Lynn Hammel
Election Information:
Party:
Republican
District:
33
Office:
State House or Assembly
Contact Information:
hammelforiowa.com
x.com/hammelforiowa
Survey Responses:
S = Support
O = Oppose
NR = No Response
O = Oppose
NR = No Response
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Life
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S | O | NR |
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1.Protecting Life: Protecting the right to life of an unborn baby with a beating heart. |
X | ||
2.Taxpayer Funded Abortion: Allowing taxpayer dollars to fund organizations that provide abortion. |
X | ||
3.Physician-Assisted Suicide: Allowing voluntary physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill patients. |
X |
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First Amendment
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S | O | NR |
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4.Conscience Rights for Professionals: Prohibiting the government from denying required licensure or certification to individuals because of their religious or political beliefs. |
X | ||
5.Conscience Rights for Faith-Based Organizations: Exempting faith-based organizations (e.g. adoption/foster care providers, private schools) from regulations that cause them to violate their sincerely held religious beliefs. |
X | ||
6.Prohibiting De-Banking/Insuring Based on Beliefs: Prohibiting financial institutions from shutting a customer’s bank account or canceling their insurance because of their religious or political views. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
Our constitutional freedoms—including the freedom of religion, freedom of speech, and freedom of conscience—must be protected for every Iowan. I believe every Iowan should be free to live, work, worship, and participate in society without fear of discrimination because of their sincerely held beliefs or lawful political opinions. Government should protect these fundamental freedoms, not undermine them
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Family
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S | O | NR |
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7.Protecting Kids from Social Media: Requiring platforms to by default prevent underage accounts without parental permission, preserve parents' authority when access is allowed, and remove addictive design features and data exploitation from underage accounts. |
X | ||
8(a).Parental Rights: Allowing parents to obtain professional counseling for a child struggling with gender confusion to help the child find comfort with his or her biological sex. |
X | ||
8(b).Parental Rights: Protecting parents from losing custody of their child solely because they treat their child consistent with his or her biological sex. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
Parents are the primary caregivers and decision-makers in their children's lives. Government should support families, not replace them. I believe parents—not the government—should have the primary responsibility for raising their children and making decisions about their care, education, and well-being. Government should intervene only when a child's safety is genuinely at risk.
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Education
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S | O | NR |
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9.School Choice: Allowing the use of tax credits, vouchers, and/or education savings accounts to cover the cost of children attending the school of their parents’ choice, including private religious schools. |
X | ||
10.Free Speech at School: Protecting teachers and students from being forced to refer to a person by inaccurate pronouns that do not align with the person’s sex. |
X | ||
11.School Healthcare Disclosure to Parents: Requiring schools to inform parents of any mental, physical, or emotional health information and treatment that a child is receiving at school. |
X | ||
12.Transparency in School Curriculum & Activities: Giving parents access to the curriculum, presentations, and activities that their children are learning in school and allowing them to opt their children out of school extra-curricular activities, presentations, or specific lessons to which the parents object. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
Education works best when parents, teachers, and students work together. Parents have the primary responsibility for raising their children and should be informed about what is being taught in school. They have the right to make decisions they believe are in the best interest of their child. Teachers and students deserve a respectful learning environment where everyone is treated with dignity and courtesy. School choice empowers families. Parents should have the opportunity to choose the school that best meets their child's educational needs, whether public, charter, private, or another qualified option. Focus on academic excellence. Our schools should prioritize reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, and preparing students with the knowledge and skills they need to succeed in life. As your State Representative, I will support policies that put students first, respect parents' rights, and strengthen educational opportunities for every Iowa family.
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Health and Welfare
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S | O | NR |
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13.Medical Rights of Conscience: Protecting health care workers from losing their jobs if they decline to participate in a procedure or treatment that violates their personal beliefs and conscience. |
X | ||
14.Women’s Privacy: Preventing males who identify as female from entering sex-separated spaces intended for females, such as showers, locker rooms, bathrooms, dormitories, women’s shelters, prisons, etc. |
X | ||
15.Protecting Pregnancy Centers: Ensuring pregnancy centers that provide life-affirming support to women and their families are not targeted or penalized by government officials. |
X |
Candidate's Comments:
I believe every human life is sacred and has inherent value. I support protecting innocent human life from conception until natural death. I oppose: - Elective abortion, while recognizing that laws may include exceptions as provided by state law. - Physician-assisted suicide. I support policies that: - Protect unborn children. - Support mothers, fathers, and families before and after birth. - Expand access to adoption and foster care. - Ensure compassionate, high-quality care for those facing serious illness, while rejecting physician-assisted suicide. I believe we are judged by how we treat the most vulnerable among us—the unborn, people with disabilities, the elderly, and those nearing the end of life. Every person deserves dignity, compassion, and legal protection throughout every stage of life.