Kathryn J Dolter

[{"question": "Ballotpedia survey responses", "answer_html": "<p>See also: <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a></p>\n<div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-xs-10 col-md-6 col-xs-offset-1 col-md-offset-3\"><p><a href=\"https://ballotpedia.org/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\"><img align=\"middle\" alt=\"Candidate Connection\" src=\"https://cdn.ballotpedia.org/images/8/88/Candidate_Connection_Logo.png\" width=\"90%\"/></a></p></div></div>\n<p>Kathryn Dolter completed <a href=\"/Ballotpedia%27s_Candidate_Connection\">Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection</a> survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dolter's responses.</p>\n<p><span class=\"expand-all\">Expand all</span> | <span class=\"collapse-all\">Collapse all</span></p>\n<div aria-multiselectable=\"true\" class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\" role=\"tablist\"><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-356520-2026-01-16\" id=\"heading-key-message-356520-2026-01-16\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse-key-message-356520-2026-01-16\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse-key-message-356520-2026-01-16\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading-key-message-356520-2026-01-16\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse-key-message-356520-2026-01-16\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"><ul><li>Health - \r\n<p>1. Restore the cuts to Medicaid &amp; SNAP\r\n2. Restore cuts to NIH and the CDC and federal medical research programs \r\n3. Shore up Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, the VA Health System on our way to Universal Health Care\r\n</p>\n4. Fund prevention, population health focused initiatives for top priorities: childhood and adult obesity, brain health, and cancer</li><li>Living Income\r\n<ol><li>1.\tEnsure a LIVING INCOME by INCREASING the federal minimum wage so that ALL have a living wage and SHORING Up Social Security</li>\n<li>2.\tREFORM our tax system to make it more fair. We need to increase taxes on billionaires and corporations and decrease taxes on working families</li>\n<li>3.\tSTOP the Trump TAX that is hurting Iowa businesses, farmers, and families</li>\n<li>4.\tSTOP the cuts to the wind and solar projects which will further cause our electric bills to skyrocket</li>\n<li>5.\tGIVE Workers more power through unions to ensure work rights, health, pensions, and jobs</li>\n<li>6.\tDEVELOP POLICIES TO support Child Care to help working families afford to work…Child Ca</li>\n<li>7.\tDEVELOP POLICIES to support first time home buyers to make the American dream of home own</li><li>The U.S. Constitution:</li>\n<li>1.\tSHORE UP the VOTER RIGHTS ACT to make voting EASIER so that everyone CAN VOTE</li>\n<li>2.\tPREVENT GERRYMANDERING so that EVERY vote counts</li>\n<li>3.\tIMPLEMENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM and end corruption–because Corporations are NOT People too.</li></ol>\na.\tWe NEED our congress people to LISTEN TO US and not billionaires or corporate interests\r\n<ol><li>4.\tKEEP THE MILITARY OUT OF OUR CITIES, Focused on Training for External Threats, Have Governor’s Keep their National Guards in their own states, and fight crime by funding and supporting our local police</li></ol>\nAND\r\n<ol><li>5.\tSTART the process for a NO KINGS AMENDMENT TO OUR CONSTITUTION to prevent Presidential ABUSE of EXECUTIVE ORDERS, PARDONS, DECLARATIONS OF EMERGENCY, and Declarations of War</li></ol></li></ul></span></div></div></div></div><div class=\"panel panel-default\"><div class=\"panel-heading\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-356520-2026-01-16\" id=\"heading1-356520-2026-01-16\" role=\"tab\"><p class=\"panel-title\" style=\"font-size: 14px;font-weight: 600;\"><a aria-controls=\"collapse1-356520-2026-01-16\" aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"collapsed\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapse1-356520-2026-01-16\" role=\"button\"><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-right pull-right\"></i><i class=\"fa fa-chevron-down pull-right\"></i>\t\t\t\tWhat areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?\t\t\t</a></p></div><div aria-labelledby=\"heading1-356520-2026-01-16\" class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"collapse1-356520-2026-01-16\" role=\"tabpanel\"><div class=\"panel-body\" style=\"max-height: 500px; overflow-y: scroll;\"><div class=\"answers-container\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">\t\t\t\tCongressional and Election Reform, Health, Education, Foreign Policy, Military, the VA\t\t\t</span></div></div></div></div></div>\n<div class=\"small\" data-nosnippet=\"\"><p><i><b>Note:</b> Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.</i></p></div>", "answer_text": "See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection\n\nKathryn Dolter completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Dolter's responses.\nExpand all | Collapse all\nPlease list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office? Health - 1. Restore the cuts to Medicaid & SNAP\r\n2. Restore cuts to NIH and the CDC and federal medical research programs \r\n3. Shore up Medicare, Medicaid, the ACA, the VA Health System on our way to Universal Health Care 4. Fund prevention, population health focused initiatives for top priorities: childhood and adult obesity, brain health, and cancer Living Income 1.\tEnsure a LIVING INCOME by INCREASING the federal minimum wage so that ALL have a living wage and SHORING Up Social Security 2.\tREFORM our tax system to make it more fair. We need to increase taxes on billionaires and corporations and decrease taxes on working families 3.\tSTOP the Trump TAX that is hurting Iowa businesses, farmers, and families 4.\tSTOP the cuts to the wind and solar projects which will further cause our electric bills to skyrocket 5.\tGIVE Workers more power through unions to ensure work rights, health, pensions, and jobs 6.\tDEVELOP POLICIES TO support Child Care to help working families afford to work…Child Ca 7.\tDEVELOP POLICIES to support first time home buyers to make the American dream of home own The U.S. Constitution: 1.\tSHORE UP the VOTER RIGHTS ACT to make voting EASIER so that everyone CAN VOTE 2.\tPREVENT GERRYMANDERING so that EVERY vote counts 3.\tIMPLEMENT CAMPAIGN FINANCE REFORM and end corruption–because Corporations are NOT People too. a.\tWe NEED our congress people to LISTEN TO US and not billionaires or corporate interests 4.\tKEEP THE MILITARY OUT OF OUR CITIES, Focused on Training for External Threats, Have Governor’s Keep their National Guards in their own states, and fight crime by funding and supporting our local police AND 5.\tSTART the process for a NO KINGS AMENDMENT TO OUR CONSTITUTION to prevent Presidential ABUSE of EXECUTIVE ORDERS, PARDONS, DECLARATIONS OF EMERGENCY, and Declarations of War What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Congressional and Election Reform, Health, Education, Foreign Policy, Military, the VA\nNote: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it."}]