Onsgard is a member of the state central committee of the Libertarian Party of Iowa, and believes one important area where the government has too big a role is education.
"When a private instituion doesn't work it goes bankrupt. When a public institution doesn't work it gets more funding, it gets expanded. We need more robust competition in the marketplace of education."
He and Croken agree in opposing an expansion of Scott County's juvenile detention center. Onsgard says more cells are not the answer for non-violent drug offenses.
"How many people are we destroying the lives of by locking them up in a cell. At the very least if we don't decrease our burden to the taxpayer, we should at least put it into a better situation where we're supporting the people who have drug addiction problems."
At a recent candidates forum he also said health care needs more competition - instead of expanding Medicare and Medicaid, he would reduce government barriers to entering the market.
"Like many Libertarians I favor completely open borders. I don't think there should be any restriction with regard to immigration across state lines or across national lines."
Not surprisingly, Onsgard would abolish the minimum wage, and given the opportunity, cut a lot of government spending.
