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Star-studded lineup attends GOP candidate fundraiser
Governor stops in Washington for event, joined by other political and ag industry leaders
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WASHINGTON — Kim Reynolds. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. Mark Stutsman. Rob Brenneman. These were just some of the household names in attendance at a campaign fundraiser for State Rep. Heather Hora Oct. 22, as the incumbent Republican seeks re-election to the Iowa Legislature.
In a speech at Bazooka-Farmstar in Washington, Hora said she was grateful for the show of support as guests dined on pork nachos served from a Washington County Pork Producers’ trailer, as well as a handful of snacks sourced from within Iowa House District 92.
“It doesn’t seem like it’s been two years, but it has, and we only have two weeks left to go,” she said. “Thank you for the sponsors, and like I said, Bazooka-Farmstar and Stutsmans, we couldn’t do it without them.”
The event was part dinner social, part meet-and-greet, part campaign rally and part Q&A with the governor, who said Hora and State Sen. Dawn Driscoll — the lawmakers representing Washington County in Des Moines — were a “dynamic duo.”
“(Hora) does an incredible job, you are so lucky to have her representing you at the state house,” Gov. Kim Reynolds said. “I had been encouraging her to run for state house for quite some time, and was so excited when she made the decision to run for the state house and represent this district. I love working with her, she’s passionate about serving. As you know, she’s a hard worker.”
Driscoll said she agreed, and encouraged guests at the event to send Hora back to Des Moines for another two-year term.
“I can’t imagine doing this job without Heather in that seat,” the senator said. “We work so well together … meeting with people in the district and going to the different businesses and absolutely doing our best to be able to represent you, and getting good legislation across.”
The governor went on to answer a handful of questions from the audience about trailer restrictions, election integrity, illegal immigration, solar farms and CO2 pipelines. She also recounted a recent trip to India where she learned about the nation’s pork industry.
Asked about the Republican agenda in the coming legislative term, the governor offered a vision for tax relief, agricultural advocacy, and mental health and child care investment under a “trifecta” of party control in the governor’s office and both chambers of the legislature.
“While we might not agree on everything, one thing you can count on is, we really are focused on Iowans,” she said. “That means, for me, just a bold, conservative, transformational — I would say — agenda, where we’re growing the economy even with significant challenges.”
The speeches ended with a call to action by the governor, who urged Republicans to get out and vote not only for Hora, but for Republican candidates up and down the ballot.
“We want to keep our trifecta, we want to keep our majorities in the state house,” Reynolds said. “We’ll continue to, first of all, tell you what we’re going to do, and then we’re going to follow through with those promises … if you haven’t voted early and you would be willing to go to the polls, go to the auditor’s office and vote now.”
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