
IA-04 Democratic nominee?
Primary Election
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Staphanie Steiner is trading at 2% to win the IA-04 Democratic nominee? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleNurse (women's health)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyModerate Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationIowa
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BackgroundNurse (women's health)
Notable personal detailsStephanie Steiner is a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District (2026). She lives in rural Sutherland, Iowa, and has worked in women’s health care and as a traveling nurse. She has also described herself as a small livestock producer and a mother of seven.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
The candidate emphasizes affordability, support for family farmers over corporate agribusiness, and policies such as universal health care and a living wage. Campaign messaging frames her as a progressive Democrat who opposes corporate influence and prioritizes economic policies aimed at helping working families and rural communities.
Healthcare
Supports Medicare for All and expanded public healthcare access; prioritizes rebuilding rural healthcare, protecting Medicaid access, and opposing legislative efforts that would remove people’s access to care.
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Immigration & Border
Supports humane, justice‑aligned immigration reform including a pathway to citizenship for long‑term contributors, protections for asylum seekers and migrants, limits on family separation and indefinite detention, expanded immigration judges/courts, and reforms to reduce deaths and abuses in detention and at the border.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive rights and access to reproductive health care and opposes strict abortion bans such as Iowa’s six-week restrictions. She frames reproductive care as part of rural health care access and says she will defend reproductive rights for Iowans.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate expresses support for the Second Amendment but has not published clear, detailed positions on specific gun-policy measures such as universal background checks, assault-weapons bans, or red-flag laws. Available public reporting highlights general support for gun rights while focusing campaign messaging on health care, rural issues, and farms.
Latest News
Staphanie Steiner is in the news as a Democratic candidate in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District race. Recent coverage says the Democratic primary field is taking shape, with Steiner running alongside Dave Dawson and Ashley WolfTornabane. The district is expected to remain strongly Republican, so the race is being watched as Democrats try to narrow the margin in a difficult seat.
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