Thomas Laehn

Libertarian · IA · Greene County Attorney

Thomas Laehn serves as Greene County Attorney in Iowa. He was first elected to that office in 2018 and reelected in 2022.

Government Efficiency (2 records)

Government Spending Reduction (1 record)

Track record

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Government Efficiency · 2 support

Reported that his office won all of its 2025 jury trials while the pending criminal caseload fell to the lowest level of his tenure.
February 8, 2026Supports Government Efficiency
Source: raccoonvalleyradio.com
Secured unanimous county-supervisor approval to convert Greene County's assistant county attorney position to full time amid a growing felony caseload.
December 12, 2022Supports Government Efficiency
Source: greenecountynewsonline.com

Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose

Secured unanimous county-supervisor approval to convert Greene County's assistant county attorney position to full time amid a growing felony caseload.
December 12, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: greenecountynewsonline.com

General · 3 records

Used county prosecutorial authority to extradite defendants from Minnesota and Texas, including one charged in a seven-year-old Greene County case.
April 27, 2026
Source: greenecountynewsonline.com
Pressed Summit Carbon Solutions at a county supervisors meeting to seek a county conditional use permit for its carbon dioxide pipeline, while acknowledging state approval would override county rules.
February 3, 2025
Source: greenecountynewsonline.com
Said publicly that a voter misconduct case the state attorney general's office prosecuted in his county did not warrant a jury trial, objecting to the loss of local charging control.
October 28, 2024
Source: raccoonvalleyradio.com