Zach Lahn
Republican · IA
Zach Lahn is an Iowa farmer and businessman. His campaign biography describes him as a sixth-generation Iowan and founder of Homeplace Ventures.
Where Zach Lahn stands, based on their records
Supports
Environment and Public Health (1 record), Corporate Accountability (1 record)
Opposes
Healthcare Affordability (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 oppose
Organized town hall meetings and mailers across Montana in early 2015 against expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. The campaign targeted Republican lawmakers, including Rep. Frank Garner, who declined to sign the group's card opposing expansion.
February 25, 2015Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: flatheadbeacon.com
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 1 support
Criticised the public health effects of industrial farming in Iowa during the 2026 Republican primary. He blamed part of the state's rise in cancer on exposure to pesticides and opposed shielding pesticide manufacturers from certain lawsuits.
June 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: axios.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 1 support
Criticised the public health effects of industrial farming in Iowa during the 2026 Republican primary. He blamed part of the state's rise in cancer on exposure to pesticides and opposed shielding pesticide manufacturers from certain lawsuits.
June 9, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: axios.com
Track record — General
General · 10 records
Urged Vice President JD Vance to stop enforcing on-road diesel rules to cut fuel costs for farmers. President Trump credited Lahn when he ordered a temporary expansion of untaxed red-dyed diesel use.
October 5, 2026
Source: kcrg.com
Lent, with his wife Annie, $615,000 to the Wonder school in 2021 and 2022 to cover its losses. By 2025 the school owed the couple about $4.5 million, IRS filings show. He served as its board president and treasurer.
August 25, 2026
Source: newsfromthestates.com
Received President Donald Trump's endorsement for governor after defeating Trump's previously endorsed candidate in the Republican primary.
July 10, 2026
Source: radioiowa.com
Grew up near Sioux City and graduated from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He worked for congressional offices in Montana and Colorado and helped lead the Montana chapter of Americans for Prosperity.
June 9, 2026
Source: axios.com
Received Turning Point Action's endorsement for governor shortly before Iowa's Republican primary.
May 29, 2026
Source: ktiv.com
Received the endorsement of former U.S. Rep. Steve King at an event in Altoona. Lahn said he was honored to have King's support.
April 23, 2026
Source: thegazette.com
Registered to vote in Iowa on October 17, 2024, which let him meet the state's two-year residency rule for governor. Kansas records show he had voted in Kansas in 2018, 2020 and 2022.
October 17, 2024
Source: newsfromthestates.com
Issued a statement in April 2015 saying "millions of Montanans" opposed Medicaid expansion, though the state has about one million people. He admitted the error and called the House vote to expand Medicaid a second mistake.
April 13, 2015
Source: talkingpointsmemo.com
Led Americans for Prosperity-Montana's TV and radio ads against Montana Supreme Court Justice Mike Wheat in his 2014 reelection race. The ads attacked Wheat's past votes as a state senator. Lahn said the group first spent $85,000 on them.
October 23, 2014
Source: brennancenter.org
Became state director of Americans for Prosperity-Montana in July 2014. The conservative advocacy group is funded by the Koch network. He had earlier managed Steve Daines' winning 2012 campaign for the U.S. House.
August 3, 2014
Source: bozemandailychronicle.com
Past race Zach Lahn ran in:
- Governor · November 3, 2026 · Iowa