Dillon Fillion, 22, Runs for Iowa House Seat to Rally Gen Z Conservatives

1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 17

Scott County candidate Dillon Fillion, 22, is seeking Iowa’s 81st House District, saying a young Republican can win a swing seat and energize Gen Z turnout.
Fillion said his move into politics grew from his reaction to 2019 Trump-Russia accusations, and he now balances campaigning with a gap year from Scott Community College and a Domino’s delivery job.
Property taxes are his top issue—he wants to eliminate them if possible—while also pledging more police funding, a constitutional amendment for a Back the Blue Act and greater parental control in education.
Daniel Gosa, the Democratic incumbent, is his November opponent in a race Fillion frames as a leadership reset; his campaign lists endorsements from Senator Rick Scott and Iowa House Majority Leader Bobby Kaufmann.
Fillion says young men are already moving rightward and argues his candidacy can show voters that Gen Z conservatives want a larger role in shaping Iowa politics.