Sarah Trone Garriott
Democrat
Iowa State Senator (D-14)
Non-Incumbent · Public Record R2B
PIP Political Integrity Pledge · Political Integrity PAC
- No Corporate PAC Money
- Stock Trading Ban
- Lobbying Ban for Former Members
- Overturn Citizens United
T Transparency
66.4%
+0.5 from Political Integrity Pledge
Top positive drivers
- T1 Healthcare town hall with Sen. Slotkin; Medicaid roundtable in Ottumwa; state senate office hours, phone, email. 3.75/4
- T3 Introduced stock-trading ban bill in Iowa legislature; only candidate to file such legislation. 3.75/4
- T4 $0 corporate PAC (FEC-verified); supports overturning Citizens United; $1.69M raised Q1 2026. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- T2 No evidence of proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums. No tax returns released. 0/4
- T15 No AI or technology transparency positions found. 0/4
- T16 No law enforcement accountability positions found. 0/4
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- T1 Healthcare town hall with Sen. Slotkin; Medicaid roundtable in Ottumwa; state senate office hours, phone, email. 3.75/4
- T2 No evidence of proactive financial disclosure beyond legal minimums. No tax returns released. 0/4
- T3 Introduced stock-trading ban bill in Iowa legislature; only candidate to file such legislation. 3.75/4
- T4 $0 corporate PAC (FEC-verified); supports overturning Citizens United; $1.69M raised Q1 2026. 3.75/4
- T5 FEC filings available. No proactive donor transparency tools beyond standard FEC. 2.25/4
- T6 State senate newsletters; social media across 6+ platforms; media interviews. 2.88/4
- T7 Iowa Capital Dispatch, IPR, Daily Iowan, Gazette (A grade fact-check), Bleeding Heartland, Hopium Chronicles. 3.75/4
- T8 EMILYs List, New Democrat Action Fund, DCCC Red to Blue, Ironworkers Local 67, Teamsters Local 238. 2.88/4
- T9 State senate newsletters; social media across 6+ platforms; town halls and roundtables. 2.88/4
- T10 Orchestra program cut because majority wants elite private schools on your tax dollar. Concrete household examples. 3.50/4
- T11 PBMs are taking money out of the system; introduced amendment requiring rebates go to reducing premiums. 2.88/4
- T12 Iowans can't afford housing. Attended Habitat groundbreaking. No specific transparency mechanisms. 1/4
- T13 Opposes tariffs raising costs; cracking down on corporate price gouging. 2.25/4
- T14 Criticized Iowa governor's HSB126; SF322 requiring voucher spending transparency. 2.88/4
- T15 No AI or technology transparency positions found. 0/4
- T16 No law enforcement accountability positions found. 0/4
- T17 Securing ports of entry; fixing long citizenship waits; fought to restore refugee funding for Lutheran Services in Iowa. 2.88/4
- T18 SF322: requires ESA demographic data, itemized payment reports, withdrawal/expulsion reporting, annual legislature reports. 3.75/4
- T19 Filed ranked-choice voting legislation; opposed voter participation restrictions; criticized midnight bill-passing. 3.75/4
- T20 Filed term limits, stock-trading ban, opposed HSB126 weakening accountability entities; SF322 voucher transparency. 3.75/4
- T21 Multiple press interviews; state senate newsletter and constituent contact info. 2.88/4
- T22 Gazette fact-checker gave her A grade. No documented false claims. 3.13/4
- T23 No whistleblower protection positions documented. 0/4
- T24 General transparency stance through SF322. No specific FOIA or open data proposals. 1/4
- T25 $0 corporate PAC verified; filed stock-trading ban, term limits, RCV, SF322 all matching platform advocacy. 3.75/4
E Efficiency
59.5%
Top positive drivers
- E4 9 years at DMARC Food Pantry Network; Medicaid roundtable; healthcare town hall; Habitat groundbreaking. 3.75/4
- E6 Flipped Republican seat in 2020 special; beat Senate President Chapman 2022; won by 29 votes in 2024; $1.69M raised Q1. 3.75/4
- E9 Flipped 2 Republican districts; won 3 elections in Trump territory; 9 years DMARC Food Pantry; Senate Minority Whip. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- E5 No technology modernization positions found. 0/4
- E13 No energy system efficiency positions found. 0/4
- E16 No public safety efficiency positions found. 0/4
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- E1 SF322 includes annual reporting requirement; PBM amendment includes cost-reduction target. 2.88/4
- E2 References pharmacy closures (29 in one year, ~100 since 2008), Trinity Health $1.5B revenue loss. 2.88/4
- E3 Opposed governor's HSB126 weakening accountability; SF322 requires annual reporting. 2.88/4
- E4 9 years at DMARC Food Pantry Network; Medicaid roundtable; healthcare town hall; Habitat groundbreaking. 3.75/4
- E5 No technology modernization positions found. 0/4
- E6 Flipped Republican seat in 2020 special; beat Senate President Chapman 2022; won by 29 votes in 2024; $1.69M raised Q1. 3.75/4
- E7 New Democrat Action Fund; labor unions; EMILYs List; co-founded Iowa Interfaith Exchange; DMARC cross-community. 2.88/4
- E8 PBM amendment specified $10.68 dispensing fee; SF322 specified reporting timelines; public option keeping private insurance. 2.88/4
- E9 Flipped 2 Republican districts; won 3 elections in Trump territory; 9 years DMARC Food Pantry; Senate Minority Whip. 3.75/4
- E10 Filed term limits, stock-trading ban, RCV, opposed HSB126; campaign finance reform and Citizens United. 3.75/4
