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Zach Nunn

Iowa House District 3 2026 · 2026

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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions

Would you support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour?

Oppose

Party InferenceZach Nunn is a Republican state senator running for U.S. House in Iowa's 3rd District; no direct statement on federal minimum wage found, but his conservative fiscal platform and opposition to federal mandates on business strongly suggest opposition to a $17 federal minimum wage, inferred from general policy stance. Fact-check this →

Do you support using tariffs as a tool to address trade imbalances with other countries?

Support

Party InferenceNunn, a Republican representing an Iowa agricultural district, has generally aligned with Republican trade positions; Iowa's farm economy has complex relationships with tariffs, and Nunn has not prominently championed or opposed tariffs specifically, leading to an inferred moderate support based on party stance and constituent agricultural trade interests. Fact-check this →

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Education

1 position

Would you support canceling up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt per borrower?

Strongly Oppose

Public StatementZach Nunn is a Republican who has publicly opposed broad student loan cancellation as fiscally irresponsible and unfair to taxpayers, consistent with his voting record and campaign messaging in Iowa's 3rd District. Fact-check this →

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Environment

3 positions

Would you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% by 2035?

Oppose

Voting RecordZach Nunn (R-IA) has generally opposed aggressive federal climate mandates and supported domestic energy production, voting against major climate spending packages like the Inflation Reduction Act provisions, suggesting opposition to a 50% emissions reduction target by 2035 though he has occasionally acknowledged climate concerns. Fact-check this →

Do you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2035?

Oppose

Party InferenceZach Nunn is a Republican who has generally opposed aggressive climate mandates and supported energy production; while no direct vote or statement on a 50% emissions reduction target by 2035 was found, his party alignment and general record suggest opposition to such a stringent federal emissions mandate. Fact-check this →

Do you support stopping the issuance of new federal permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore waters?

Strongly Oppose

Campaign PlatformZach Nunn, a Republican Iowa state senator turned U.S. House candidate, has publicly supported domestic energy production and opposed restrictions on fossil fuel development, consistent with his party's platform and his own campaign messaging on energy independence. Fact-check this →

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Foreign Policy

3 positions

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% annually?

Support

Party InferenceZach Nunn is a Republican congressman and Air Force veteran who has generally supported strong defense spending and military readiness, but no direct statement or vote on a specific 5%+ annual defense budget increase threshold was found. Fact-check this →

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% per year above the rate of inflation?

Support

Party InferenceNunn, a Republican congressman and Air Force veteran who has served on the House Armed Services Committee, has generally supported robust defense spending, but no direct evidence of explicitly endorsing a specific 5%+ above-inflation annual increase threshold was found. Fact-check this →

Would you support maintaining or increasing current levels of US foreign assistance to allied and developing nations?

Oppose

Party InferenceNunn, a Republican representing a competitive Iowa district, has not made foreign assistance a centerpiece issue, but his party alignment and general hawkish-but-fiscally-conservative positioning suggest skepticism toward foreign aid spending, particularly as GOP consensus has shifted toward reducing foreign assistance; no direct voting record on foreign aid was identified. Fact-check this →

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Gun Policy

3 positions

Would you support requiring background checks for all firearm purchases in the US, including private sales and gun show transactions?

Oppose

Party InferenceZach Nunn, a Republican and NRA-supported candidate, has not made explicit statements on universal background checks but has generally aligned with gun rights positions consistent with Republican opposition to expanded background check requirements; no direct vote or statement on this specific policy was identified. Fact-check this →

Would you support universal background checks for all firearm purchases in the US?

Oppose

Public StatementZach Nunn, a Republican Iowa state senator and Air Force veteran who won IA-03 in 2022, has aligned with NRA-backed positions and Republican mainstream opposition to expanded background check mandates, with no public record of supporting universal background check legislation. Fact-check this →

Would you support a federal ban on the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to civilian buyers?

Strongly Oppose

Voting RecordZach Nunn is a Republican congressman and Air Force veteran who has opposed gun control measures and supported Second Amendment rights, consistently voting against federal firearms restrictions in the 118th Congress, making opposition to a semi-automatic rifle ban highly likely. Fact-check this →

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Healthcare

2 positions

Would you support expanding Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age?

Oppose

Party InferenceZach Nunn is a Republican who has generally opposed government-run healthcare expansions and supported market-based healthcare solutions, making opposition to Medicare-for-All highly likely, though no direct on-record statement specific to this exact policy was found. Fact-check this →

Do you support federal legislation allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices with pharmaceutical manufacturers?

Oppose

Voting RecordNunn, a Republican who won IA-03 in 2022, voted against the Inflation Reduction Act which included Medicare drug price negotiation provisions, consistent with the majority of House Republicans who opposed the measure; no direct public statements specifically championing or strongly opposing this issue were identified beyond this vote. Fact-check this →

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Immigration

3 positions

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived in the US for more than 5 years?

Oppose

Party InferenceNunn, a Republican representing IA-03, has generally supported stricter border enforcement and opposed broad amnesty measures, though no direct statement on a specific 5-year residency pathway to citizenship was found; position inferred from his general immigration stance and party alignment. Fact-check this →

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked continuously in the US for more than 5 years?

Oppose

Party InferenceNunn, a Republican Iowa state senator who flipped IA-03 in 2022, has generally taken a restrictionist stance on immigration, opposing amnesty-style measures and emphasizing border security, though he has not made explicit statements on this specific 5-year pathway proposal; position inferred from campaign messaging and party alignment. Fact-check this →

Would you support significantly increasing federal funding for border security infrastructure and personnel at the US southern border?

Strongly Support

Voting RecordNunn has made border security a centerpiece issue, voting for the Secure the Border Act, supporting increased DHS funding for wall construction and personnel, and frequently citing border security as a top priority in campaign communications and floor speeches. Fact-check this →

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Taxes

3 positions

Would you support increasing the top marginal income tax rate to 50% for income over $10 million?

Strongly Oppose

Campaign PlatformZach Nunn is a Republican Iowa state senator and Air Force veteran running for Congress who has consistently advocated for lower taxes and fiscal conservatism, making strong opposition to a 50% top marginal rate highly likely; no direct statement on this specific proposal was found. Fact-check this →

Would you support raising the federal corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28%?

Strongly Oppose

Campaign PlatformZach Nunn is a Republican congressman representing Iowa's 3rd District who has supported the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act framework and generally opposes corporate tax increases, as reflected in his campaign platform and House voting record on tax-related legislation; no direct vote on a 21%-to-28% rate change exists, so position is inferred from his consistent anti-tax-increase stance. Fact-check this →

Would you support raising the top federal income tax rate to 50% for individual income exceeding $10 million per year?

Strongly Oppose

Public StatementZach Nunn is a Republican congressman representing Iowa's 3rd district with a consistent record of opposing tax increases; his campaign platform and voting record align with Republican tax-cutting orthodoxy, making support for a 50% top marginal rate extremely unlikely, though no direct statement on this specific threshold was found. Fact-check this →

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Voting Rights

1 position

Would you support federal legislation requiring all states to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact with government agencies?

Oppose

Party InferenceNo direct statement found on automatic voter registration specifically; position inferred from Nunn's Republican affiliation, his general conservative voting record as an Iowa state senator and U.S. Representative, and Republican Party opposition to federal automatic voter registration mandates. Fact-check this →