Progressive Rural Optimists
PRO Iowa 24 - A Collaboration
Organizing To Recruit, Support and Elect New Leaders
in IOWA House District 47, 48 & Senate District 24
Founding Members:
Boone County: Penny Vossler, Mary Weaver
Dallas County: Monica Peitz - Story County: Barb Wheelock
Greene County: John Brunow, Chris Henning, Tori Riley
Guthrie County: Kathy Miller, Karen Riley-Sievers
Dear Friends:
Do actions of the regressive Republican-led 2023 legislative session make you wonder what’s happened to OUR Iowa, the Iowa we want our children and grandchildren to live in and call their own?
Are you concerned by the ways the party of “limited government” and few regulations has inserted its tentacles into Iowa’s communities and the private lives of Iowans?
We’re worried, and we’re ready to act. PRO Iowa 24, a Political Action Committee of progressive voters in Iowa’s 24th Senate District, is building a financial base for candidates who will challenge regressive Republicans in Senate District 24 and House Districts 47 and 48 in the 2024 election.
We are called to action by bills sent during the 2023 legislative session to Republican Governor Kim Reynolds for her signature; all were passed by the majority Republican House and Senate.
Jesse Green, Phil Thompson and Carter Nordman voted for these BAD bills - several of which may be unconstitutional or even illegal!
This BAD legislation will -
- Divert millions of public dollars from the more than 500,000 public school students to fund private schools - primarily faith-based schools;
- Jeopardize the future of public education in Iowa by inserting a regressive vision of what’s best for children into school curriculums, further diminishing the stature and respect for the teaching profession and the ability of school districts to recruit and retain high quality professionals. The Republican curriculum limits the exposure of Iowa’s children to a complete range of American studies and sociology, harming their ability to appreciate and embrace diversity and to make informed decisions in their adulthood;
- Threaten the health and safety and erode the civil rights of LGBTQ+ students and families by prohibiting school staff from creating a safe and accepting atmosphere for gender-questioning students, by taking away the ability of parents to select and obtain gender-affirming healthcare for their children, and by disallowing classroom discussion of families with two mothers or two fathers;
- Endanger Iowa’s teenagers by loosening regulations for under-age employment, including allowing teens to work later hours on school nights and to serve alcoholic beverages, diminishing the importance of their secondary education and potentially placing them in dangerous situations;
- Fail to provide adequate funding to protect and maintain our natural resources, provide clean water and good air quality, and address the detrimental effects of climate change on all sectors of our economy; and
- Decrease local control of our county government .... our voting …. gun control …. On and on …
We could write more, but really, we’ve had enough! We need leaders voting for legislation that will actually help ALL Iowans. That’s not what we saw from these regressive R’s this session!
We simply MUST replace Jesse Green (S24), Phil Thompson (HD48) and Carter Nordman (HD47) in 2024. We can do it, but only with your help –
Can we count on you to donate $20 today through our secure PRO Iowa 24 ACT BLUE account?
Or, by sending a check payable to PRO Iowa 24, mailed to
PRO Iowa 24, Monica Peitz, Treasurer
Post Office Box 502, Perry, IA 50220
Or, Save your stamps and your time! A monthly contribution would be fast, easy, and get us underway so our candidates are READY TO RUN and WIN. Monthly contributions of any amount can be made at our secure PRO Iowa 24 ACT BLUE secure link:
https://secure.actblue.com/donate/pro-iowa-24-1
HELP US aggressively challenge three of Governor Reynolds’ surest party line votes! It takes only a single large check or large Act Blue donation (or moderate monthly one) to be the seeds of change.
Thank you for your generosity!
paid for by
PRO Iowa 24 - A Collaboration
Organizing To Recruit, Support and Elect New Leaders
in IOWA House District 47, 48 & Senate District 24
PRO.Iowa@Iowa24.org
Treasurer: Monica Peitz,
PO Box 502, Perry, IA 50220
