1432: Grant Hill

Grant Hill is a Republican primary candidate for Iowa State House District 88. He also filed to run in the primary for US House District 1, but has told journalists that was a mistake, though he said he planned to run for Congress in 2032. He was described in the Daily Mail as a “rising GOP star” despite being listed as a sex offender and his very recent release from prison after serving two years and nine months.

His first offense was in 2018, theft from a Dollar General Store. His second, in 2021, was for exposing himself and masturbating in front of a thirteen-year-old at a local gym. He entered an Alford Plea, claiming he was innocent but they had plenty of evidence to convict him. His third offense, also in 2021, was initially charged as third-degree sexual abuse, but he got it reduced to intent to commit sexual abuse in a plea deal. In addition, there was another incident of indecent exposure that was dropped, masturbating at an intersection, recording himself and another motorist who could see what he was doing.

He has started a nonprofit called 1 Love Legacy that will focus on rehabilitation and self-improvement. His campaign is centered on personal accountability, second chances, and community empowerment — themes that take his criminal history into account. His campaign site is The People’s Hill.

• The Daily Mail: Grant Hill, rising GOP star running for Congress spent three years in jail for child sex offences
• Ottumwa Courier: Keota man with criminal past announces bid for Iowa House District 88
• KCIJ: Former manager of downtown IC cookie shop sentenced after reportedly fondling employee
• KCIJ: Keota man given two-year jail sentence after reportedly exposing himself to teenage boy at IC gym; charges in Coralville masturbation case dropped