Democratic congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott said her opponent, U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, was not truly “tough on China” as she spoke to a crowd at the Iowa State Fair Friday. Trone Garriott opened her speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox introducing her background as a pastor and as “one of the rare […]

Zach Lahn told Iowa State fairgoers that “truth is on the ballot” in the 2026 gubernatorial election as he runs against Iowa Auditor Rob Sand. Lahn, a farmer, businessman and the GOP nominee for Iowa governor, delivered remarks Friday at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox. He said there’s been a “big difference” between the […]

Republican Joe Mitchell said Friday voters could trust his pledge to combat “corruption” in Congress because his campaign is not accepting corporate political action committee money — a position that he said makes him distinct from other GOP candidates. Mitchell, the Republican candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, told the crowd gathered at the Des […]

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek said Friday at the Iowa State Fair that U.S. Senate Democrats should not “let perfection stand in the way of progress” in moving forward a farm bill. Earlier in August, progress on a farm bill stalled as Senate Democrats were unwilling to continue negotiations unless Republicans agreed to delay […]