(Radio Iowa) – Sarah Corkery, the Democratic candidate in Iowa’s second congressional district, says lowering prescription drug costs and promoting alternative medicine would be a priority if she’s elected to the U-S House.

Corkery is a breast cancer survivor. Her mother died of cancer and her sister, who had an auto immune disorder, died of a lung infection. She says that life experience gives her insight in how to make health insurance more affordable.

Corkery’s 15 year old son is legally blind and has epilepsy. Corkery, a Cedar Falls native, is a first time candidate — challenging Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson’s bid for a third term in the U-S House.