Dr. Steve Bradley began his term as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives Jan. 11. He represents District 58, which covers Jackson County, more than half of Jones County and part of Dubuque County near Cascade.
âI just want to represent everybody in my district,â Bradley said. âThatâs the main thing I want to do; whatever they would like. This isnât about what I want; itâs what everybody else wants. I want to represent everybody. Everybody wants a strong economy; everybody wants to pay less taxes. I think that especially out in the Cascade area, district 58 Maquoketa, Bellevue, St. Donatus, and all the little towns like Anamosa and Monticello, we like a strong farm economy. When the farmers do well, everybody else does well.â
The Iowa House of Representatives gaveled in for the start of the 2021 legislative session.
Iowa lawmakers, their staff and members of the public gathered at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines Monday for the first day of the legislative session, less than a week after pro-Trump extremists attacked the U.S. Capitol, and as the coronavirus pandemic continues to claim lives in the state.
A large crowd of maskless Iowans protesting mask mandates streamed into the Statehouse a building with no mask mandate in a state with an extremely limited mask mandate and spoke against vaccines, masks, virtual learning, public health emergency powers, and other COVID-19 mitigation measures. Their chanting could be heard from the Capitol rotunda as lawmakers took their oath of office and leaders gave first-day speeches.
IPR Morning Edition host Clay Masters talks with IPR State Government reporter Katarina Sostaric about the 2021 legislative session and what to expect.