Joe Mitchell
Iowa’s 2nd (IA - 02)
Updated: August 24, 2026
Overview
While Iowans struggle with rising costs, Joe Mitchell has spent his career rigging the system for himself and his special interests donors. As a mom and ordained chaplain, Lindsay James has spent her life standing up for people, not the powerful.
SUMMARY:
Starting 8 weeks before Election Day, voters in the Cedar Rapids market should see ads on broadcast TV, OTT and streaming, and voters districtwide need to see ads on OTT and streaming that:
- Mitchell voted to give real estate developers like himself tax incentives and then later pocketed $2.5 million in state tax credits for his businesses.
- Mitchell voted to let landlords like himself deny housing aid to veterans and people with disabilities while housing costs continue to rise.
- Joe Mitchell has taken thousands of dollars from Corporate PACs, and over $300,000 from corporate special interests.
- Mitchell will sell out to anyone. He’s taken money from criminals, including a known fraudster and a convicted felon tied to the mob, and a hedge fund manager who shipped American jobs to China.
As soon as possible voters across the district, especially voters who could be persuaded to vote for Lindsay, including men under 55, and women need to read mail about how:
- Lindsay James is the mom of two teenagers and an ordained chaplain driven by her faith to serve the people, not the powerful. She’s taken on predatory landlords on behalf of renters and homeowners, stood up to out of state corporations and lobbyists, and worked to expand access to affordable drugs like insulin that Iowans rely on.
- Lindsay is running for Congress to fix a broken system that doesn’t work for regular people anymore. In Congress, she will work with Democrats and Republicans to find commonsense solutions like banning congressional stock trades and passing term limits.
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