Currently, the unemployment rate in Iowa is approximately 54.1% among people with disabilities. If elected, what efforts would you pursue to hire qualified individuals with disabilities and encourage hiring within the private sector? Congressman – the Honorable Steve King-“ Candidate for Congress -JD Scholten -“ State House Representative-the Honorable Tim Kacena-“ I will work to make sure that the disabled are fully included and represented in all jobs programs.” State House Representative Candidate – Bob Henderson -“ Governor of Iowa – the Honorable Kim Reynolds - (see her letter on last page) Candidate for Governor - Fred Hubbell -“ State Iowa State Representative –the Honorable Chris Hall -“ State Representative for Iowa House – the Honorable Jacob Bossman - State Representative for Iowa House Candidate – Rita DeJong –“ Iowa House District 17 Candidate – Jan Creasman- “I believe businesses are better served when they promote diversity. I would partner with the business community to create regulations that ensure business employ those individuals that are currently shut out of the labor market due to no fault of their own.” Iowa State Senate – the Honorable Jim Carlin-“ Iowa State Senate Candidate –the Honorable Dave Dawson-“ Candidate for State Senate - Jackie Smith-“Iowa has an income tax deduction for Iowa employers who hire persons with disabilities. This deduction should be reviewed to ensure that it is achieving its goals. Do we need to do a better job of marketing the deduction? We need to determine if changes to eligibility are needed to make it more appealing.
State House Representative-the Honorable Tim Kacena-“n/a” State House Representative Candidate – Bob Henderson-“ Governor of Iowa – the Honorable Kim Reynolds - (see her letter on last page) Candidate for Governor - Fred Hubbell-“ State Iowa State Representative –the Honorable Chris Hall-“ State Representative for Iowa House – the Honorable Jacob Bossman-“ State Representative for Iowa House Candidate – Rita DeJong-“ Iowa House District 17 Candidate – Jan Creasman-“Assure their quality transit. Encourage expansion of public access to rural busing.” Iowa State Senate – the Honorable Jim Carlin-“ Iowa State Senate Candidate –the Honorable Dave Dawson-“ Candidate for State Senate - Jackie Smith-“I am committed to ensuring people with disabilities are able to fully participate in family, community and employment. A critical need to achieve these goals is to have access to dependable public transportation. Lack of public transportation both in coverage and general access, limit quality of work and life opportunities for segments of our population - people with disabilities and many others rely on quality and accessible transportation.” County Board of Supervisor - Matthew Ung-“ County Board of Supervisor – Jeremy Taylor (see his letter at the end) County Board of Supervisor Candidate – Flora Lee-“ County Board of Supervisor Candidate – Carter Smith-“I would work on increasing regional transportation services with outlying communities on regular basis so people can access centralized services on a regular basis. I’d also like to see what expanding hours of operation would do to benefit constituents.”