David Young
Bio | David Young was educated at Drake University prior to his political career. He previously served as the US Representative for Iowa’s 3rd district before being unseated by Cindy Axne in 2018. |
Status and Position | Former US House of Representatives of Iowa |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Iowa |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election IA-03 | IA-03 | Yes | Running | 41.0% |
Campaign Financing | Young has raised most of his money from large individual contributions (68%), then PACs and other committees (18%)—only 13% of his donations were small contributions. His largest contributions came from the Blackstone Group, JSC Properties, and Kirke Financial Services. |
Voting Rights | Young does not have a clear public stance on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Young does not support universal healthcare. Young supports repealing the Affordable Care Act and does not support expanding government-run healthcare. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Young opposes government-run healthcare and has voted against the ACA. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Young claims that choice in healthcare, which every Iowan deserves, comes from the "marketplace", and thus supports private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Young does not support LGBT civil rights. Young has voted against measures that would bar discrimination against LGBT employees. |
| Taxes | Against | Young believes that cutting taxes will benefit the economy. He voted for the 2017 tax cuts and states on his platform that "we must keep taxes low". |
| Flat Tax Rate | Nuance | Young supports cutting taxes and simplifying regulations, though he has not expressly stated that he supports a flat tax rate. He voted for the 2017 tax cuts and states on his platform that "we must keep taxes low". |
| Abortion | Nuance | Young does not support federal funding for abortions but does not expressly oppose them. He's claimed to support women's access to healthcare and contraceptives, but opposes funding from the government for abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. |
| Gun Control | Against | Young opposes regulations on the right to bear arms He's stated that he opposes any restrictions on the 2nd Amendment, and has voted for a concealed-carry act which would overrule any state protections. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on assisted suicide. He's stated that he opposes any restrictions on the 2nd Amendment, and has voted for a concealed-carry act which would overrule any state protections. |
| Government Interference | Against | Young states on his campaign website that "Iowans know how to spend their money better than the federal government," and opposes government interference in the economy or private business. |
| Planned Parenthood | Nuance | Young opposes federal funding for Planned Parenthood, but has stated that he is not against the organization receiving funding from other locations. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Young supports many defined welfare programs, but also calls for cuts to the federal government, and his exact position is unknown. N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on mandatory minimum prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | He supports strong healthcare for soldiers and has voted in favor of the defense spending bills raising the budget in the House. |
| War on Terrorism | Nuance | According to his ratings in the 114th Congress, Young opposes targeting overseas terrorists, but in the 115th he also supported a US missile strike on Syria. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Young supports international interaction and international trade. In a break with his party, he opposed the tariffs placed on China, saying that a common view among his constituents was that "tariffs are taxes". |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | Young supports free and open markets to bolster the economy. He has opposed Trump's tariffs on other countries and advocated that solutions for energy and healthcare come from an open market. |
| Brexit | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Against | Young has supported balanced budget amendments in the House and supports cuts to government spending. |
| Charter Schools | For | He supports school vouchers for charter schools. |
| Common Core | Against | Young opposes the Common Core. In the 114th Congress, he was against Common Core and voted to repeal the No Child Left Behind Act. |
| Clean Energy | For | Young supports expanding the renewable energy industry. On his campaign platform, he says that he knows renewable energies are good for Iowa and the economy. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on religious freedom. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have a public position yet on slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | For | Young is in favor of strictly enforcing the immigration laws. On his campaign platform, he states that immigration must maintain respect for the law and that there is a 'right way' and 'wrong way' to come to the country. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on such profiling. |
| DACA | For | Young has stated that he supports DACA, in a limited role, as a path towards citizenship. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Young has stated that "if we don't like the laws, Congress must change it," and opposes sanctuary cities which take steps against restrictive immigration laws. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuance | Young has supported the CARERS Act of 2017, and groups which support marijuana legalization have given him mediocre ratings on that front. |