ABI’s PAC Endorses Friends of Iowa Business

The Iowa Association of Business and Industry’s (ABI) political action committee (IIPAC) has announced its much-anticipated Friends of Iowa Business endorsements for 2020.

“Today’s announcement of the 2020 ABI Friends of Iowa Business identifies those candidates who can best advance a pro-growth, pro-business agenda for the State of Iowa and thus ensure job growth and prosperity for Iowans,” said ABI Board Chair Steven Bradford.

“The Legislature and the Governor have made tremendous strides in advancing pro-jobs policies the last few years. It’s important that Iowa builds on those policies by ensuring pro-business majorities are elected to the Iowa House and Senate,” said ABI President Mike Ralston.

A list of the IIPAC-endorsed legislative candidates by district number follows. I indicates the candidate is an incumbent, C indicates the candidate is a challenger and O indicates the candidate is running for an open seat.

Iowa Senate
District 2: Jeff Taylor, O

District 4: Dennis Guth, I

District 6: Craig Williams, O

District 8: Dan Dawson, I

District 10: Jake Chapman, I

District 12: Mark Costello, I

District 14: Amy Sinclair, I

District 20: Brad Zaun, I

District 22: Scott Cirksena, O

District 24: Jesse Green, O

District 26: Waylon Brown, I

District 28: Mike Klimesh, O

District 32: Craig Johnson, I

District 36: Jeff Edler, I

District 38: Dawn Driscoll, O

District 40: Ken Rozenboom, I

District 44: Tim Goodwin, O

District 46: Mark Lofgren, I

District 48: Dan Zumbach, I

Iowa House
District 1: John Wills, I

District 2: Megan Jones, I

District 3: Dennis Bush, O

District 4: Skyler Wheeler, I

District 5: Tom Jeneary, I

District 6: Jacob Bossman, I

District 7: Henry Stone, O

District 8: Terry Baxter, I

District 9: Ann Meyer, I

District 10: Mike Sexton, I

District 11: Gary Worthan, I

District 12: Brian Best, I

District 14: Steve Hansen, O

District 16: Brent Siegrist, O

District 17: Matt Windschitl, I

District 18: Steve Holt, I

District 19: Carter Nordman, O

District 20: Ray Sorensen, I

District 21: Tom Moore, I

District 22: Jon Jacobsen, I

District 23: David Sieck, I

District 24: Cecil Dolecheck, I

District 25: Stan Gustafson, I

District 27: Joel Fry, I

District 28: Jon Thorup, I

District 30: Brian Lohse, I

District 37: John Landon, I

District 38: Garrett Gobble, C

District 39: Eddie Andrews, C

District 47: Phil Thompson, I

District 48: Rob Bacon, I

District 49: Dave Deyoe, I

District 50: Pat Grassley, I

District 51: Jane Bloomingdale, I

District 54: Shannon Latham, O

District 55: Michael Bergan, I

District 56: Anne Osmundson, I

District 57: Shannon Lundgren, I

District 63: Sandy Salmon, I

District 64: Chad Ingels, O

District 67: Sally Abbott, O

District 71: Tony Reed, O

District 72: Dean Fisher, I

District 73: Bobby Kaufmann, I

District 75: Thomas Gerhold, I

District 76: Dave Maxwell, I

District 78: Jarad Klein, I

District 79: Dustin Hite, I

District 80: Holly Brink, I

District 82: Jeff Shipley, I

District 84: Joe Mitchell, I

District 88: David Kerr, I

District 91: Mark Cisneros, O

District 92: Ross Paustian, I

District 94: Gary Mohr, I

District 96: Lee Hein, I

District 97: Norlin Mommsen, I

The nonpartisan IIPAC Board, comprised of IIPAC contributors, makes the Friends of Iowa Business selections. The board encourages voters to consider these endorsements when evaluating where candidates stand on business.

Candidates are evaluated on their support for a competitive business climate and their focus on a regulatory climate conducive for job creation. Criteria included positions on issues based on interviews, stated approach to general business community concerns, voting records of incumbent candidates, and input from ABI members and IIPAC contributors.