Grinnell’s Hexter runs for Iowa House District 53

GRINNELL — Tommy Hexter, of Grinnell, is running for Iowa House District 53 as a Democrat.

Hexter is the director of Grinnell Farm To Table, a local food business that connects more than 35 local farmers with consumers in Poweshiek and Tama County and provides food access to eight community food pantries in the area.

Hexter also works for Iowa Farmers Union as a rural organizer representing family farmers in state and national politics.

Hexter, 24, is running for House District 53 because he believes there are many residents of Poweshiek and Tama County that are not having their voices heard in the State Legislature, according to a news release issued this week.

He believes that decisions about public education, resources for Iowans, and agriculture are made at the Iowa Capitol and that these issues impact the daily lives of everyone in the District.

Voters can follow Hexter for Iowa on Facebook, Instagram, or at hexterforiowa.com. His largest goal is to make politics accessible to everyday people, the news release says.

Hexter is looking for help knocking on doors and calling voters.

For more information about Hexter’s campaign, to volunteer, invite him to speak at events or to get together for coffee, email tommyhexterforiowa@gmail.com.