The battle for the Republican presidential nomination is heating up, and the national spotlight will continue to shine on Iowa as candidates flock to the Hawkeye State to court voters. In January, Iowa Republicans will hold the first-in-the-nation presidential caucus, but national attention is a result of more than just the campaigns. Presidential candidates and the media are focusing on Governor Kim Reynolds and Iowa’s record of advancing conservative economic and social policies.
Iowa may rightfully lay claim to being the standard-bearer for conservative, state-based public policy, as no other state has matched what Reynolds and the Iowa legislature have accomplished since 2018. In light of those achievements, candidates would be wise to remember that none of those wins would be possible without effective leadership, which includes governing in collaboration with the legislative branch. Here in Iowa, the governor has partnered with a number of other elected officials, chief among them senate majority leader Jack Whitver. But these reforms also would not be possible without power resting with the states. Lives in Iowa are improved because of policies that are born here, and not because of mandates or programs that are forced on us from a very distant Washington, D.C.
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