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Steven P. Bradley

Steven P. Bradley (R)

Incumbent, Iowa House - District 66

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

Property taxes, limit the amount they may be raised each year. Education, promote our education system. Income taxes, balance our budget. Support our law enforcement

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

Medicaid funding for Title 19.

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

Should be hands free

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?

Prevents elder abuse.

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?

I would have to look at the funding the federal government provides for research. Definitely screenings and prevention programs should be increased.

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?

Our water quality has increased every year, but we still can increase the water quality. I believe Farm Bureau has played a great part in increasing our water quality.

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?

We should have more oversight in where our tax dollars are being spent on brain health.

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

Abortion has already been addressed as well has contraception. I’m OK with in vitro fertilization.

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

Life begins at conception.

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?

We have already passed bills to address this.

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

Reduce taxes!

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