Statewide Iowa (RI) — Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ashley Hinson has submitted over 15,000 petition signatures to qualify for the 2026 GOP Primary ballot.
Hinson, a former TV journalist, served two terms in the Iowa House, and she’s been a member of the U.S. House since 2021. Hinson announced her campaign for the U.S. Senate a few hours after Iowa Senator Joni Ernst said she would not seek reelection.
Hinson says over the past six months she’s built a coalition that will be an asset to other Republican candidates in the fall election.
During an appearance early this morning at the Westside Conservative Club, Hinson said she’s held events in 65 of Iowa’s 99 counties so far to hear what Iowans are concerned about.
Hinson says Iowans tell her their other priorities are ensuring only girls participate in girls’ sports, standing up for farmers, protecting Social Security and Medicare, but first and foremost, protecting taxpayers.
A man in the crowd asked why Republicans in congress don’t stick together like Democrats do.
Republican Jim Carlin of Sergeant Bluff has also been campaigning for the U.S. Senate. However, Hinson has been endorsed by President Trump and has raised far more money for her race.
Two candidates are competing in the June 2nd primary for the Democratic Party’s nomination for U.S. Senate.
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