As the 2025 Iowa legislative session got underway last week, President Wendy Wintersteen shared Iowa State's policies about political advocacy with the campus community.
Advocacy efforts on behalf of the university are led by the Iowa Board of Regents in coordination with the president's office.
As citizens, all university employees may participate in the political process on their own behalf, using personal time and personal resources. Employees who advocate for political issues (for example, through letters to the editor, opinion articles or social media posts) should take care to note they are speaking as an individual citizen, and their views are not the views of the university.
In support of, or opposition to, a political candidate or measure, employees can't do so during their university working hours or using university resources and equipment, including email account, telephone, letterhead, social media channel, etc.
Additional guidelines regarding political activities on campus are posted on the university's Federal and State Relations website.
Employees should direct their questions to these members of the president's team:
- State legislative matters: Carolann Jensen, state relations officer, 515-250-2585 or cjensen3@iastate.edu.
- Federal legislative matters: Sophia Magill, senior advisor to the president, 515-294-2320 or smagill@iastate.edu.
- Employee political activity: Michael Norton, university general counsel, 515-294-5352 or mnorton@iastate.edu.
