whitetail_obsession
Active Member
I've debated posting this on the forum, and if it is not allowed, the admin can certainly remove the post. To warn everyone, it will be a somewhat long post but one I feel is important. I repeatedly hear the theme of going on the offensive instead of playing defense. I wonder, instead of fighting with politicians who don't share our love for hunting or other values, why don't we elect ones who align with our passions?
Well, my wife, Nicole Loew, is running for Iowa State Senate in District 12 against Amy Sinclair. District 12 encompasses the following counties in Iowa: Lucas, Wayne, Decatur, Clarke, Madison, Adair, and parts of Union, Dallas, and Appanoose counties. I wanted to take an opportunity to introduce her and give people a chance to reach out to her with their concerns. She has also offered to attend a central event where people could come and talk with her personally if they would be so inclined to do so. The first question I will answer for everyone, which I believe is the wrong question to start with, is which party she is running. She is running as a rural democrat. I believe the integrity and the character of the individual matters more than the letter behind their name. She could have done the easy thing and ran as a Republican, but she could not agree with some policies they are championing, including increasing taxes, defunding public schools and local AEA programs, eminent domain abuse by private companies, and taking away local control. Her stance as a rural democrat is to promote fiscally responsible practices and represent rural people's values/needs instead of special interests. She aims to put people before politics and parties and give people back their voices, which are currently being ignored in our district. As an Independent, I believe we can have good representatives from both Republicans and Democrats, but we must take the time to get to know the person we are voting for. I hope you will agree after reading below about Nicole.
Nicole grew up on an intergenerational dairy farm in NW Wisconsin. She saw the financial, emotional, and physical stresses this life brought about for her family and got to witness all of the farm's cows and equipment being sold off to the highest bidder; A day she describes as one of the worst in her life. She continued to see all of her family, friends, and neighbors sell their farms until there was mainly nothing left but abandoned barns in her neighborhood. A neighborhood that was once filled with dairy cows and represented the proud dairy state of Wisconsin. They could no longer compete with the large corporate dairy farms. She also witnessed firsthand her Dad's struggle with alcoholism while working 2 jobs trying to support his family and way of life until this addiction led to his death by suicide. I have also lost a Grandfather to suicide, so mental health struggles is something she was unwillingly forced to endure and feels very strongly about addressing.
She has a PhD in Nursing from the University of Iowa. We have 3 young children, and she has followed me around when I was in the Air Force. She has worked for the VA completing a post-doctoral fellowship program in quality improvement research. To say she understands research, evidence, and how to identify and solve actual problems is an understatement. She enjoys camping, hunting, fishing, and hiking. We enjoy visiting US national parks, and her goal is to see them all. She appreciates the natural beauty this country has been blessed with. We live in Iowa because of my passion for deer hunting, and for those who use scare tactics to say all Democrats want to take away all guns, I think you would have a very hard time taking away her bubble gum pink rifle she received as a gift from her Dad prior to his passing for graduating nursing school. Our family is also a proud member of the IBA. I can personally assure you, she will not support any legislation that harms public land, forestland, or our children's ability to hunt high quality whitetail deer.
I personally don't think we could hope for a better representative than her. Her passion is rural people, and she cares immensely about these people because it is the core of who she is. Rural people have been and always will be her family, friends, and neighbors. She cares about how today's decisions will impact our children's health and financial well-being for generations to come. She doesn't claim to have the answers to all of our problems, because she knows that people who experience the problem first hand are best poised to create solutions. She also knows that by listening to her constituents, she can find the answer from those who have the expertise in their field. Please don't take my word for it. I encourage you to reach out to her or again if there's enough interest in an event she would love to attend. Her website is www.loewforiowa.com. After talking with her and if you agree with me that she is someone you could support you can show this support by talking with your neighbors/friends, putting up a free yard sign, and/or possibly donating to her campaign if you feel so compelled to do so. You can learn more about her and request a sign on her website www.loewforiowa.com. I know she will be one of the good ones who can work with any party to find the solutions Iowans need. Do whatever you want at the presidential and federal levels on your voting ticket, but please get to know the people at the state/local level who impact our lives even more before blindly voting for a specific party. Good people make the party better, not the other way around.
