Ryan Swenka
is running for mayor to promote civic engagement and community while defending individual rights.

Our elected officials and the community itself have been asleep at the wheel and it is beyond time to renew our social contract and rebuild trust in our small part of the state.

A better city is possible, but it takes an engaged community to do it.

Bolstering our public services and civic engagement

Ryan wants to improve and expand public services within the city and in cooperation with our neighboring communities. Three areas of focus include:

  1. Improving public transit and traditional modes of travel to increase community connections and reduce expensive, car-dependent sprawl

  2. Assisting the Coralville Public Library in increasing access to information, programs, and resources our community needs to grow and thrive

  3. Reinforcing education-supporting initiatives to assist our schools in shaping our future

Furthermore, Ryan believes that elevating civic engagement and increasing participation leads to greater and more equitable outcomes. With more voices and involvement from Coralville’s community we can diminish disparities in opportunity and justice to rebuild trust in our local government, and hopefully serve as a beacon to other Iowans.

Fascism festers in cultures of denial and indifference

Ryan wants to serve as a roadblock to fascism creeping into our community from the state and federal government. There is no denying it: the gears of oppression have been oiled and our most vulnerable communities are in their sights. He will advocate for our departments to not only remain uncooperative in these efforts, but to assist in ensuring the human rights of those within our city as residents or guests are protected to the greatest extent possible.

Fighting food and housing insecurity

Coralville should fight to provide supportive housing and critical supplies to those most in need in our community. We never know when we might find ourselves in need, and a more resilient Coralville benefits us all.

Supporting the working class, unions, and tenants’ rights

As a working class city, it is imperative that our rights to organize and demand better of our bosses and landlords be protected.