Farmer and businessman

Zach Lahn is a farmer and businessman who lives in Belle Plaine and was previously Montana state director of Americans for Prosperity¹⁴⁸. He won the June 2026 Republican primary for governor⁷. His running mate for lieutenant governor is Iowa Rep. Derek Wulf, listed with him on the governor ticket on a county candidate list⁷¹⁰.

Where they stand 4 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• GunsRemove most restrictions; bearing arms is a rightmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • During the campaign he endorsed the concept of "constitutional" possession of weapons, which Kansas Reflector says would shrink a state's capacity to regulate firearms, and said he supports letting permit holders carry on school property. (2026-08-25) source
  • He said he embraced proposals limiting employers' ability to bar guns stored in vehicles on workplace property. (2026-08-25) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familymedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • At a May 1, 2026 forum he said he would expand the Education Savings Account program while also improving public schools. (2026-05-01) source
  • On Iowa Press in July 2026 he said education savings accounts are "a foundational freedom for Iowa's families." (2026-07-10) source
• School vaccinesEnd school vaccine requirements; leave it to parentsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • He said he supports eliminating Iowa's vaccine requirements for children to attend school, saying "the choice is between parents and their doctors." (2026-09-28) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • At a Jan. 27, 2026 Republican candidate event he said a candidate's stand on abortion is "a foundational issue," citing his family's refusal to discard embryos at a fertility clinic. (2026-01-27) source
  • At a May 1, 2026 forum he said he is "unapologetically pro-life at conception." (2026-05-01) source
  • Iowa Public Radio reported he supports restricting abortion to protect "life at conception." (2026-05-15) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Business regulation, Healthcare, Immigration, Energy and climate, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.