With Iowa’s Primary Election over, both major political parties shift to General Election mode, with a lot of attention on the race between Republican Kim Reynolds and Democrat Deidre DeJear for governor.
Neither had opposition in the primary. Reynolds, who’s been governor for five years, has been describing her platform as push back against President Biden.
Reynolds says the tax cuts she signed into law and the E-15 expansion plan she approved last month put Iowa in a position to withstand high inflation.
DeJear says her focus is on state policy, not a national agenda.
DeJear will soon be announcing a decision of her own as she chooses a lieutenant governor as a running mate. DeJear has been asking for advice from people she meets on the campaign trail as well as elected officials and her campaign team. She says her pick will bring balance.
DeJear says her decision will be announced the latter part of next week. In Iowa, candidates for governor choose a running mate and their nominee for lieutenant governor is voted upon at their party’s state convention. Democrats will hold their state convention on Saturday, July 18th. The Republican Party’s state convention is this Saturday.
Photo from Deidre DeJear Twitter feed
