About this episode

The episode discusses the Republican and Democratic candidates for Iowa's upcoming elections and recent crime-related legislation signed by the governor.

Zach Lahn, who didn't receive President Trump's endorsement, will be the Republican candidate for Iowa governor. Josh Turek will be the Democratic candidate for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat. And Governor Kim Reynolds has signed a few crime related bills into law.

Topics covered

• Iowa governor race
• U.S. Senate seat
• crime legislation
• politics
• elections

Keywords

• Iowa governor
• Zach Lahn
• Josh Turek
• Kim Reynolds
• crime bills
• politics
• elections

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