I've had a lot of careers in my life. When I think about it, I think every piece of that - from being a nurse, a farmer, dealing with real estate - has added to a skill set that I would have been able to use throughout my political career.

Patty Judge

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I think it is possible to meet people in the middle, to have a discussion even though you may not agree on solutions, and find some common ground and get to consensus.

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The people in Iowa know that Washington isn't working. It's devolved into partisan politics and a lot of gridlock and obstruction.

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Climate change is real.

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We must reduce the influence of money in politics, beginning by overturning Citizens United and taking back our system from the millionaires and billionaires who can give unlimited and undisclosed amounts of money to influence our elections.

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I am really not clear in my mind what a sanctuary city is.

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Oh, what could be more delicious than replacing Chuck Grassley on the Senate Agriculture Committee?

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I think women bring a different perspective and that we tend to be more collaborative in our approach. I served in the Iowa Senate back in the '90s, when there weren't a lot of us. At the time, I think there were five or six women, and two or three of them were Republicans and two or three were Democrats.

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