Kathryn Dolter
Kathryn Dolter (Democratic Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 2, 2026.[source]
Dolter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2026
See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on June 2, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. Additional general election candidates will be added here following the primary.
General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Dave Bushaw is running in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 3, 2026.
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Kathryn Dolter, Lindsay James, Guy Morgan, and Clint Twedt-Ball are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 2, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Techau (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Shannon Lundgren, Charlie McClintock, and Joe Mitchell are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 2, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rodney Blum (R)
Endorsements
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Kathryn Dolter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dolter's responses.
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- Health -
1. Restore the cuts to Medicaid & SNAP 2. Restore cuts to NIH and the CDC and federal medical research programs 3. Shore up Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, the VA Health System on our way to Universal Health Care
4. Fund prevention, population health focused initiatives for top priorities: childhood and adult obesity, brain health, and cancer - Living Income
- 1. Ensure a LIVING INCOME by INCREASING the federal minimum wage so that ALL have a living wage and SHORING Up Social Security
- 2. REFORM our tax system to make it more fair. We need to increase taxes on billionaires and corporations and decrease taxes on working families
- 3. STOP the Trump TAX that is hurting Iowa businesses, farmers, and families
- 4. STOP the cuts to the wind and solar projects which will further cause our electric bills to skyrocket
- 5. GIVE Workers more power through unions to ensure work rights, health, pensions, and jobs
- 6. DEVELOP POLICIES TO support Child Care to help working families afford to work…Child Ca
- 7. DEVELOP POLICIES to support first time home buyers to make the American dream of home own
- The U.S. Constitution:
- 1. SHORE UP the VOTER RIGHTS ACT to make voting EASIER so that everyone CAN VOTE
- 2. PREVENT GERRYMANDERING so that EVERY vote counts
- 3. IMPLEMENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM and end corruption–because Corporations are NOT People too.
- 4. KEEP THE MILITARY OUT OF OUR CITIES, Focused on Training for External Threats, Have Governor’s Keep their National Guards in their own states, and fight crime by funding and supporting our local police
- 5. START the process for a NO KINGS AMENDMENT TO OUR CONSTITUTION to prevent Presidential ABUSE of EXECUTIVE ORDERS, PARDONS, DECLARATIONS OF EMERGENCY, and Declarations of War
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
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