Statewide Iowa — Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig has released a video to announce he will seek reelection in 2022.
Naig, who is a Republican, grew up on a farm in the northwest corner of the state, near Cylinder. In March of 2018, Ag Secretary Bill Northey resigned to take a USDA job and Governor Reynolds appointed Naig to serve as secretary of agriculture. In November of 2018, Naig won a full four-year term as the state’s top agriculture official.
Naig is Iowa’s 15th secretary of agriculture. In 2018, Naig finished three percent ahead of his Democratic challenger. No Democrat has formally announced they intend to challenge Naig in 2022.
