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Democrat
Nathan Sage
Iowa Democratic Senate nominee?
$97.7K
JUN 9, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Overview
Current roleChamber of commerce executive (Executive Director, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce)
PartyDemocratic
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderMale
LocationIowa
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BackgroundChamber of commerce executive (Executive Director, Knoxville Chamber of Commerce)
Notable personal detailsNathan Sage is an Iowa Democrat who launched a 2026 campaign for U.S. Senate and later suspended/ended his bid in February 2026. He is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Army with multiple Iraq deployments, and he worked as executive director of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce beginning in May 2023. Sage has described a working-class upbringing in Mason City and focused his Senate campaign message on working-class economic issues and veterans’ concerns.
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Positions
LiberalConservative
Economy & Taxes
Supports policies to help working-class Americans and reduce corporate/wealth concentration while also calling for tax relief for small businesses; emphasizes raising the minimum wage, negotiating prescription drug prices, and breaking up monopolies alongside proposals to reduce tax burdens on small businesses that compete with multinationals. Overall positions combine progressive priorities for workers and anti-monopoly action with at least one explicit pro-small-business tax-cut proposal, producing mixed signals on a single directional tax stance.
Healthcare
Supports treating healthcare as a human right, lowering prescription drug prices through government negotiation, and curbing private equity profiteering in elder care; advocates actions to expand access and reduce costs rather than adopting single-payer Medicare for All.
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Immigration & Border
Supports a secure border while also backing comprehensive immigration reform that creates a realistic pathway to citizenship for people already here; favors deporting and keeping out criminals. Emphasizes fixing the immigration system to allow lawful work and contribution while strengthening public safety.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports protecting abortion access and explicitly endorses codifying Roe v. Wade into federal law. The campaign states he will fight for women’s right to choose and oppose politicians who restrict reproductive decisions.
Climate & Energy
Supports the U.S. becoming a clean energy leader, emphasizes wind energy benefits for Iowa, and calls for removing federal barriers to expand cleaner, stronger energy production and investment.
Public Safety & Guns
Supports gun safety and "common sense" gun laws and favors restrictions on assault-style weapons while emphasizing practical implementation and further study of how to enact those measures.
Polls
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
Fundraising
Latest report: Cycle 2026Total raisedCash on hand
$1.4M
$1.1M
$716.3K
$358.1K
$0
2026
LatestYear
Total raised
Cash on hand
Total spent
Burn rate
Cycle 2026
$1.4M
$102.38
$1.4M
$95.5K
Source: FEC
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