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Former Rep. Finkenauer running for Senate in Iowa
Source: Des Moines Register
Former Iowa congresswoman Abby Finkenauer on Thursday became the first major Democrat to announce a 2022 run for the U.S. Senate seat long held by Republican Chuck Grassley.
In an interview with the Des Moines Register, Finkenauer echoed many of the themes that motivated her two campaigns for Congress, including a focus on working Iowans and support for the middle class.
But she also brought a harder edge to her criticism of Republican leaders after supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 in an effort to disrupt the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden.
"On 1/6 the world changed, and so did I," Finkenauer said. "I remember sitting on my couch in Cedar Rapids with my husband as we were watching my former colleagues and my friends get attacked in the United States Capitol. … That violent mob, that insurrection, was happening because our country and people were fed misinformation and lies about our elections and democracy, and our senators didn't push back."
In an interview with the Des Moines Register, Finkenauer echoed many of the themes that motivated her two campaigns for Congress, including a focus on working Iowans and support for the middle class.
But she also brought a harder edge to her criticism of Republican leaders after supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6 in an effort to disrupt the transfer of power to Democrat Joe Biden.
"On 1/6 the world changed, and so did I," Finkenauer said. "I remember sitting on my couch in Cedar Rapids with my husband as we were watching my former colleagues and my friends get attacked in the United States Capitol. … That violent mob, that insurrection, was happening because our country and people were fed misinformation and lies about our elections and democracy, and our senators didn't push back."
Read more: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/22/iowa-democrat-abby-finkenauer-running-senate-2022-election-chuck-grassley/8021093002/
