republican Party (6)