2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa House District 43

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

Candidates

Jill Alesch

Democratic

Work
Attorney; assistant director of contracts, Principal Life Insurance; former Iowa Army National Guard judge advocate

Jill Alesch holds a psychology degree from the University of Northern Iowa and a law degree from Drake University. She has worked as a litigation attorney at Alliant Energy, a special assistant U.S. attorney and an Iowa Army National Guard judge advocate, and works in contracts at Principal Financial Group.

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Nicole Hasso

Republican

Work
Financial advisor (Iowa)

Nicole Hasso grew up on the South Side of Chicago and came to Iowa on a full academic scholarship to Drake University, where she studied accounting and finance. She holds Series 6, 7 and 63 licenses and has worked for decades as a financial advisor to families, small businesses and farms.

Sources for Hasso

  • About (Nicole Hasso campaign website, Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

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