Clinton Gene Twedt-ball is seeking a U.S. House seat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District as a Democrat. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026.
The official record identifies Twedt-ball’s name, party affiliation and race. It lists no biography, amounts raised or spent, cash on hand, or documented positions on public policy. That means the record establishes Twedt-ball’s candidacy but does not describe the candidate’s career, experience or issue priorities.
Twedt-ball’s place in the race
Twedt-ball is one of six Democrats listed in the IA-2 contest. Five Republicans and one independent are also listed, making 12 candidates in all. Republican Ashley Hinson Arenholz is identified as the incumbent.
Party labels tell voters how each candidate is listed in the race. They do not, by themselves, establish where a candidate stands on a particular issue. No documented policy positions are listed for any of the 12 candidates.
The full candidate field
Each candidate’s official entry contains the same basic categories: name, party and whether the candidate is the incumbent. None has a listed biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand amount or documented policy position.
- Donald K. Primus is a Democrat. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Rodney Blum is a Republican. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Clinton Gene Twedt-ball is a Democrat. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Charlie Mcclintock is a Republican. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Joe Mitchell is a Republican. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Kathryn J Dolter is a Democrat. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Lindsay James is a Democrat. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Shannon Lundgren is a Republican. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Guy Morgan is a Democrat. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Ashley Hinson Arenholz is the Republican incumbent. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Kevin W Techau is a Democrat. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
- Dave Bushaw is an independent. No biography, campaign finance amounts or documented policy positions are listed.
Background and campaign finances
The official entry for Twedt-ball does not identify an occupation, education, prior public service, community involvement or other biographical details. It also does not list how much the campaign has raised or spent, or how much cash it has on hand.
The same is true for every other candidate listed in the contest. As a result, the official entries do not support comparisons among the candidates’ professional histories or campaign finances.
Policy positions
Twedt-ball has no documented policy positions in the official race record. The record therefore does not establish a stance on any specific federal issue.
No candidate in the IA-2 field has a documented policy position listed. Voters seeking to compare the candidates on issues will need to watch for positions that become part of the official record as the Nov. 3, 2026, general election approaches.
