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Iowa Republican Governor nominee?
$2.2M
JUN 9, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleState Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
LocationIowa
BackgroundState representative
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EducationDes Moines East High School (graduate)
Notable personal detailsEddie Andrews is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives representing House District 43. He is a tech entrepreneur/app developer and bilingual minister, and has worked on mental health and education-related legislation during his time in the Iowa Legislature. Andrews launched a campaign for governor in 2025 and ran in the Republican primary for Iowa governor in 2026.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports cutting or eliminating several state taxes (including property, estate, and retirement income taxes) and prioritizes tax relief for families and small businesses while emphasizing fiscal responsibility. Advocates reducing the tax burden as part of broader conservative economic priorities.
Healthcare
Supports expanding mental health services and programs including psychiatric residency expansions and stronger mobile crisis response teams; has worked on legislation to improve mental-health supports for families. Serves on Health & Human Services committees and has promoted targeted state-level healthcare initiatives rather than proposals for wholesale privatization or single-payer replacement.
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Immigration & Border
Supports legal immigration but emphasizes restricting illegal entry and assimilation; frames a distinction between immigration and what he calls an "invasion" and expresses concern about people who enter illegally or refuse to adapt. Positions emphasize enforcement against illegal immigration while remaining welcoming to immigrants who come legally.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate believes life begins at conception and supports protecting life from conception until natural death. He has voted for and supported measures that restrict abortion, including Iowa’s near-total abortion ban and a fetal personhood law, and has opposed abortion exceptions.
Climate & Energy
Emphasizes water quality and voluntary, incentive-based approaches (cover crops, working with farmers) while opposing eminent domain for carbon-capture pipelines and supporting reform of the Iowa Utilities Commission; policy statements focus on state-level conservation and property-rights protections rather than aggressive emissions targets or major clean-energy mandates.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate has a pro-Second Amendment, pro-carry voting record and has supported measures that limit local regulation of firearms and expand who may carry guns (including support for arming teachers). His legislative votes include backing permitless carry and bills that restrict the ability of political subdivisions to regulate firearms.
News
AINews Summary
Last updatedJul 15, 2026
Eddie Andrews is running in the crowded Iowa Republican governor primary, where he is one of several challengers trying to break through against frontrunner Randy Feenstra. His campaign has also been tied to major issues like water quality, cancer concerns, and opposition to carbon-capture pipelines and eminent domain. Andrews was recently under review over whether he had enough valid signatures to stay on the ballot, but the latest reports do not say that issue has been resolved. The race has become more competitive overall, with Democrats seeing Iowa as a possible pickup in 2026.
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Articles
DMDes Moines Register4 months ago
GOP governor candidates urge Iowa Senate to pass eminent domain bill
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ATAmes Tribune4 months ago
3 Iowa candidates booted from 2026 ballot, and 1 more could join them
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DMDes Moines Register6 months ago
Republican candidates for governor seem ignorant of medicine
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UTUSA TODAY2 months ago
MAHA movement fuels cancer, water debate in Iowa governor contest
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Polls
Iowa Republican Governor nominee?
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Endorsements
Iowa Republican Governor nominee?
Endorsers of Eddie Andrews for Iowa Republican Governor nominee?
Americans for Prosperity-Iowa
Public endorsement
Americans for Prosperity-Iowa backed Eddie Andrews as part of its state legislative endorsements.
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