The first forum featuring the five Republican candidates running in Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District was held Monday night in Treynor. The Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition hosted the event and will run get-out-the-vote efforts next fall for Iowa Republican candidates. Douglas Jensen, a veteran of the Air Force from Silver City, told the crowd he’s running because Washington is broken.
Candidate Ryan Rhodes, the founder of the Iowa Tea Party, recently stepped down as CEO of Parler, a social media platform popular with conservatives.
Candidate Christian Schlaefer is a farmer and software engineer from Lakota. He says President Trump has done an amazing job, but the D.C. swamp is far deeper and more dangerous that anyone had imagined.
Siouxland Chamber of Commerce President Chris McGowan says members of congress from both parties have shown they cannot say no to more spending — and the federal deficit grows.
Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley is the only one of the candidates who’s won elected office before. Windschitl has been one of the GOP leaders in the Iowa House for the past 16 years.
Republican Randy Feenstra, who currently represents the fourth congressional district, formally kicked off his campaign for Governor Tuesday. Three Democrats have been campaigning in the district.
