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Jeff Cooling (D)

Incumbent, Iowa House - District 77

Education: Graduated Prairie High School, Cedar Rapids; completed apprenticeship, IBEW 405. Memberships and Activities: Area vice president, Hawkeye Area Labor Council. Raised in Shueyville and resides in Cedar Rapids. Married, two children.

1. What are the three most important issues the state is facing? What will you do to address them?

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2. Are there areas of the state budget where you think funding should be increased? What are they and why is more funding necessary?

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3. Should Iowa ban the use of hand-held mobile devices while driving? Why or why not?

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4. What, if any, measures should the legislature take to address staffing, pay and resident safety in nursing homes? Why do you favor these measures?

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5. Iowa has the second highest cancer rate in the nation. Should the state provide additional funding for cancer research, screenings or prevention programs for residents? Why or why not?

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6. What if any, measures would you enact to improve water quality in Iowa? Why do you feel this approach is the best way to move forward?

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7. What would you do to improve delivery of mental health services in Iowa? What measures would you want in place to determine whether the measures are effective?

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8. What, if any, measures should the legislature take to address access to abortion, contraception and in vitro fertilization?

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9. Do you support a bill that would define 'life' as 'at conception?' Why or why not?

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10. What would you do to improve the delivery of public education in Iowa? And what role, if any, should the Iowa Legislature have in setting curriculum standards and guiding what students are taught in the classroom?

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11. What would you do to make Iowa more attractive for investment and growth?

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