Des Moines, Iowa — Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra says he’ll make an announcement in September about moving his exploratory campaign for governor to the next level.
“It’s just been so much fun traveling the state. You know, I live in northwest Iowa, so traveling to Davenport and Muscatine, Ottumwa and Fort Dodge, it’s just been a lot of fun.”
Governor Kim Reynolds announced in April that she would not run for re-election. In May, Feenstra formed a campaign committee to explore a run for governor and quickly raised over a million dollars. In June, he announced a team of fundraisers, but has not held a public event to lay out his agenda. However, Feenstra has run campaign ads introducing himself across the entire state, not just the fourth congressional district that he’s represented since 2021. He spoke briefly with reporters at the Iowa State Fair today (Friday) and described himself as an Iowa kid who wants to give back to his home state.
Feenstra has spent several days at the Iowa State Fair and he flipped chops at the Iowa Pork Producers grill at noon Friday.
Feenstra went to the Def Leppard concert at the State Fair Thursday night and joked with reporters about the mullet he had in the 1980s during the height of the heavy metal band’s popularity.
Randy Feenstra – KIWA Staff Photo
