Hello!! My name is Sondra Wilson, and I am running for Iowa Governor for the 2026 election. Although I am running as a Democrat, I suspect that my original, comprehensive platform will appeal to all Iowans who are tired of being strung along by divide and conquer politics, and who are tired of empty rhetoric and platitudes instead of concrete plans.
Author’s Note: Several parts of this website are unfinished, but are being developed daily. Please continue to check back, as a lot gets developed in a day. Within the coming weeks, I am going to be dumping well more than a decade of research into this site from behind the scenes.
After announcing my candidacy on March 31, 2023, my candidate committee, “Sondra Wilson for Iowa Governor”, was registered with the Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board on Sept. 9 2024; feel free to view my Statement of Organization here.
Article: Why I am running Non-Partisan
Our Government is, by Definition, a Democratic-Republic
Constitutionally, our government is — by definition — a “democratic-republic”. The democratic form of government and the republican form of government are both baked into the Iowa and US constitutions. That said, candidates are required to choose just one party. Before we continue, in case you are wondering what I am talking about, here is some legal self-help information I’ve been piecing together to help Iowans learn more about how our government is supposed to work (because that is the key to fixing this out-of-control Frankenstein’s monster!):
Previously, I was running as a Democrat because the values and platform of the Democratic Party of Iowa generally align with mine. I am grateful that the Democratic Party sticks up for the rights and safety of minorities, for access to healthcare for all, a strong public education system, clean environment, workers rights — the list goes on.
I don’t see the modern Republican Party as the Party of Lincoln: they have lost their way. If you do not know what I mean, please read “A Pretty Big Deal for Iowans“, which gets into the Republican Party’s history, and exactly when and how they went astray. Unfortunately, what we see from Republicans today — a party that was founded on lifting black people up out of slavery — is a group of people seemingly hellbent on kicking down minorities and ripping healthcare away from the poor. The people they have harmed need more than apologies: we are due redress. In the words of Jesus, “Forgive them, Creator, for they know not what they do.“
Now you’ll know what I mean when you hear me say:
“We must use the democratic process to restore our republic.“
Before we continue, here is a special lesson to all people on the planet. Please think about this if you find yourself casting judgment against LGBT+ people:
A Smorgasbord for Iowans
My Platform Has Something for Everyone
My campaign reaches into the past for answers: particularly when it was transformed during FDR‘s administration from a government run by machine politics to a more holistic approach toward government: the New Deal. While the New Deal brought forth Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) — which is largely accredited with helping to dig the U.S. out of the Great Depression — the deal I am extending to Iowans will create Civilian Restoration Corps (CRC). Assisted by new technology and a myriad of new research grants, the CRC will stimulate Iowa’s economy with thousands of new jobs building food and herbal medicine gardens across Iowa, rebuilding farms and providing well-paid farmhands to rural Iowa, installing solar panels on homes, rental complexes, and downtown businesses, fixing crumbling roads and bridges, bringing apartment buildings up to code, and restoring and improving Iowa’s hiking trails.
The Crop Diversity and Enrichment Act will bring researchers together to help get farmers in on early crop booms: particularly growing solar panels from crops such as pokeweed berries, and hemp batteries that are more efficient than lithium. Hopefully the right to repair takes some of the frustration away from farmers, and FarmHire brings much-needed support to rural Iowa.
Help me get on the ballot
I currently need 3,500 signatures from 19 different Iowa counties in order to get on the ballot! If you want this comprehensive political platform to happen — instead of whatever else we might end up with
Volunteer to gather signatures to get Sondra on the ballot
Read my CV and view Endorsement Letters, Credentials, and Awards
PDF – Handout for Sondra Wilson for Iowa Governor
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Articles
A Trilogy of Articles in History, Law, and Moving Forward
“Learning from the Past to Prepare for the Future”
Wilson offers “A Pretty Big Deal” to Iowans—A history lesson about events that led up to FDR’s “New Deal” and “Square Deal” programs, and how Wilson’s gubernatorial platform learns from and improves upon these models. The articles also provide important history which led up to the New Deal, and how the US was in bad shape leading up. Detailed, concise breakdown of the Reconstruction Era and the rise of the KKK, and emergence of early civil rights heroes, including Iowa’s unique role in leading the way to toward equal rights. The deep dive history lesson ties directly into the history and Supreme Court rulings cited within her SondraCuffs page, and her article about Iowa’s unconstitutional school voucher program.
The Rob Sand Files
We met in person more than once, and before he announced his candidacy, I told him I was running, and requested that we meet. He never contacted me, and instead, on [date], announced his candidacy and blasted out in front of me, fueled by $7 M dollars given to his campaign by the same people who backed Kim Reynolds, Randy Feenstra, Chuck Grassley, and the Republican Party of Iowa. The same Republicans currently harming Iowans bankrolled Rob’s campaign.
Sondra Wilson to Rob Sand: “Please step down in your bid for Governor”
Iowa is Not a “Deep Red State”: We’re a Deep Jade State
Sondra Wilson v. Rob Sand: What’s the Difference?
Justice Related Articles
Iowa Civil Rights Commission:
Bending Over Backwards to Allow Discrimination
A Governor who protects rights instead of violating them
And… here’s a playlist of inspiring songs I’m putting together to help people get in the mood for my campaign:
In case you wondered why the Goofy Goober Rock is in my official Campaign Spotify playlist, it is because the word “gubernatorial” is a pretty funny word!
Above photo image from Field of Dreams used in accordance with Fair Use Doctrine.
“What kind of world would we have were it not for the dreamer, the seer, for she who sees visions and then goes to work to bring her visions to pass.”
– Professor Spencer Ambrose Beach