NEWS

Congress takes a month-long break every August. This allows our six federal elected officials time to drive around their districts and meet with the people they are elected to represent - without having to run back to Washington D.C. for a vote.  Watch for opportunities to meet with them.   You can find their schedules in your local newspapers and on their websites.  You can also check out the State Fair schedule - almost all of them (and those running against them) will be at the Des Moines Register's Soapbox. You can see that schedule here.

All Iowans have two US Senators - Sen. Chuck Grassley & Sen. Joni Ernst.  Sen. Chuck Grassley is not up for re-election this November and Sen. Joni Ernst is retiring.  The people running for US Senate this year are US Representative Ashley Hinson (Republican) & State Representative Josh Turek (Democrat).  You can find out who your US Representative is here. 

• District #1: US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.  Rep. Miller-Meeks is running for re-election and is the Republican candidate in November. Christina Bohannan is running as the Democrat.
  
  
• District #2: US Rep. Ashley Hinson.  Since Rep. Hinson is running for US Senate, the people running for this seat in November are State Representative Lindsay James (Democrat) and Joe Mitchell (Republican).
  
  
• District #3: US Rep. Zach Nunn.  Rep. Nunn is running for re-election and is the Republican candidate in November. State Senator Sarah Trone Garriott is running as the Democrat.
  
  
• District #4: US Rep. Randy Feenstra. Rep. Feenstra is retiring this year. Two people are running for this seat - Dave Dawson (Democrat) and Chris McGowen (Republican)