Daily Staff Writer

Jane Greimann

Democratic candidate for Iowa House District 61

*Main Focus

—Improving education in Iowa by increasing teacher salaries and creating closer ties between teachers and communities

—Increasing funds spent on childcare for working families

—Keeping water supplies clean of pollution

—Improving voter turnout in Iowa

Dick Woods

Republican candidate for Iowa House District 61

*Main Focus

—Improving education in Iowa by raising teacher salaries to a more competitive rate and renovating outdated classrooms

—Cutting back state gambling and increasing restrictions on underage gambling

—Extending Iowa tuition grants to graduate students

—Giving control of Iowa hoglots to the township trustees