Election 2026
Independent, source-first accountability
Issue record
In short
Nunn's campaign page lists no position; in posts he says the 2025 tax cut means no tax on Social Security. Trone Garriott's campaign says she would never back cutting or privatizing Social Security and Medicare. On the record, Nunn voted for that law, which gives people 65 and older a $6,000 deduction through 2028 that shrinks at higher incomes. It does not exempt Social Security from tax.
Campaign positions
His campaign issues page states no position on Social Security, Medicare or retirement; its right-to-life section says he stands with Iowa's seniors. In his own posts he says the largest tax cut in American history means no tax on tips, overtime or Social Security, and he lists new retirement savings accounts for working families among what he is leading on for Iowa.
Her campaign says she would never support cuts to or privatization of Social Security and Medicare, nor weakening Iowa's public-employee pension system, and would work to strengthen those programs and expand Medicaid access in rural communities.
Evidence timeline
official action
He voted for the 2025 tax law, which gives people 65 and older a $6,000 deduction through 2028 that shrinks at higher incomes, but does not exempt Social Security from tax.
He says the largest tax cut in American history brought no tax on tips, overtime or Social Security. He voted Aye when the House gave final approval to H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, 218 to 214 on July 3, 2025 (Roll Call 190); it became Public Law 119-21 the next day. Its section 70103 adds a $6,000 deduction for each taxpayer 65 or older for tax years 2025 through 2028, reduced above $75,000 of income, or $150,000 on a joint return. The law's text does not mention Social Security benefits. Limit: The deduction is for people 65 or older, whether or not they draw Social Security. It shrinks at higher incomes and ends after 2028. It does not exempt Social Security benefits from tax.
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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
X · Published Feb 5, 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 direction
X · Published May 1, 2026 · Reviewed Sep 10, 2026
Public post from the account Nunn's campaign site links to.
social profile
For: Zach Nunn: campaign position
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/standing-up-for-your-retirement-and-your-health/.
candidate statement
For: Sarah Trone Garriott: campaign position
Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Published Jul 3, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
On the motion to concur in the Senate amendment to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed 218 to 214; Nunn Aye.
official legislative record
For: Zach Nunn: Matches stated direction
U.S. Government Publishing Office · Published Jul 4, 2025 · Reviewed Sep 25, 2026
Enacted 2025-07-04. Section 70103 adds a $6,000 deduction for each taxpayer 65 or older for taxable years beginning after 2024 and before 2029, phased down above $75,000 of modified AGI ($150,000 joint). The phrase "social security benefit" does not appear in the law.
official legislative record
For: Zach Nunn: Matches stated direction