Candidate · November 3, 2026
Joe Mitchell
On the ballot for U.S. House · Iowa's 2nd District
- raised through Oct 14, 2026
- $2.9M
- cash on hand
- $546K
- issues with public statements
- 13
- outside spending for or against
- $7.2M
§1On the ballot
Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.
| Office | U.S. House · Iowa's 2nd District1 |
|---|---|
| Party on the ballot | Republican1 |
| Status | Open seat — no incumbent is running for this seat. |
| Also on the ballot |
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§2Who they are
Why this matters: Background and experience help you judge how someone might do the job. These come from public records and the candidate's own materials.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
His campaign website says he was born and raised in a small town just south of Cedar Rapids.2 It describes him as a developer focused on workforce housing, with projects in Dyersville, Grinnell, Mount Pleasant and Clear Lake.2 It says he was a Regional Director at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Trump Administration and later Chief of Staff at the Federal Housing Finance Agency.2 It says he was sworn into the Iowa House of Representatives at age 21.2
Why they say they're running
His campaign website says he is running to clean up Washington and put working families first.3 It says he will fight to lower costs, reduce government spending, protect Iowa farmers, defend freedoms, secure the country and build an economy where hard work pays.3
Websites and accounts
- Campaign websitejoemitchell.com3
- Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=615803467861953
- X (Twitter)x.com/joemitchelliowa3
§3What they've said on the issues
Why this matters: These are positions the candidate has stated publicly — on their campaign website or in public statements — summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Issues they haven't spoken about publicly are left out.
Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.
Each issue has its own range of views. A position is marked on that range only when the candidate's own statement clearly matches one option; there is no overall left–right score.
Elections and Government Reform
His campaign website says he supports limiting service to twelve years in the House and twelve years in the Senate.4
- Shorter limits, such as three House terms (six years) and two Senate terms (12 years)
- Longer limits, such as 12 to 18 years in each chamber
- No term limits
His campaign website says he supports a full ban on stock and prediction market trading for members of Congress.4
- Ban members and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading individual stocks
- Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
- No ban; keep the reporting rules, with stronger penalties for late reports
Immigration
His campaign website says he supports a temporary ban on H-1B visas and a long-term plan that prioritizes Americans in the U.S. and in the global labor market.4
His campaign website says he supports securing the borders, deporting people in the country illegally who are criminals, and reforming immigration laws.4
Energy and Climate
His campaign website says the nation should use every energy tool, listing natural gas, oil, nuclear, clean coal, hydro, solar and wind power.4
Health Care
His campaign website says he wants to lower health care costs, increase transparency and expand consumer choice while preserving key protections from the ACA, and that reform should require price transparency and send subsidies directly to patients to remove hidden costs in the drug supply chain.4
His campaign website says prescription drug and insulin prices for Americans should be comparable to those of other developed countries.4
His campaign website says he opposes gender-transition surgeries for minors and will fight to ban the use of federal tax dollars for these procedures.4
Housing
His campaign website says deregulating the homebuilding industry would allow more builders to build more homes at a much lower cost.4
Taxes and Budget
His campaign website says he will cut taxes for middle-class families and job creators and simplify the tax code.4
Education
His campaign website says he believes there are two genders, male and female, and that women and girls deserve a level playing field in sports without competitors who were born male.4
- Require teams based on sex at birth
- Let each state decide
- Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
- Teams based on gender identity
Abortion and Reproductive Health
His campaign website's home page says he will protect the right to life.3
§4Money
Why this matters: Campaigns report where their money comes from and how much they have left. Outside groups that spend on their own, without coordinating with the campaign, report that too.
Reported to the Federal Election Commission for the 2025–2026 election cycle, through October 14, 2026.5
| Raised | $2,916,069 |
|---|---|
| Spent | $2,370,535 |
| Cash on hand | $545,534 |
| Debts owed by the campaign | $50,000 |
Where the money came from
Outside spending
Groups spending independently reported $570,622 supporting and $6,655,853 opposing Joe Mitchell this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.6
| Group | Supporting | Opposing |
|---|---|---|
| HMP | — | $3,029,889 |
| YOUR COMMUNITY PAC | — | $1,942,587 |
| AB PAC | — | $992,780 |
| NO GOING BACK PAC INC. | $427,452 | — |
| American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE | — | $239,064 |
| Elect Democratic Women | — | $204,454 |
| End Citizens United | — | $113,084 |
| AMERICAN FAMILY VOICES | — | $83,320 |
Smaller expenditures that appear only on a group's regular monthly or quarterly report aren't in these totals, so the full amounts can be somewhat higher. When a group amends a report, only its latest version is counted.
§5Financial disclosures
Why this matters: Federal candidates and members of Congress must report their assets, income, debts and outside jobs, and members must report stock trades. These filings show possible conflicts of interest.
- Candidate financial disclosure report7filed Sep 18, 2026
- Candidate financial disclosure report8filed Jan 6, 2026