Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Iowa, District 1, 2022, 2024

Representative, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 85, 2021-2022

Candidate, Iowa State House of Representatives, District 85, 2020

No caucus information on file.

Law Professor, University of Iowa, present

Former Clerk, 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, Montgomery, Alabama

Former Engineer, State of Florida Department of Environmental Protection

President, Faculty Senate, University of Iowa

Awards:

ABA Mark T Banner Award, 2013

Father's Occupation:

Construction worker

Favorite Author:

Jonathan Franzen

Pets (include names):

Two dogs: Honey and Ginger

Priority Issues:

Education
Health care
Living wage, workers' rights, and the two-sided economy
Threats to Democratic governance: Iowa's voter ID law, voting rights for people with a felony conviction, and partisan gerrymandering
Climate change and the environment
Gun violence

Publications:

Co-authored "Creation Without Restraint: Promoting Liberty and Rivalry in Innovation"
"Copyright Harm, Forseeability, and Fair Use"
"IP and Antitrust: Reformation and Harm"
"Reclaiming Copyright"
"IP Misuse as Foreclosure"
"Copyright Preemption of Contracts"
"Beyond Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity: State Waivers, Private Contracts, and Federal Incentives"
"Copyright Infringement and Harmless Speech"
"When the State Steals Ideas: Is the Abrogation of State Sovereign Immunity from Federal Infringement Claims Constitutional in Light of Seminole Tribe"
"Product Liability: A Public Policy Approach to Contaminated Factor VIII Blood Products"
And More