Cedar Rapids, Iowa — U.S. Senate candidate Abby Finkenauer of Cedar Rapids is emphasizing the importance of Democratic candidates working together to boost the party’s prospects in 2022.
Finkenauer says her campaign worked alongside other Democratic candidates to get petition signatures to qualify for the June Primary ballot. On Thursday, Finkenauer filed her nominating petitions, with more than five-thousand signatures, in the Iowa Secretary of State’s office. Finkenauer says she and other Democrats are connecting with voters who are worried about the future.
Three other candidates have been campaigning for the Democratic Party’s U.S. Senate nomination and a chance to face Republican Senator Chuck Grassley this fall. A week ago in the Iowa Secretary of State’s office, Grassley touted his seniority in the senate as an advantage for Iowans. Finkenauer says Iowans aren’t reaping the benefits from Grassley’s 47 years in Washington.
Finkenauer’s name first appeared on an Iowa ballot for a state legislative seat, a race she won in 2014. She won a term in the U.S. House in 2018, but lost her bid for reelection in 2020.