- E11 Public option with universal coverage; PBM reform; ranking member Senate HHS Committee; Medicaid roundtable. 3.13/4
- E12 Housing affordability crisis acknowledged; Habitat groundbreaking (48 townhomes). No federal mechanisms. 2.25/4
- E13 No energy system efficiency positions found. 0/4
- E14 Fixing long citizenship waits; refugee support funding. No USCIS modernization specifics. 2.25/4
- E15 Fully funding public education; filed SF322; voted for mental health supports; preschool funding bill. 3.13/4
- E16 No public safety efficiency positions found. 0/4
- E17 Supports workforce training and higher-education affordability. No specific programs. 2.25/4
- E18 Opposed HSB126; SF322 tracks voucher spending; PBM reform; opposed $55M voucher diversion. 2.88/4
- E19 No infrastructure delivery positions found. 0/4
- E20 No national security cost-effectiveness positions found. 0/4
- E21 General reform positions. No specific processing time targets or backlog proposals. 1/4
- E22 Opposes tariffs; PBM amendment to reduce premiums; SF322 tracks spending. 2.25/4
- E23 Cites pharmacy closure data; Ottumwa clinic closures; Trinity Health $1.5B projection; opposes HSB126. 2.88/4
- E24 Opposes voucher program draining public schools ($55M); proposes SF322 accountability; PBM reform. 2.88/4
- E25 Opposed HSB126 folding accountability entities; ranking member HHS; SF322 mandates reporting. 2.88/4
A Affordability
71%
Top positive drivers
- A1 Can't afford housing, healthcare, food is challenging; 9 years at food pantry; Medicaid roundtable; Ottumwa to Des Moines. 3.75/4
- A3 9 years at DMARC Food Pantry Network; Medicaid roundtable; healthcare town hall; state senate services. 3.75/4
- A6 Medicaid roundtable after clinic closures; healthcare town hall addressing federal cuts; opposed vouchers after diversion. 3.75/4
Top negative drivers
- A18 No energy affordability positions found. 0/4
- A19 No transportation affordability positions found. 0/4
- A14 No specific tax policy positions found. No EITC/CTC or corporate reform proposals. 1/4
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- A1 Can't afford housing, healthcare, food is challenging; 9 years at food pantry; Medicaid roundtable; Ottumwa to Des Moines. 3.75/4
- A2 29 pharmacy closures; Trinity Health $1.5B; Gazette fact-checked claims (A grade); $55M voucher diversion. 2.88/4
- A3 9 years at DMARC Food Pantry Network; Medicaid roundtable; healthcare town hall; state senate services. 3.75/4
- A4 Cracking down on corporate price gouging; opposes tariffs. No specific antitrust positions. 2.25/4
- A5 Explains cost-shifting mechanism; pharmacy closure impact; $55M voucher impact on budgets. 2.25/4
- A6 Medicaid roundtable after clinic closures; healthcare town hall addressing federal cuts; opposed vouchers after diversion. 3.75/4
- A7 Opposes $55M+ voucher diversion; PBM amendment redirects rebates to premiums; opposes tariffs. 2.88/4
- A8 Calls out PBMs for taking money from the system; introduced PBM amendment. 2.88/4
- A9 Can't afford housing, healthcare, food; lowering costs is central frame; orchestra program cut framing. 3.50/4
- A10 Lowering costs, protecting freedoms, strengthening democracy; PBM bill; SF322; preschool funding; DMARC 9 years. 3.75/4
- A11 Public option; PBM reform; ranking member HHS; Medicaid roundtable; pharmacy closures; contraception/IVF access. 3.13/4
- A12 Can't afford housing; Habitat groundbreaking (48 townhomes). No federal mechanisms. 2.25/4
- A13 Fully funding public education; preschool funding bill; opposes $55M voucher diversion; mental health supports. 3.75/4
- A14 No specific tax policy positions found. No EITC/CTC or corporate reform proposals. 1/4
- A15 PBM reform for consumer protection; opposes price gouging. 2.88/4
- A16 Supports paid family leave; workers' rights. No minimum wage figure or PRO Act. 2.25/4
- A17 9 years at DMARC Food Pantry; food is getting challenging. No specific SNAP or supply chain proposals. 2.25/4
- A18 No energy affordability positions found. 0/4
- A19 No transportation affordability positions found. 0/4
- A20 Lowering costs connecting healthcare + housing + education + food; opposes tariffs and price gouging. 2.88/4
- A21 Consistent votes against vouchers; PBM legislation; Medicaid defense; food pantry work; 0 contradictions. 3.75/4
- A22 Defends Medicaid (roundtable + town hall); protects public school funding; fights for healthcare clinic access. 3.75/4
- A23 Public option for universal coverage; Medicaid (low-income); preschool (families); 9 years food pantry. 2.88/4
- A24 Healthcare (universal); education (preschool through higher ed); food access; housing; refugees. 2.88/4
- A25 EMILYs List; Teamsters Local 238; Ironworkers Local 67; New Democrat Action Fund; DCCC Red to Blue. 2.88/4
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Non-Incumbent · Public Record
Scored on publicly available information only — platform statements, prior office, news coverage. Same criteria as the Questionnaire pathway, without direct candidate input.
Scoring Summary
| Axis | Base | Pledge Bonus | Final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transparency | 66.4% | +0.5 | 66.9% |
| Efficiency | 59.5% | — | 59.5% |
| Affordability | 71% | — | 71% |
| Overall TEA | Average of the three axes | 65.6% | |
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