REMINDER: Tariff-Lover Randy Feenstra, GOP Gov Field Support Raising Prices on Iowans
DES MOINES – In the one year since the sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs that cost Iowans $566 million were put into effect, here’s your reminder that tariff-lover Randy Feenstra and the rest of the Republicans running for governor support D.C. Republicans’ trade war that is raising prices on working families, small businesses, and farmers.
Reckless and unconstitutional tariffs cost Iowa families an estimated $1,000 in 2025 alone, killed 350 jobs at Whirlpool’s Amana factory, and have been described by Iowa small business owners as an “astronomically” painful price hike. Tariffs have also pushed Iowa’s agriculture industry to the brink of another farm crisis, as farmers are already struggling under the weight of a four-year downturn and filing for bankruptcy at the highest rate in the nation.
From Iowa Democratic Party spokesperson Terra Hernandez:
“Every single Republican running for governor supports D.C.’s reckless tariffs that are crushing Iowa’s working families, small businesses, and farmers. Tariff-lover Randy Feenstra voted for this cost-of-living crisis, and Adam Steen, Zach Lahn, Brad Sherman, and Eddie Andrews cheered it on. Iowans struggling with higher costs know who to blame in November.”
The field spent the past year supporting tariffs that are raising prices and hurting farmers:
- Randy Feenstra voted three times to rubber-stamp tariffs that are raising prices on Iowa farmers, cheered on chaotic tariffs, and said “I applaud” Washington’s reckless trade wars.
- Feenstra has also failed to pass a meaningful Farm Bill after three terms in Congress and hasn’t delivered a deal on the nationwide sale of year-round E15, which would give Iowa farmers consistent access to markets they need.
- Adam Steen defended Washington’s disastrous trade policy and even lectured struggling Iowa farmers, telling them “to be patient” and “to expand their infrastructure, expand their business” to make up for plummeting profits from tariffs.
- Zach Lahn cheered on cost-raising tariffs and downplayed farmers struggling with high input costs, saying “the tariffs are not the issue.”
- Brad Sherman dismissed and downplayed the harmful impacts of tariffs on Iowa farmers, saying “we all knew that the tariffs would have some ups and downs to it. I’m not too worried about it.”
- Eddie Andrews refused to speak out against the tariffs that are raising prices on hardworking Iowans and undercutting farmers.
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