Joe Brown
Democratic · IA
Former Iowa state senator (1979-1987) who chaired the Senate Education Committee, then spent 17 years as a school superintendent and later led Prince of Peace Catholic School in Clinton. He wants tax mailings to state current law accurately and homeowners to claim their tax exemptions.
Where Joe Brown stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (2 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 oppose
Voted yes on creating a five-year state lottery and spending its money on economic development programs (House File 225). The Senate passed it 27-22.
March 28, 1985Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced a bill to raise taxes on cigarettes, cigars and other tobacco, with half the new money paying the state's share of Medicaid costs (Senate File 2188). It stayed in subcommittee.
February 11, 1980Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Retired as principal of Prince of Peace Catholic School in Clinton at the end of the 2023-24 school year.
May 23, 2024
Source: clintonherald.com
Spoke in support of Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley at a Clinton precinct caucus, as a former Democratic state senator.
January 15, 2024
Source: clintonherald.com
Voted yes on raising Iowa's legal drinking age to 21 (Senate File 97). The Senate passed it 35-13.
January 29, 1985
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Sponsored a law, signed 1983-05-09, letting voters in a large rural area with at least seven unincorporated villages form a land use district. The district can adopt zoning rules and levy a property tax (Senate File 85). The Senate passed it 43-0.
May 9, 1983
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Chaired the Iowa Senate Education Committee for the 1983-1984 legislative term.
January 10, 1983
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced a bill to let students attend public schools outside their home district and to set how the costs are paid (Senate File 2064). It stayed in an Education subcommittee.
January 20, 1982
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced, as lead sponsor with Senator Calhoon, a bill to allow marijuana and THC for limited medical uses (Senate File 302). It never left a subcommittee.
February 27, 1979
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Introduced a bill to decriminalize having 100 grams or less of marijuana, with penalties instead (Senate File 296). It never left a Judiciary subcommittee.
February 26, 1979
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Took office as an Iowa state senator for District 35, which included his home area of Montezuma. He served eight years, until January 1987.
January 8, 1979
Source: legis.iowa.gov
Past race Joe Brown ran in:
- Clinton County Treasurer · November 3, 2026 · Clinton County, Iowa