Biography
Shawn Olorundami is an English teacher and the Democratic candidate for Iowa House of Representatives District 1 in the November 3, 2026 general election, facing Republican Josh Steinhoff.[1] In a Ballotpedia survey, he said he is campaigning on public education, families, workers and health care.[2]
Olorundami earned a high school diploma from West High School and a bachelor's degree from Buena Vista University in 2009, and his career experience includes working as an English teacher.[1]
In the survey, Olorundami listed priorities including fully funded public education, an end to the state's school voucher program, paid parental leave, universal pre-kindergarten, restored collective bargaining rights, a higher minimum wage, and expanded Medicaid.[2] He listed the Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO as an endorser.[2]
- 1.Shawn Olorundami - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Shawn Olorundami: 2026 Candidate Connection survey responses (Ballotpedia) · Ballotpedia Candidate's own words
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
Iowa House District 1
Shawn Olorundami is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for Iowa House District 1 as D. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.