Thomas Laehn
What this job does: Writes and votes on federal laws, approves or rejects the president's picks for judges and top jobs, and votes on treaties. Serves a 6-year term. Iowa has two U.S. senators.
- Current office
- Greene County Attorney
- Occupation
- Attorney; former law professor
- Lives in
- Jefferson
Background
- Laehn is the Greene County Attorney, first elected in 2017. Iowa Public Radio reports Laehn is the first Libertarian to hold elected office in Iowa. source: iowapublicradio.org
- Laehn grew up in Allison in northeast Iowa. source: iowapublicradio.org
- Laehn taught constitutional law and political philosophy at McNeese State University in Louisiana. source: iowapublicradio.org
- Laehn got on the ballot by petition, turning in nearly 10,000 signatures. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
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- Laehn wants to limit presidential power: "The president was never supposed to have the power to unilaterally make criminal law." source: iowapublicradio.org
- Laehn wants to protect private property from eminent domain. source: iowapublicradio.org
- Laehn would leave abortion rules to the states and supports decriminalizing marijuana. source: iowapublicradio.org
- Laehn says federal tax credits for pipelines should end. source: iowacapitaldispatch.com
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