Election 2026

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Issue record

Public schools

In short

Nunn's campaign page lists no school position; in posts he says he would bring back shop class in every high school. Trone Garriott's campaign backs keeping the Education Department and raising teacher pay, and opposes private school vouchers. On the record, Nunn sponsored the Prevent Youth Suicide Act for schools in 2023 and 2025; neither left committee. Trone Garriott voted against Iowa's 2023 private school savings account bill, which became law.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Zach Nunn

His campaign issues page states no position on schools. In his own posts he says he would bring shop class back to every high school as part of training the skilled trades, and that he introduced the Prevent Youth Suicide Act to get help into schools before a crisis.

Sarah Trone Garriott

Her campaign says she would protect the Department of Education and the federal money that reaches Iowa classrooms, raise teacher pay, expand early childhood education, and open community college and trade programs to all, and it opposes diverting taxpayer money to private school vouchers.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Zach Nunn: Matches stated record claim

    He sponsored it in 2023 and again in 2025 to require suicide prevention protocols in schools for grades 6 to 12, and neither bill left committee.

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    He says he introduced the Prevent Youth Suicide Act to get help into schools before a crisis. He sponsored the Prevent Youth Suicide Act twice: H.R. 5413, introduced September 12, 2023, and H.R. 5482, introduced September 18, 2025. Each would have the Education Department require suicide prevention protocols in schools serving grades 6 through 12 as a condition of federal funds. Both were referred to the Education and Workforce Committee, and Congress.gov lists no later action. Limit: Congress lists him as the sponsor of both bills. Neither left committee.

  2. official action

    Sarah Trone Garriott: Matches stated direction

    She voted against the 2023 bill creating education savings accounts for private school costs, which passed the Iowa Senate 31 to 18 and became law.

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    Her campaign criticizes diverting taxpayer money to private school vouchers. She voted Nay when the Iowa Senate passed House File 68, 31 to 18, on January 23, 2023. The bill set up education savings accounts that can pay tuition and fees at a nonpublic school. The governor signed it the next day. Limit: Her vote ran the way her statement does. The bill became law over her vote.

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Sources10 source records

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  1. Issueshttps://zachnunn.com/issues/

    Zach Nunn for Congress · Reviewed Sep 10, 2026

    Campaign-controlled platform text, fetched live 2026-09-10 (HTTP 200).

    candidate statement

    For: Zach Nunn: campaign position

  2. @NunnForCongress on X, 2026-08-13https://x.com/NunnForCongress/status/2087922184383569935

    X · Published Aug 13, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 10, 2026

    Public post from the account Nunn's campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Zach Nunn: campaign position

  3. @NunnForCongress on X, 2026-08-28https://x.com/NunnForCongress/status/2093419025879761325

    X · Published Aug 28, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 10, 2026

    Public post from the account Nunn's campaign site links to.

    social profile

    For: Zach Nunn: campaign position; Zach Nunn: Matches stated record claim

  4. Where I Stand: Protect great public schools for every child, in every communityhttps://sarahforiowa.com/issue/protect-great-public-schools-for-every-child-in-every-community/

    Sarah for Iowa · Reviewed Sep 10, 2026

    The campaign's own issue page, read from the Internet Archive snapshot of September 4, 2026, because the live site returns HTTP 403 to automated readers. Snapshot: http://web.archive.org/web/20260904190055/https://sarahforiowa.com/issue/protect-great-public-schools-for-every-child-in-every-community/.

    candidate statement

    For: Sarah Trone Garriott: campaign position; Sarah Trone Garriott: Matches stated direction

  5. Nunn Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Equip Schools with Suicide Prevention Toolshttps://nunn.house.gov/2025/09/18/nunn-introduces-bipartisan-bill-to-equip-schools-with-suicide-prevention-tools/

    U.S. House of Representatives · Published Sep 18, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    His official release on introducing H.R. 5482.

    official office record

    For: Zach Nunn: Matches stated record claim

  6. H.R. 5413 (118th Congress), Prevent Youth Suicide Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5413

    Congress.gov · Published Sep 12, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Sponsored by Nunn; introduced and referred to Education and the Workforce 2023-09-12, no later action.

    official legislative record

    For: Zach Nunn: Matches stated record claim

  7. H.R. 5482 (119th Congress), Prevent Youth Suicide Acthttps://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5482

    Congress.gov · Published Sep 18, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Sponsored by Nunn; introduced and referred to Education and Workforce 2025-09-18, no later action. Section 2 covers schools serving grades 6 through 12.

    official legislative record

    For: Zach Nunn: Matches stated record claim

  8. Iowa Senate Journal, January 23, 2023 (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Jan 23, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Roll call on final passage of H.F. 68, pages 165-166: Trone Garriott among the 18 nays.

    official legislative record

    For: Sarah Trone Garriott: Matches stated direction

  9. House File 68 (2023), education savings accountshttps://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/billTracking/billHistory?ga=90&billName=HF68

    Iowa Legislature · Published Jan 23, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Bill history: passed the Senate 31 to 18 on 2023-01-23; signed by the Governor 2023-01-24.

    official legislative record

    For: Sarah Trone Garriott: Matches stated direction

  10. House File 68 (2023), enrolled text (document)

    Iowa Legislature · Published Jan 24, 2023 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026

    Defines qualified educational expenses to include tuition and fees at a nonpublic school.

    official legislative record

    For: Sarah Trone Garriott: Matches stated direction