Brad Sherman (Iowa)

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Brad Sherman

Republican Party

Prior offices

Iowa House of Representatives District 91

Years in office: 2023 - 2025

Predecessor: Mark Cisneros (R)

Successor: Judd Lawler (R)

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 2, 2026

Education

High school

Advance High School

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Brad Sherman (Republican Party) was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 91. He assumed office on January 1, 2023. He left office on January 1, 2025. Sherman did not run for re-election to Iowa House of Representatives District 91 in 2024.

Sherman (Republican Party) ran for election for Governor of Iowa. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2026.

Sherman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Brad Sherman earned a high school diploma from Advance High School and studied at the Maranatha Leadership Training School. Sherman's career experience includes working as the pastor of Solid Rock Church, a heavy equipment operator and mechanic, and a real estate developer. Sherman has served as the chair of the Iowa County Republican Party.

Sponsored legislation

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Committee assignments

2023-2024

Sherman was assigned to the following committees:

• Environmental Protection Committee
• Natural Resources Committee
• International Relations Committee

Elections

2026

See also: Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026

Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 Republican primary)

Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (June 2 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for Governor of Iowa

Rob Sand and Zach Lahn are running in the general election for Governor of Iowa on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Rob Sand (D)
		Zach Lahn (R)

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Nicholas Gluba (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Governor of Iowa

Rob Sand advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Iowa on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rob Sand	99.7	189,404
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	643

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 190,047
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Julie Stauch (D)
• Paul Dahl (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Governor of Iowa

Zach Lahn defeated Randy Feenstra, Adam Steen, Brad Sherman, and Eddie Andrews in the Republican primary for Governor of Iowa on June 2, 2026.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Zach Lahn	37.8	80,407
		Randy Feenstra	37.1	78,763
		Adam Steen	14.4	30,675
		Brad Sherman	6.9	14,669
		Eddie Andrews	3.4	7,264
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	687

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 212,465
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Governor of Iowa

Nicholas Gluba advanced from the Libertarian convention for Governor of Iowa on May 2, 2026.

		Candidate
✔		Nicholas Gluba (L)

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Endorsements

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2024

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024

Brad Sherman did not file to run for re-election.

2022

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 91

Brad Sherman defeated Elle Wyant in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 91 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Sherman (R)	58.4	8,760
	Submit photo	Elle Wyant (D)	41.5	6,216
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	12

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 14,988
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 91

Elle Wyant advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 91 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Elle Wyant	99.8	1,480
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	3

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,483
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 91

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 91 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Sherman	55.5	1,438
	Submit photo	Adam Grier	13.9	359
	Submit photo	Skylar Limkemann	13.5	349
	Submit photo	Matt McAreavy	11.0	284
	Submit photo	Devon Hodgeman	4.1	105
		John George	2.1	54
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,590
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Campaign themes

2026

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Brad Sherman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2026. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Sherman's responses.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am married to my wife Carole since 1975. We have 4 children and 13 grand children. One son is an Iraq war veteran. Anther son is a Captain in the Air Force. One daughter lives near us and works as an education aid in a local private school. An other daughter passed away suddenly at the age of 41, leaving 4 children.

I grew up operating dozers and draglines doing farm improvement and drainage work. After high school, I worked in trades for a year and then, after a life-changing encounter with Jesus Christ, I went into ministry training.

I moved to Iowa City in 1981 to pioneer a church with a focus on reaching out to University Students at the University of Iowa. It was there that I saw the socialist/Marxist indoctrination taking place which led to a passion to Restore the Foundations of Freedom that we saw being undermined.

During 45 years of being a pastor, I have done other types of work as well. I have built home and done some real estate development. I cofounded Informed Choices Medical Clinics, a pro-life organization, where I was president and board chair for 10 years. I have been very involved in grassroots political activism, serving as a County chair and as a delegate all the way to the national level. And I have traveled the Midwest teaching seminars of America's Christian History.

I ran for the State Legislature in 2022 and served as an Iowa State Representative. Now I am a candidate running to be the next Governor of Iowa.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• From day one of this campaign I have said “We are in a war for the survival of our nation.” Restoring the Foundations of Freedom is our slogan, but its not simply a slogan, it is an essential objective.

  We must restoring the constitutional reverence for God as reflected in the Declaration of Independence. This will primarily be done through an educational reset where civics and patriotism is taught in our schools, imparting an understanding of the unique and remarkable American form of government.

  Jefferson said, "Inform the whole mass of the people. They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty."
• Protecting Property Rights from excessive taxation and eminent domain abuse. High taxes and eminent domain can effectively cancel the concept of personal property. According to a quote attributed to George Washington, property rights and freedom are inseparable. You can't have one without the other. Without property rights, we essentially become a socialist state where no one owns anything. Socialism is a choking vine that will grow until it chokes out freedom and life itself.
• Perhaps the most important issue is protecting life itself. We must protect the unborn, but it is more than that. Life must be protected all the way to natural death, which includes the quality of life in between. This includes addressing health issues like the high cancer rates in Iowa and the increased mental health issues that is rampant across the nation. Medical Freedom and Food Freedom is a part of addressing these problems. I want encourage the rebuilding rural Iowa and help family farms survive, farms that grow healthy food to be sold and consumed right here in Iowa free from excessive regulations. I also want to encourage medical freedom so doctors are not controlled by top-down policy.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As Governor, I will not shut down Iowa again like we did during COVID. It is the only time in history I am aware of when we quarantined healthy people and shut down businesses, churches, etc. Those shut downs crippled our economy and did tremendous damage to people's lives.

I have already mentioned education. We have to replace common core with common sense.

We need to expose the "carbon capture" scam. CO2 does not hurt or pollute our atmosphere. This lie is the premise for a significant amount of public corruption.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

See the website for a list of Endorsements

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2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Campaign finance summary

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Brad Sherman campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Iowa House of Representatives District 91	Won general	$60,059	$48,784
Grand total			$60,059	$48,784
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• Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.
• National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the Iowa General Assembly in 2023.

• Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to labor issues.

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Preceded by Mark Cisneros (R)	Iowa House of Representatives District 91 2023-2025	Succeeded by Judd Lawler (R)

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