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Lindsay will tackle corporate price-gouging and billionaire greed by advocating for federal caps on prescription drugs, national paid family and medical leave, and expanded access to affordable housing and childcare.

In DC, she’ll fight to pass red flag laws and take weapons out of the hands of violent abusers, expand universal background checks to all gun sales, and promote safe storage laws that require gun owners to properly store their weapons, especially when in areas where children are present.

Lindsay James’ journey to public service began long before she decided to run for Congress. As a chaplain, she sat beside people in their hardest hours—listening without judgment, offering hope, and finding common ground where none seemed possible. Those moments taught her that each person matters, and their struggles deserve attention.

As a state representative, Lindsay James has been a voice that refuses to be drowned out—a dynamic force with a ready smile and the unshakable conviction: that government should serve the people, not the powerful, and that no one—no child, no farmer, no working family—should be pushed aside.

Rooted in Iowa values and guided by a deep moral compass, she leads with the kind of fire that speaks truth to power, painting a vision of Iowa where opportunity is not a privilege for the few but a promise to us all.

Rep. Ashley Hinson is leaving this northeastern Iowa seat to run for the Senate, opening it up for the first time in years in a state being affected by tariffs and Republican budget cuts. State Representative Lindsay James, a chaplain and mother, is running against former State Representative Joe Mitchell, who has become a multimillionaire lobbyist since leaving the legislature. James will benefit from a strong top-of-ticket turnout effort, including by Rob Sand, the Democratic candidate for governor, who is from this district and over-performed here in his reelection as state auditor.

Lindsay James is a public-school mom, former chaplain, Presbyterian minister, and Iowa state representative whose faith drives her to take on a broken system. Whether it’s fighting back against predatory corporate landlords, standing with workers screwed by corporations shipping jobs overseas, or working to lower the cost of lifesaving medication, Lindsay puts people before the powerful. This open seat race is a contrast between lobbyist, career politician, carpetbagger, and revolving door insider Joe Mitchell — versus a fighter for Northeast Iowa who will take on the corrupt system that Mitchell represents. A proven electoral overperformer with a message that resonates with Iowans failed by a broken Washington, Lindsay will flip this seat.