Missouri Valley, Iowa (RI) — A Republican leader in the Iowa House is running for Iowa’s fourth district seat in the US House of Representatives. Matt Windschitl of Missouri Valley was first elected to the state legislature in 2006 — and he’s been House Majority Leader since the fall of 2019.
Windschitl served eight years in the Marine Corps and did a tour of duty in Iraq in 2005. Windschitl was elected to the Iowa House when he was 22 years old and was honorably discharged from the Marines three years later. Windschitl says his approach to lawmaking is simple.
Windschitl says national security, whether it be at the US-Mexico border or internationally, is a top issue.
Windschitl, if elected, pledges to push to reduce the national debt.
Windschitl currently works for Doll Distributing, a business that distributes beer in 44 Iowa counties and eight counties in Minnesota. He previously worked as a conductor for Union Pacific Railroad and as a gunsmith. Iowa’s fourth congressional district is currently represented by Republican Randy Feenstra, who is running for governor. Two other Republicans in the fourth district have announced plans to seek the seat.
Last month, Siouxland Chamber of Commerce president Chris McGowan announced he would be seeking the GOP’s nomination in the 4th congressional district. In May, Republican state Senator Lynn Evans of Aurelia formed an exploratory committee for a fourth district campaign.
