This race comes down to one simple question: why are working Americans falling further behind while Washington insiders and special interests keep getting richer and more powerful?

Iowans are facing harsh economic realities created or enabled by government policies. Inflation has crushed family budgets. Housing costs have skyrocketed. Healthcare and higher education have become unaffordable for many working families. Meanwhile, Washington allowed nearly 20 million illegal immigrants to enter the country while American citizens struggle to afford homes, groceries, and healthcare.

In a system increasingly controlled by lobbyists, corporate money, and political insiders, ordinary Americans are being left without a voice. The government is no longer serving working people; it’s protecting the interests of the powerful while Iowa families pay the price. That’s why I’m running for the United States Senate.

My opponent, Ashley Hinson, is deeply ingrained in the Washington establishment. Nearly 70% of her campaign money comes from outside Iowa. Too often, important issues suddenly become priorities during election season. Iowa deserves leadership grounded in conviction, not political calculation or Washington consultants.

My record is proven. I helped pass the first-in-the-nation Heartbeat Bill, fought for school choice, protected girls’ bathrooms and locker rooms, senior property tax freeze legislation, wrote Iowa’s active shooter school safety bill, defended medical freedom, and stood against vaccine mandates and government overreach. I’ve fought to keep radical ideology out of our schools and worked to elect conservatives who actually keep their promises.

In the Senate, I’ll fight to stop the inflation crushing Iowa families, restore sound money, secure our border, protect Iowa farmland, and put America First. I believe our rights come from God, not government, and I’ll defend the Constitution without apology. Here’s what I’ll fight for in Washington:

1. Put people over the machine

Ban congressional stock trading, push for term limits, and reform campaign finance so

government answers to citizens, not corporations, lobbyists, and special interests.

2. Secure our border and sovereignty

Finish the wall, secure the border, keep America’s farmland in American hands, and ban Sharia law before we face the kind of no-go zones and cultural fragmentation seen in parts of Europe. America must remain one nation under one Constitution.

3. Stop the bleeding

Audit the Federal Reserve, restart the balanced budget conversation, control reckless money printing, and explore a return to sound money backed by gold and silver.

I’m not running to join the Washington club. I’m running to challenge it. I’ve stood with Iowans in the courtroom, in the legislature, and in the fight for liberty. Now I’m asking for your vote to take that fight to the United States Senate.

We have a responsibility to preserve and defend the American Dream for the generations that follow us. On June 2, choose conviction over calculation. Choose a proven conservative fighter who will put Iowa first. Together, we can restore opportunity, freedom, and prosperity for the next generation.

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Jim Carlin, a Republican from Sioux City,

is a candidate for U.S. Senate.