Republican candidate Adam Steen says if he’s elected governor, he’ll push to expand state-funded Education Savings Accounts to parents who homeschool their children.
Under current law, parents who send their children to private schools are eligible for over eight-thousand dollars in state funding. Steen has been critical of Republican rival Randy Feenstra for suggesting a change in Iowa’s ESA program, requiring private schools to take all students who apply for admission.
Steen and two other G-O-P candidates for governor have agreed to a debate on April 28th at Iowa P-B-S studios.
A spokesman for Feenstra says Feenstra is the clear and commanding frontrunner in the race and has made nearly 100 campaign stops where he’s answered tough questions. Steen held a news conference at the statehouse early Monday morning to unveil what he called his conservative agenda for Iowans. He’s promising to issue executive orders to protect minors from online porn and to ban Sharia Law in any city or county in the state if the legislature doesn’t act.
Last year Congressman Feenstra co-sponsored the “No Sharia Act” in the U.S. House. Steen is also promising that if he’s elected governor, he’ll market Iowa as a landing spot for businesses and individuals in states where governors have what he calls a “blue agenda.” Steen’s first focus would be on Virginia.
