Theresa Greenfield
Bio | Prior to her 2020 Senate run, Theresa Greenfield worked as an urban planner in Des Moines. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Iowa 1 | Iowa 1 | Yes | Running | 47.0% |
Campaign Financing | Greenfield has pledged against accepting donations from corporate PAC's, and has been endorsed by End Citizens United. Instead, she has accepted donations from Democratic Party committees, and, much to the criticism of Greenfield's Democratic challenger Eddie Mauro, from other PAC's. |
Voting Rights | Greenfield has not stated any explicit position on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | She is in support of expanding accessibility of healthcare, and believes it should be more affordable across the country. Greenfield supports the expansion of the Affordable Care Act, and argues for the lowered price of co-pays, prescription drugs, and health care in general. Moreover, she wishes to create a public health insurance option that Iowans can buy into, and is dedicated in protecting rural hospitals. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Greenfield supports socialised health programs like Medicare and Medicaid. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Greenfield has stated that she wishes to keep medical programs, such as Medicaid, safe from privatisation. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Greenfield supports LGBT rights. She has announced her support for legislation preventing discrimination based on gender identity or sexuality, such as the Equality Act |
| Taxes | For | She supports taxes and wants tax breaks for big corporations, however she wants to ensure hardworking families have the breaks they need. Greenfield states Social Security as a program that helped save her family after her first husband died, and has promised to ensure she will look after working-class families in the Senate by seeing its continuation. Moreover, by fighting to ban tax loopholes for special interests, she hopes to advocate for more money being put into education, supporting small businesses, and expanding health care. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | It is not know what Greenfield's views towards flat tax rates are. Greenfield states Social Security as a program that helped save her family after her first husband died, and has promised to ensure she will look after working-class families in the Senate by seeing its continuation. Moreover, by fighting to ban tax loopholes for special interests, she hopes to advocate for more money being put into education, supporting small businesses, and expanding health care. |
| Abortion | For | Greenfield is pro-choice and claims to advocate for reproductive freedom. Greenfield wishes to ensure Roe vs Wade is upheld, and ensure women's constitutional right to their own health care decisions. |
| Gun Control | For | Believes in sensible gun control. Greenfield believes the people of Iowa are a "state of responsible gun owners", but believes more research into gun violence is necessary to prevents the use of guns by those incapable of keeping themselves and other safe. She believes that the bipartisan bill that the House has passed is a hopeful step towards this. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | She has not expressed an explicit opinion on assisted suicide. Greenfield believes the people of Iowa are a "state of responsible gun owners", but believes more research into gun violence is necessary to prevents the use of guns by those incapable of keeping themselves and other safe. She believes that the bipartisan bill that the House has passed is a hopeful step towards this. |
| Government Interference | For | As a supporter of increased gun control, and socialised healthcare such as Medicaid and Medicare, Greenfield is for government interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Greenfield advocates for Planned Parenthood, as she believes all women should have access to safe and affordable health care. |
| Welfare | For | Greenfield supports welfare. Greenfield's support for Social Security is one of her core policies, and thus she has been a supporter of the Swift Act, which hopes to expand the eligibility of Social Security. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Her position towards stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | It is not known what Greenfield's views towards the death penalty are. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Greenfield has not made public her views on mandatory prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | Nuance | Greenfield has not spoken explicitly about the funding of military efforts, however she has stated her support for better healthcare for returned soldiers. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Greenfield has not spoken out about this issue as of yet. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Greenfield has not shared her stance on international intervention. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | She has not taken a stance on the issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Greenfield has not taken an explicit stance on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | She supports free markets. Greenfield has stated her support for trade in Iowa, and in particularly has praised the USMCA and its benefits for Iowans. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Greenfield has taken no stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Greenfield has not shared her stance on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | For | Greenfield is for increased spending on education and healthcare. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Greenfield has taken no stance on this issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Greenfield has made no stance on this issue. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Greenfield is in support of clean energy. She has stated that in the Senate she would adovate for "good-paying clean energy jobs" and would defend current enviornmental laws. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Greenfield has taken no explicit stance on this issue. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | She has taken no clear stance on this issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | She has taken no clear stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | Greenfield has stated her support for improving US borders and placing more security on them. Greenfield emphasises putting more technology and security on US borders, but wishes to work towards shorter wait times for legal immigration, and will focus on keeping families together. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | She has taken no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | Nuance | Greenfield has made no explicit mention of DACA, however she has stated her support for the DREAM Act, which provides a route to US citizenship for undocumented youth. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | She has taken no explicit stance on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Greenfield has taken no explicit stance on legalizing marijuana. |