Statewide Iowa — State Representative Christina Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor, launched her campaign for one of Iowa’s seats in the US House Tuesday.
Bohannan, a Democrat, is from Iowa City, currently in the second congressional district and represented by Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa, who won by a six-vote margin last year.
There’s a possibility when new district lines are redrawn for the 2022 election that Iowa City and Ottumwa won’t be in the same district. Bohannan says new district maps will be a consideration later on.
Bohannan, who is 50, defeated an incumbent Democrat in a primary last year and was elected to the Iowa House last November. Bohannan says she’s running for the US House because too often she sees families struggling.
Bohannan says the bickering between the two parties has to stop if big issues are going to get resolved.
Miller-Meeks issued a written statement, saying Bohannan will seek more, not less, government control over Iowans’ lives and personal liberties. Miller-Meeks specifically mentioned Bohannan’s vote against the bill that bans mask mandates. She also criticized Bohannan’s vote against increased penalties for rioting in Iowa.
