Friend, 

I wanted to give you an update on the government shutdown. I voted to keep the government open while we continue bipartisan work in the appropriations process. Unfortunately, Democrats voted to shut down the government unless we gave into their liberal wish list demands including: $1.5 trillion in new spending, free health care for illegal immigrants, and $500 million in funding for PBS and NPR. 

While Chuck Schumer plays political games (and let’s be honest, is trying to avoid a primary from AOC), real Americans will pay the price. Our military, border patrol, and first responders pay is at risk, and Americans will lose access to critical services. 

I was proud to vote to keep the government open, and urge my Democrat colleagues to stop trying to score political points and vote to reopen the government. In the meantime, I am withholding my pay. I have also cosponsored several bills to ensure our troops and first responders are paid during the shutdown. 

My offices will also all remain open and ready to serve Iowans. Please don’t hesitate to reach out should you have a question. 

Sincerely,

Last week at Linn-Mar High School—where my 14-year-old son goes to school—students were shown morning announcements promoting “Bisexual Plus Awareness Week” without parental knowledge or consent. One segment encouraged students to use terms like “bisexual plus” and discussed “non-monosexual identities,” stating that attraction isn’t limited to traditional binaries. 

This sexual content does not belong at school. Students should be learning reading, writing, and arithmetic – not about sexual attraction. This is not the first time Linn-Mar has tried to box parents out. In 2022, the school tried to allow kids to change their gender at school without parental consent. 

I have called for a full investigation – what administrators greenlit this content and why did they not notify parents or give us the ability to opt our kids out? Mama bears like me are fed up. Our kids shouldn’t be exposed to sexual content at school or hear about various kinds of attraction on the morning news. We need to let kids be kids.

Learn more about my investigation here, and stay tuned for updates.

Speaking of education, ICE recently arrested the Superintendent of Des Moines Public Schools, where they found a loaded gun, $3,000 cash, and a fixed blade knife in the school-owned vehicle he was in. 

As a mom, it sickens me that this con man with an active deportation order from 2024 was running the largest school district in the state. 

And to make matters worse - the Des Moines School Board put him on paid leave after his arrest and continued to have taxpayers foot his $300,000 salary instead of firing him right then and there. Those defending him are so out of touch with the vast majority of parents who feel so upset and violated that this fugitive was placed in this position of trust. 



He should have never been trusted around kids, and we have to get to the bottom of this to ensure no other kids are endangered.

• I thanked our ICE agents for keeping us and our kids safe.
• I reaffirmed my support for our servicemembers by backing legislation to keep them paid during the Schumer Shutdown.
• I announced that I will be withholding my own pay until the Democrats are willing to come to the table and stop pandering to their Left flank.
• I called out the Des Moines School Board for hiring Ian Roberts despite knowing he falsified his resume.
• I praised President Trump for taking steps to ensure the U.S. produces the most innovative treatments – and eventually cures – for childhood cancer.
• I appreciated President Trump's ongoing commitment to protecting Iowa farmers.

Newsmax: Rep. Hinson to Newsmax: Iowa School ‘Boxing parents out’ on woke curriculum

Fox News: Iowa school board chair ‘doesn’t have an ounce of credibility left,’ argues GOP rep 

New York Post: GOP lawmaker calls for investigation after son’s high school celebrates ‘Bisexual Plus Awareness Week’

Fox News: House Republican says teen son’s school promotes ‘non-monosexual identities’ in AM announcements, urges action

The Gazette: Hinson calls for federal probe over LGBTQ broadcast at Linn-Mar school

The Des Moines Register: Iowa leaders respond to the arrest of DMPS superintendent Ian Roberts by ICE

KCRG: Rep. Hinson calls for investigation regarding claims of ‘sexual content’ promoted to minors at Linn-Mar High School

Insurance Journal: House bill aims to combat forum shopping in trucking industry lawsuits

Southeast Iowa Union: Providing parental leave for death of unborn child

Radio Iowa: Hinson seeks federal investigation of Iowa school's 'Bisexual Awareness' announcements