2026 Candidate for Iowa Senate District 23
Strong Families.
Strong Communities.
Strong Futures.
These aren’t just words — they’re the roadmap.
When families are secure, communities thrive.
When communities are strong, the future is bright.
And when leadership listens to people first,
everyone does better.
That’s the kind of Iowa I’m working to build — together.
STRONG
FAMILIES
Strong families are the foundation of everything that works in our communities. That means good jobs, affordable healthcare, strong schools, safe neighborhoods, and time to be together without constant financial stress.
STRONG
COMMUNITIES
Strong communities are built when people look out for one another and local businesses, schools, and infrastructure are supported. Our small towns and growing communities deserve investment that keeps pace with growth — not policies that drain resources away.
STRONG
FUTURES
A strong future comes from long-term thinking, smart investments, and shared responsibility. We must protect our land and water, prepare our workforce, and build an economy that works for the next generation — not just the next election.
As the 4th generation on my family's farm near Elkhart, I care deeply about this place we call home. Like most Iowans, I want to restore common sense and mutual respect across our state to keep Iowa a great place to live, work, and play.
After traveling around the world to build houses with Habitat for Humanity and earn a graduate degree, I returned home, to our family's century farm, in 2013. In addition to a career working with sustainability, innovation, and data, I helped grow the market for local food via the online food hub based on our farm.
Over the past decade, I have seen troubling changes.
That is why I am stepping up: to work with you and others across the state to ensure Iowa is a place our kids want to stay, and someday, raise their kids.
I am running for the Iowa Senate District 23 to build a better TOMORROW by working TOGETHER.
People here come from every walk of life—farm families, young professionals, longtime residents, and new neighbors moving in every week. What we share is simple: we want safe, strong, thriving communities where our kids can learn, our families can grow, and our water and land are protected for future generations.
Our strength comes from our people. It is grounded in hard work, integrity, responsibility, compassion, and fairness for everyone. Not just the rights of those who look, think, and love like us.
I want to invest in Iowa and in the Iowans who keep it going.
We need an economy that works for families, workers, farmers, veterans, and seniors. An economy where full-time work means a decent life, not barely getting by.
As a community member, parent, and 4th-generation Iowan, I’ve seen firsthand how decisions at the Capitol shape the everyday lives of families across our district.
My commitment is simple:
To bring our shared values—respect, stewardship, responsibility, and community—to the Iowa Senate.
We create our desired future by honoring where we have come from — the hard work, the shared values, and resilience that have shaped our communities. We also must acknowledge that the world around us is changing fast. The question is: will we shape it, or let it shape us?
Now is the time to come together, not tear each other apart. To stop picking fights and start picking up the tools of progress — cooperation, innovation, and shared purpose.
We can take the best of the past — our sense of fairness, neighborliness, and grit — and combine it with new ideas, emerging technologies, and a renewed commitment to opportunity for all.
This campaign is about building that future — a future where every person has a chance to thrive, and no one is left behind.
I’m inviting you to be part of it. Let’s build TOMORROW by working TOGETHER.
Will you join us?
Primary Election: June 2, 2026
General Election: November 3, 2026
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Iowa's Senate District 23 includes northern and eastern Polk County, and eastern Dallas County. This includes the towns of Alleman, Bondurant, Bouton, Elkhart, Granger, Grimes, Mitchellville, Polk City, Runnells.
It also includes addresses in Altoona, Ankeny, Cambridge, Carlisle, Colfax, Dallas Center, Huxley, Johnston, Madrid, Maxwell, Minburn, Mingo, Perry, Pleasant Hill, Prairie City, Sheldahl, Slater, Urbandale, Waukee, and Woodward.
Contact Tony's Team:
Tony Thompson for Iowa
PO Box 13
Elkhart, IA 50073