At the heart of our values is a simple idea - Every Iowan deserves fairness, freedom, and opportunity. 

Here's what that means to us:

📚 Strong Public Education

Every child deserves a high-quality public education. Public funds should stay in public schools—not be used for private school tuition.

💼 A Fair Economy

All Iowans should have a fair shot at success. We stand for tax fairness, support for working families, and real solutions to end homelessness.

🏛️ Protecting Individual Rights

Government should not take private land for private profit, and it must always protect the rights and freedoms guaranteed by our Constitution.

🔒 Preventing Gun Violence

All Iowans—especially our children—deserve to feel safe in their schools, homes, and communities. We support common-sense solutions to reduce gun violence.

🏥 Reproductive Healthcare

Every Iowan should have the freedom to make personal decisions about their reproductive health, without government interference.

💊 Healthcare for All

Healthcare should be a basic right, not a privilege. We support a universal healthcare system that covers everyone, regardless of income.

🌎 Taking on Climate Change

Climate change is a real and urgent threat. We believe in taking action now to protect our communities, economy, and future generations.

🌿 Clean and Safe Communities

Everyone deserves clean air, safe water, and healthy land. We all share the responsibility to protect Iowa’s natural resources.

🤝 Equality for All

Everyone—no matter their race, religion, gender, background, or ability—should be treated with dignity, respect, and fairness.

II. Membership

• • • Any Democrat registered to vote in Linn County Iowa is eligible to be a member of the Caucus.

    • Non-members are welcome to attend but are not allowed to participate in voting or speak to the group unless by invitation of the membership.

III. Officers and Leadership

• • • The Executive Board will consist of the following officers: Chair, Vice Chair and Recorder.

    • Duties

      • • The Chair will preside over meetings, appoint committees and be an ex-officio member, draft agendas and distribute, represent the Caucus at party meetings and provide reports of activities.

        • The Vice Chair will act in the absence of the chair and perform any responsibilities as assigned such as: moderating meetings and managing media during meetings.

        • The Recorder will be responsible for tracking meeting attendance, recording motions and votes, and taking notes as needed.

    • Any registered democrat who is a resident of Linn County Iowa is eligible to be an officer of the Caucus. Elections are held by March 31st of even numbered years.

    • The Executive Board will appoint officers to fill vacancies on resignation or removal. Officers who do not participate for 6 months in meetings will be considered to have resigned.

IV. Meetings

• • • Meetings will are held at a frequency determined by vote of the members.

    • A quorum consists of a minimum of four members, two of whom must be officers.

V. Finances

• • • Funding for expenses may be requested from the Linn County Democratic Party Central Committee. Donations may be made through the Linn County Democrats and designated for the Rural Caucus.

VI. Committees

• • • Ad-hoc committees may be appointed by the chair as required.

    • Charters will be provided for any appointed committees.

VII. Amendments

• • • Amendments may be made to this document by reading the proposal at any meeting and voting on changes at the following meeting after adequate notice to members.

    • Changes require a vote of 2/3 of the majority of those in attendance either physically or virtually.

VIII. Ratification

• • • This constitution was ratified and adopted on 03/12/24.