Senate Republican incumbent Dennis Guth of Klemme is being challenged by Democrat Cynthia Paschen of Jewell in District 28 which covers all of Franklin, Wright, Hancock, Hamilton, and Humboldt counties and the northwestern portion of Story County.
Guth, a farmer and an ISU graduate, was elected in 2013. He is the Vice Chair of Administration and Regulation and a member of the Appropriations, Health and Human Services, Local Government, and Workforce committees. Guth shares 5 children with his wife. For a detailed list of bills Guth has supported, please visit our website at clarionnews.com
Cynthia Paschen, a former librarian and current journalist, is running against Guth in the 2024 Primary election. Paschen shared, “I want rural Iowans to thrive. I will fight to fully fund our public schools, public libraries, and Area Education Associations (AEAs.) LGBTQ Iowans deserve to live their lives without fear or scrutiny of their genitals. I will fight to protect the reproductive freedoms of all Iowans.” The primary is June 4, 2024. For more information, please visit the Wright County Auditor in the Wright County courthouse or by calling, (515) 851-0202.
Dennis Guth has supported the following bills:
Gender identity instruction in K-8 curriculum (SF 98)
Investment restrictions related to Chinese military-controlled companies (SF 99)
Immunization information on medical examiner forms (SF 108, SF 238, SF 2149)
Employment restrictions for unauthorized aliens (SF 110)
Gender-transition procedures regulations (SF 139)
Elective social studies courses emphasizing religious scripture (SF 160)
Prescribing and dispensing authority regulations (SF 221)
Sexual exploitation of minors penalties (SF 305)
Prohibition of certain materials in schools and civil actions regarding obscenity (SF 323)
Employer actions related to infectious diseases (SF 346)
Regulations on permits for electric transmission and pipelines (SF 2097, SF 2099)
Reporting requirements for vaccine and immunization administration (SF 2058)
Minor's legal capacity regarding sexually transmitted diseases (SF 2064)
Establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver (SF 2108)
Incorporating pregnancy and fetal development into school curriculum (SF 2150)
Establishment, repair, and improvement of drainage and levee districts (SF 2151)
Regulation of obscene material on the Internet (SF 2227)
Resolution urging denial of eminent domain for carbon capture pipeline projects (SCR 6)
Resolution honoring Joan Arnett (SR 2)
Resolution condemning federal vaccination mandate for military members (SR 7)
Resolution urging investigation and arrest of officials in charge of D.C. Jail (SR 8)
Resolution affirming support for Israel and condemning Hamas attack (SR 103)
Resolution supporting increased border protections (SR 104)
