Candidate · November 3, 2026

Zach Nunn

On the ballot for U.S. House · Iowa's 3rd District

RepublicanIncumbent
raised through Oct 14, 2026
$6.1M
cash on hand
$621K
issues with public statements
8
outside spending for or against
$5.4M

§1On the ballot

Why this matters: This is exactly how the candidate appears on your ballot, from the state's official candidate list.

OfficeU.S. House · Iowa's 3rd District1
Party on the ballotRepublican1
StatusIncumbent — Currently represents Iowa's 3rd District in the U.S. House.2
Also on the ballot

§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.

Zach Nunn serves Iowa's 3rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives; his campaign website says he won the seat in 2022.3,4 His official biography says he serves on the House Financial Services and Agriculture committees and on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party.4 His campaign website says he served in the Iowa House of Representatives and later the Iowa Senate.3 It says he is a Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve and a combat aviator who deployed three times to the Middle East after 9/11, and his official biography says he served as Director of Cybersecurity at the White House's National Security Council.3,4 It says he graduated from Southeast Polk and Drake University and holds advanced degrees from Cambridge University, Air Command & Staff College and Air War College.3

Why they say they're running

His campaign website says he is working to bring Iowa's values of helping neighbors and working hard to Washington, and that he will keep fighting for individual liberties, fiscal discipline and limited government.3,5

Service in Congress since 2023

  • 2025–nowU.S. Representative, IA-32
  • 2023–2025U.S. Representative, IA-32

Websites and accounts

§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.

Agriculture and Rural Life

Ethanol and biofuel requirements

His campaign website says he is an advocate for Iowa's biofuels and ethanol producers and pushed for strong support for renewable fuels.7

Abortion and Reproductive Health

Abortion law

His campaign website says he is a pro-life leader committed to fighting for the unborn.7

Foreign Policy and Defense

Military spending

His campaign website says he supported policies that adequately fund the military while prioritizing veterans, active military, military families and mental health.7

Family and Social Policy

Child care costs

His campaign website lists among his efforts leading the push to simplify adoption, expand child care options and support working parents.7

Paid family and medical leave

His campaign website lists among his accomplishments his first bill passed by the House, which expanded parental leave for military parents.7

Taxes and Budget

Federal spending levels

His campaign website says government spending has driven up inflation, that he passed legislation to rein in government bureaucracy, and that tax-and-spend policies must be stopped.7

Social Security and Medicare

Medicare coverage of new tests and services

His campaign website's page on seniors lists among his record cosponsoring bipartisan legislation to expand Medicare coverage for cancer screenings, telehealth and other kinds of care.8

  1. Add more services by law, such as permanent telehealth from home and testing and treatment by pharmacists
  2. Leave new coverage mainly to Medicare's own reviews of the medical evidence
  3. Add services only when savings elsewhere in Medicare cover their cost
Marked: the option their statement matches.
Social Security benefit levels

His campaign website's page on seniors says he is committed to protecting Social Security and Medicare, and that he introduced bipartisan legislation to keep Medicare, Social Security and veterans benefits from being used as bargaining chips in negotiations.8

§4Popular bills that never got a vote

Why this matters: Many bills with wide support from both parties never reach a vote, so no member of Congress is ever on record for or against them. Signing on as a sponsor or cosponsor is the only public record of support.

While Zach Nunn served, these bills had broad support from both parties but never reached a floor vote. No officeholder ever had to vote on them. Zach Nunn sponsored or cosponsored 33 of the 52. How bills die without a vote.

See all 52

§5Money

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, 2026.61

Raised$6,123,740
Spent$5,555,815
Cash on hand$620,759

Where the money came from

Individual donors$1.4M · 23%
PACs and other political committees$2.2M · 36%
Political party committees$10K · 0%
Transfers from the candidate's other committees$2.5M · 40%
Other receipts (other loans, refunds, interest)$55K · 1%

Outside spending

Groups spending independently reported $1,264,165 supporting and $4,148,368 opposing Zach Nunn this cycle, primary and general combined, in the 24- and 48-hour reports the law requires for larger expenditures, filed through October 26, 2026.62

Largest independent spenders, as named in their FEC filings.
GroupSupportingOpposing
HMP—$2,171,498
WITH HONOR FUND III, INC.$762,500—
American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE—$604,500
VoteVets—$360,000
Elect Democratic Women—$348,988
NRDC Action Votes—$300,000
LCV Victory Fund—$250,060
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.$249,769—

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.

§6Financial 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.