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Deb Vandergaast is running for Iowa Senate District 41. She brings experience as a Registered Nurse, a small business owner, a mother, and an advocate to the table.

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Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Annie’s Foundation was founded in 2022 to preserve the right to read, which is protected under the First Amendment. The Education Bill that Governor Reynolds signed in to law today is nothing but a farce and a show of power. SF496 is not about parent’s rights; it is about controlling others and forcing a white, heteronormative, Christian worldview on children.

Annie’s Foundation is here to ensure that ALL Iowans have unhindered access to books and characters that reflect the diversity and complexity of the world around them. Visit our Facebook page to find out when and where our next Banned Book Giveaway event is, learn more about us, and make a donation. #ReadBannedBooks
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Speak to your friends, families and neighbors. Help them see that there is still hope, but we need them to take action. We need people to challenge misinformation. We need people to speak out against hate, discrimination and the slow destruction of our schools. Most of all, we need people to vote.
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
To overcome the powerful influences controlling our state and manipulating our elected leaders, we have to reconnect with our communities and restore our faith in the state we love. We have to overcome complacency and despair and be willing to take part in our democracy.
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
The Washington Post reported that 11 individuals, not 11% but 11 individual people, have been responsible for an alarming 60% of all book bans in our nation.

Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
As helpless as we feel in this moment of darkness and despair, there is still hope. I believe the Iowa that was once a national leader in human rights and known for moderate politics still exists. It has just been beaten down.
Iowa is Better Than This
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Deb VanderGaast for Democracy
Governor Kim Reynolds just signed Iowa’s third anti-LGBTQ law passed in the 2023 legislative session. This was done on the Friday evening before a holiday weekend without any press.
This new law forces schools to out trans students, which puts those students’ lives and mental health at risk. It also removes information about HPV and HIV from health classes and bans all books and materials with any sexual content, except religious texts. Not graphic content. ANY sexual content. The bill bans any discussion of gender and sexual orientation in grades K-6. In addition, schools would need parental approval before they could give surveys to students related to numerous topics, including mental health issues, sex and political affiliation.
This is yet another bill that stokes discrimination and hate, attacks vulnerable kids, censors books, and undermines public health. Our state is under the complete control of a party determined to battle culture war issues rather than create policies that will make our state stronger and our lives better. With unchecked power, the majority party in the Iowa legislature and executive offices no longer have to yield to the will of the people. We are helpless to defend our children, our schools and our communities against the scourge created by the “culture war” thrust upon us.
As helpless as we feel in this moment of darkness and despair, there is still hope. Iowa has long been a swing state. The bellwether state that chose presidents, senators, congressmen, senators, and state leaders based on our strong community values. We have been the forerunners in human rights and equality. We earned the title “Iowa Nice”.
I believe that Iowa still exists. It has just been beaten down by all the turmoil created by outside special interest groups seeking to advance their own agenda and secure their power. To overcome the powerful influences controlling our state and manipulating our elected leaders, we have to reconnect with our communities and restore our faith in the state we love. We have to overcome complacency and despair and be willing to take part in our democracy.
Speak to your friends, families and neighbors. Help them see that there is still hope, but we need them to take action. We need people to challenge misinformation. We need people to speak out against hate, discrimination and the slow destruction of our schools. Most of all, we need people to vote.

Do You Know Your District?

Iowa’s new State Senate District 41 includes the following cities:

  • Bennett
  • Clarence
  • Dixon
  • Durant
  • Lowden
  • Maysville
  • Mechanicsville
  • Moscow
  • New Liberty
  • Rochester
  • Springdale
  • Stanwood
  • Stockton
  • Tipton
  • Walcott
  • West Branch
  • West Liberty

And parts of:

  • Blue Grass
  • Davenport
  • Wilton
Map of SD41
Detail of SD41 in the Davenport area