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U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, filed paperwork connected Monday to tally for Iowa governor successful the 2026 election.
Feenstra, who was archetypal elected to the U.S. House successful 2020, filed the paperwork for "Feenstra for Governor" with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, which is needed to motorboat a gubernatorial campaign, according to the Iowa Capital Dispatch.
The congressman is seeking to regenerate Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who said past period she would not tally for a 3rd word successful 2026. Feenstra has been considering a gubernatorial tally since Reynolds' announcement.
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Rep. Randy Feenstra filed paperwork connected Monday to tally for Iowa politician successful the 2026 election. (Getty Images)
"I’ll archer you close now, I’m focused connected fulfilling and making definite that we get Trump’s docket completed," Feenstra told reporters connected April 23. "However, I ever privation to bash what’s champion for our state, and I volition proceed to look astatine each aspects of what that looks like."
Feenstra has not publically announced a campaign for governor.
The GOP superior successful the Hawkeye State could perchance beryllium crowded, though erstwhile authorities Rep. Brad Sherman is the lone Republican to person officially joined the contention aft helium launched his run successful February.
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Rep. Randy Feenstra was archetypal elected to the U.S. House successful 2020. (Getty Images)
But others person taken steps toward a gubernatorial bid, including Iowa authorities Sen. Mike Bousselot, who launched an exploratory committee past month, arsenic good arsenic Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird and House Speaker Pat Grassley — the grandson of U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa — who each said they are considering a tally for governor.
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand filed paperwork connected Monday to tally successful the state's Democratic primary.
Feenstra is the lone U.S. House subordinate from Iowa considering a tally for governor. The different 3 — U.S. GOP Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn — each said they volition not motorboat a gubernatorial campaign.
Rep. Randy Feenstra is seeking to regenerate Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds, who said past period she would not tally for a 3rd word successful 2026. (Getty Images)
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Before helium was elected to the U.S. House successful 2020, erstwhile helium defeated then-incumbent U.S. Rep. Steve King successful the Republican primary, Feenstra served arsenic a authorities legislator since 2009. Before that, helium was Sioux County treasurer from 2006 until 2008.
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