¶ Overview
Brad Sherman campaigned on “medical freedom” and sowed distrust in public health initiatives and vaccines, accusing the “medical establishment” of “tyranny” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sherman promoted misinformation about the COVID-19 vaccine, and he compared public health efforts during the pandemic to the Holocaust and forced medical experiments in Nazi Germany. He opposed all vaccine requirements, and received the endorsement of the anti-vaccine organization Stand for Health Freedom during his 2022 campaign for the Iowa House.
¶ Sherman Sowed Distrust In Public Health Initiatives And Vaccines, And Compared COVID Public Health Efforts To The Holocaust And Forced Medical Experiments In Nazi Germany
¶ Sherman Campaigned On Preventing The “Iron Hand Of Tyranny We Saw From The Medical Establishment During COVID,” Which He Also Compared To The Holocaust And Nazi Germany
¶ Sherman Campaigned On “Medical Freedom” And Pledged To Sign Into Law Decreased Governor’s Emergency Powers To Prevent “Medical Establishment” “Tyranny”
2025: Sherman Campaigned On “Medical Freedom” And Pledged To Sign Into Law Decreased Governor’s Emergency Powers To Prevent The “Iron Hand Of Tyranny We Saw From The Medical Establishment During COVID.” According to the Des Moines Register, “His website also highlights ‘medical freedom’ as a key issue, and he promises to sign legislation to reduce emergency powers of the governor and ‘work to dismantle the bureaucratic swamp that was responsible for the iron hand of tyranny we saw from the medical establishment during COVID.’” [Des Moines Register, 2/17/25]
- Sherman: “We Are Seeing How Quickly Tyranny Can Come Upon Us Under The Guise Of Doing Good.” According to Brad Sherman For Governor, “Now, the shocking truth of the pandemic is being revealed, and we are seeing how quickly tyranny can come upon us under the guise of doing good. It must not happen again. Brad Sherman will sign legislation to reduce emergency powers and will work to dismantle the bureaucratic swamp that was responsible for the iron hand of tyranny we saw from the medical establishment during COVID.” [Brad Sherman For Governor, Archived 12/18/25]
¶ Sherman Promoted Misinformation About The COVID-19 Vaccine, Comparing Public Health Efforts During The Pandemic To The Holocaust And “Medical Experiments Forced On People In Nazi Germany”
Sherman Promoted Misinformation About The COVID-19 Vaccine, “Comparing What He Perceives As Fear Mongering And Coercive Tactics By The Government To The Holocaust And Medical Experiments Forced On People In Nazi Germany.” According to the Iowa City Press-Citizen, “Sherman also promotes misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine, comparing what he perceives as fear mongering and coercive tactics by the government to the Holocaust and medical experiments forced on people in Nazi Germany. He said he supports a blanket ban on mandatory vaccines, including banning private businesses from requiring employees to be vaccinated.” [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 10/26/22]
¶ Sherman Was Anti-Vaccine And Received The Endorsement Of Stand For Health Freedom In 2022, An Anti-Vaccine Organization
¶ Sherman Supported A Ban On All Vaccine Requirements
2022: Sherman Supported A Ban On All Vaccine Requirements, Including Prohibiting Private Businesses From Imposing Vaccine Requirements. According to the Iowa City Press-Citizen, “Sherman also promotes misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic and the vaccine, comparing what he perceives as fear mongering and coercive tactics by the government to the Holocaust and medical experiments forced on people in Nazi Germany. He said he supports a blanket ban on mandatory vaccines, including banning private businesses from requiring employees to be vaccinated.” [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 10/26/22]
¶ Stand For Health Freedom Endorsed Sherman’s Iowa State House Campaign, An Organization That Supported Anti-Vaccine Legislation Across The Country
2022: Stand For Health Freedom Endorsed Sherman For Iowa House Representative District 91. According to Stand For Health Freedom’s Facebook, “IOWA: Stand for Health Freedom Endorses Brad Sherman for Iowa House Representative District 91 Stand for Health Freedom supports candidates who make and protect policy to support individual and family choice in matters of health and bodily autonomy. We believe Brad Sherman will defend and expand these rights for Iowa residents. ✅ Iowa, be sure to bookmark your state page with the LINK BELOW, as your Voters’ Guide has been posted and your primary election is Tuesday, June 7. https://standforhealthfreedom.com/vhf2022/ia/ Brad Sherman For Iowa House”
[Facebook, Stand For Health Freedom, 5/31/22]
2022: Sherman Received The Endorsement Of Stand For Health Freedom, An Anti-Vaccine Organization. According to Bleeding Heartland, “As a candidate for the Iowa House in 2022, Sherman received the endorsement of the anti-vaccine group Stand for Health Freedom.” [Bleeding Heartland, 1/26/25]
Stand For Health Freedom Was One Of The National Groups Connected To Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. And The Group Supported Anti-Vaccine Legislation Across The Country. According to PBS, “Since vaccines became more politicized during the pandemic, more extreme vaccine bills have passed, said Dorit Reiss, a vaccine law expert at UC Law San Francisco. ‘At times of uncertainty and trouble, conspiracy theories have more of a wedge,’ Reiss said. Most bills haven’t passed – some died and others are pending – but at least 26 anti-vaccine laws have been adopted in 11 states this year. Most of those bills were supported by at least one of four national groups connected to Kennedy: MAHA Action, Stand for Health Freedom, the National Vaccine Information Center and the Weston A. Price Foundation. The groups also opposed dozens of science-driven bills, including one that would protect people by tightening rabies vaccine requirements for pets. There’s a web of connections among the groups and Kennedy. MAHA Action has been run by people close to him, including his longtime book publisher, Tony Lyons, and former campaign staffer Del Bigtree. Stand for Health Freedom was co-founded by Sayer Ji, who now advises the group and volunteers with MAHA Action.” [PBS, 10/21/25]