Overview
- Zach Lahn’s campaign confirmed the selection of state Rep. Derek Wulf as his lieutenant governor pick, making the GOP ticket official for the November contest.
- Wulf is a fourth-generation farmer serving his second term in the Iowa House and chairs the House Agriculture Committee, credentials Lahn highlighted to appeal to rural voters.
- Lahn framed Wulf as an 'Iowa First' ally who has led on issues such as Right to Repair and private property rights in the legislature, and Wulf said he aims to 'save Iowa’s future.'
- Democratic nominee Rob Sand named Crawford County Supervisor Dave Muhlbauer earlier in the week, completing the major-party lineups that will face Libertarian Nicholas Gluba in November.
- The open-seat race for governor, the first new occupant of the office in nearly 20 years, has drawn national attention and will test which ticket wins support from farm country and small-town Iowa.