The Republican incumbent for Iowa House District 47 made a campaign stop at the Jefferson Rotary Club on Monday.

Carter Nordman spoke about the recently passed property tax reform bill. He said this was the number one topic for the Legislative Session and that high taxes were the result of local governments overspending. Nordman reviewed the two percent revenue growth cap for cities and counties, while public school districts were exempt from that restriction. 

However, Nordman pointed out that the one cent sales tax for the Secure an Advanced Vision for Education (SAVE) fund that for over the next five years, would have  25 percent dedicated to property tax relief. 

Nordman also addressed other topics such as Iowa’s Water and Land Legacy (IWill) funding issue, along with changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, the Education Savings Account (ESA) for private schools and a requirement that all of those institutions must get a third party annual audit to remain accredited and removing the limit of students that can be administered for homeschooling. 

The Dallas County native that graduated from Adel-DeSoto-Minburn High School and has a business degree from the University of Northern Iowa talked about why he is seeking re-election to a fourth term in the Iowa House.

“I’m a young Iowan who wants to stay in rural Iowa. I love Iowa, I love rural Iowa, I want to raise my family in rural Iowa and I think it’s extremely important that we have voices at the table on all spectrums. And so, I feel like I represent young families, but also represent young conservatives who want to continue to see Iowa move in the right direction. Like I said, I’m extremely proud of the work that we’ve done over the last six years. I want to build on that and make Iowa the best place to live, work and raise a family.”  

Nordman is running against Republican challenger, Jeremy King, in the June Primary Election.