Well, my wife, Nicole Loew, is running for Iowa State Senate in District 12 against Amy Sinclair. District 12 encompasses the following counties in Iowa: Lucas, Wayne, Decatur, Clarke, Madison, Adair, and parts of Union, Dallas, and Appanoose counties. I wanted to take an opportunity to introduce her and give people a chance to reach out to her with their concerns. She has also offered to attend a central event where people could come and talk with her personally if they would be so inclined to do so. The first question I will answer for everyone, which I believe is the wrong question to start with, is which party she is running. She is running as a rural democrat. I believe the integrity and the character of the individual matters more than the letter behind their name. She could have done the easy thing and ran as a Republican, but she could not agree with some policies they are championing, including increasing taxes, defunding public schools and local AEA programs, eminent domain abuse by private companies, and taking away local control. Her stance as a rural democrat is to promote fiscally responsible practices and represent rural people's values/needs instead of special interests. She aims to put people before politics and parties and give people back their voices, which are currently being ignored in our district. As an Independent, I believe we can have good representatives from both Republicans and Democrats, but we must take the time to get to know the person we are voting for. I hope you will agree after reading below about Nicole.
Nicole grew up on an intergenerational dairy farm in NW Wisconsin. She saw the financial, emotional, and physical stresses this life brought about for her family and got to witness all of the farm's cows and equipment being sold off to the highest bidder; A day she describes as one of the worst in her life. She continued to see all of her family, friends, and neighbors sell their farms until there was mainly nothing left but abandoned barns in her neighborhood. A neighborhood that was once filled with dairy cows and represented the proud dairy state of Wisconsin. They could no longer compete with the large corporate dairy farms. She also witnessed firsthand her Dad's struggle with alcoholism while working 2 jobs trying to support his family and way of life until this addiction led to his death by suicide. I have also lost a Grandfather to suicide, so mental health struggles is something she was unwillingly forced to endure and feels very strongly about addressing.
She has a PhD in Nursing from the University of Iowa. We have 3 young children, and she has followed me around when I was in the Air Force. She has worked for the VA completing a post-doctoral fellowship program in quality improvement research. To say she understands research, evidence, and how to identify and solve actual problems is an understatement. She enjoys camping, hunting, fishing, and hiking. We enjoy visiting US national parks, and her goal is to see them all. She appreciates the natural beauty this country has been blessed with. We live in Iowa because of my passion for deer hunting, and for those who use scare tactics to say all Democrats want to take away all guns, I think you would have a very hard time taking away her bubble gum pink rifle she received as a gift from her Dad prior to his passing for graduating nursing school. Our family is also a proud member of the IBA. I can personally assure you, she will not support any legislation that harms public land, forestland, or our children's ability to hunt high quality whitetail deer.
I personally don't think we could hope for a better representative than her. Her passion is rural people, and she cares immensely about these people because it is the core of who she is. Rural people have been and always will be her family, friends, and neighbors. She cares about how today's decisions will impact our children's health and financial well-being for generations to come. She doesn't claim to have the answers to all of our problems, because she knows that people who experience the problem first hand are best poised to create solutions. She also knows that by listening to her constituents, she can find the answer from those who have the expertise in their field. Please don't take my word for it. I encourage you to reach out to her or again if there's enough interest in an event she would love to attend. Her website is www.loewforiowa.com. After talking with her and if you agree with me that she is someone you could support you can show this support by talking with your neighbors/friends, putting up a free yard sign, and/or possibly donating to her campaign if you feel so compelled to do so. You can learn more about her and request a sign on her website www.loewforiowa.com. I know she will be one of the good ones who can work with any party to find the solutions Iowans need. Do whatever you want at the presidential and federal levels on your voting ticket, but please get to know the people at the state/local level who impact our lives even more before blindly voting for a specific party. Good people make the party better, not the other way around.
