Sarah Trone Garriott

Sarah Trone Garriott is a Lutheran pastor and Iowa state senator from West Des Moines. She is challenging Republican Rep. Zach Nunn in the Des Moines-area 3rd District with a focus on costs, health care and Social Security.

On the ballot against Zach Nunn (R)

Why it matters: Republican Zach Nunn won this seat by less than four points in both 2022 and 2024, and the Cook Political Report now rates the race as leaning Democratic.

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The race at a glance

Race ratingLean DCook Political Report, Oct 16 source

Money raised (through Sep 30) Garriott$7,654,894 Nunn$5,968,952 $1,976,870 cash on hand. source

In Sarah's own words

We need to scrap the cap

Sarah Trone Garriott, at a Social Security roundtable with senior advocates and voters, Oct 20 source

I’ve been paying into Social Security since I was 16 years old working at McDonald’s

Sarah Trone Garriott, at the same Social Security roundtable, Oct 20 source

Where Sarah stands

Social Security: She opposes any benefit cuts or a higher retirement age and wants to lift the cap on income subject to the Social Security payroll tax. source
Health care: She wants to roll back the 2025 Medicaid cuts, extend the ACA tax credits and let Medicare negotiate prescription drug prices. source
Cost of living: She would end the current tariff policy, crack down on corporate price gouging and expand the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit. source
Ethics: She supports a full ban on stock trading by members of Congress, the White House and their staff, a 12-year term limit, and says she takes no corporate PAC money. source
Reproductive rights: She would work to restore nationwide protections for abortion access and safeguard the right to contraception and IVF. source

The record

Ordained pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Iowa state senator since 2021, representing District 14 since 2023
Coordinator of interfaith engagement at the Des Moines Area Religious Council since 2017

ConfidentialThe GOP File

The file on Zach Nunn

Nunn voted for the 2025 Republican tax and spending law known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, which also restructured Medicaid. source
In September 2025 Nunn voted for a House measure blocking challenges to President Trump's global tariffs, and in February 2026 he voted against ending the national emergency behind tariffs on Canadian goods. source
In June 2026 Nunn voted against a war powers resolution that would have limited President Trump's ability to wage war in Iran without congressional consent. source

Endorsed by

EMILYs List The Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO AFSCME Council 61 IBEW Teamsters Local 238

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Race data checked Wednesday, October 21, 2026. Quotes on this page were matched word for word against their sources.