Jim Hennager

Party Affiliation: New Independent Party Iowa

Candidate for: Governor of Iowa

Age: 66

Hometown: Stanley, Iowa

Political History:

-City council member in three cities in Iowa: Fayette, Volga and Cambridge.

-Ran for governor in 1998.

Job History: Was a business manager of Upper Iowa University and taught sociology and management at DMACC since 1994.

The issues

Education:

Public primary schools in Iowa should “integration of computerized super learning” because the majority of Iowa students will go on to have jobs that require computer skills, Hennager said. He also believes that the school year should be extended to 11 months and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Hennegar wants to add six new Iowa public universities and create a regional center for higher education that focuses on technology, internet communications, alternative energy, alternative transportation and holistic medicine.

Jobs/The Economy:

Hennager said he believes the minimum wage should be increased to $10 an hour with a 25 cents-per-year increase. He said the key to improving indstry and jobs is to create 1,000 new micro farms in 99 counties and then to create 1,000 retail and manufacturing jobs within six years.

Environment/Climate Change:

Hennager said he wants to see stricter laws for environmental safety. He proposes stricter laws for farm confinement operations, saying that fertilizers, pesticides and herbicides should be knifed into the soil and not sprayed. He would want factories and businesses to be given an opportunity to upgrade to zero pollution operations over ten years or face penalties.

MORE INFO:

Campaign site: www.newindependentpartyiowa.info

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