Statewide Iowa (RI) — Republican candidate Adam Steen says if he’s elected governor, he’ll push to expand state-funded Education Savings Accounts to parents who homeschool their children.
Under current law, parents who send their children to private schools are eligible for over $8,000 in state funding.
Steen has been critical of Republican rival Randy Feenstra for suggesting a change to Iowa’s ESA program that would require private schools to accept all students who apply for admission.
Steen and two other GOP candidates for governor have agreed to a debate on April 28th.
A spokesman for Feenstra says Feenstra is the clear and commanding frontrunner in the race and has made nearly 100 campaign stops where he’s answered tough questions.
Steen held a news conference at the statehouse early Monday morning to unveil what he called his conservative agenda for Iowans. He’s promising to issue executive orders to protect minors from online pornography and to ban Sharia Law in any city or county in the state if the legislature does not act.
Last year, Congressman Feenstra co-sponsored the “No Sharia Act” in the U.S. House.
Steen is also promising that if he’s elected governor, he’ll market Iowa as a landing spot for businesses and individuals in states where governors have what he calls a “blue agenda.” Steen’s first focus would be on Virginia.
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