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The 2022 Iowa elections

As some of you may be aware the 2022 Iowa elections are upon us. This year it is especially important that we speak about a candidate in particular running for governor. Her name is Deidre DeJear; she is a Democratic candidate. According to Emily’s List.org, “Deidre DeJear is a small business owner and community leader running for governor of Iowa.” She has attended Drake University and has received a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

Why is she so important?

She has also been the first African American women in the state of Iowa to be nominated by a major party, the Democratic Party statewide. She is a strong believer in bettering the Iowa school system and in her campaign, DeJear has stated that if she were to be elected as governor, she would send 300 million dollars to public schools in Iowa. Which is much needed due to the lack of proper funding under the campaign of current governor Kim Reynolds. Dejear is planning to go beyond for all Iowa students and families. Dejear has already met with teachers from Capital View, an elementary school, about students’ mental health and how to help them in any way possible. It is important that we as students know what candidates are running for office because our school’s funding and our education could be put in jeopardy by certain candidates while other candidates are fighting to help better our schools and our education. This past year many of North’s favorite teachers quit due to a number of reasons, one being the lack of care for them and funding teachers and schools received. Someone like DeJear who wants to help school funding is doing what’s best for teachers and students of all backgrounds and social classes unlike Reynolds who worked to fund private schools instead of public schools which 97% of students attend.

REGISTER TO VOTE IN IOWA: https://tinyurl. com/bddxt6jh Another great thing about Dejear is that she’s pro-choice after the Supreme Courts ruling on abortions and whether they are a human right are not. Iowans with a uterus need someone like DeJear who believes in the freedom of one’s body as a governor to secure safe and legal abortions. Also, DeJear would work to make Iowa a safer place with requirements on firearm purchases and licenses to carry with the minimum age to buy a firearm being 21. This does not mean she is trying to get rid of all guns in Iowa, she is just trying to make Iowa a safer place so not just anyone can purchase a deadly weapon. Which is exactly what Iowa needs after the amount of homicides that have occurred in the past year. Overall, it is incredibly important that we speak and inform ourselves in the North High School community especially since some North students and all North staff are eligible to vote in this election, but also all Iowans because Dejear is planning on doing what’s best for all of Iowa and a woman like her is exactly what we need in office.

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WHO IS DEIDRE? DEJEAR

Lizbeth Gonzalez, Editor