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Reynolds backs Miller-Meeks in Mt. Pleasant visit
Republicans encourage other Republicans to vote early and bring others along
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MT. PLEASANT — The Henry County Republican Headquarters filled to the brim Tuesday night as Gov. Kim Reynolds and U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks stopped by to encourage early voting for Republican candidates.
The duo took the opportunity to remind those present to vote. Specifically, they encouraged them to vote early and vote Republican as a crucial role for the Iowa House and Senate to work well. Applause erupted in the small room as the audience’s excitement increased.
“Vote early,” Miller-Meeks said. “Get your friends to vote, get your neighbors, get your church members, get your coworkers. Get your in-laws. You can get your enemies, as long as they vote Republican.”
Miller-Meeks drove this point supporting the Republican Party home as she said, “There’s a lot at stake, and Donald Trump needs us. He needs us to keep this district in Republican hands. He needs a Republican Congress, not only so we can get things done and we can get his agenda accomplished, and that we can accomplish your agenda, because it’s about you.”
“Who's ready to take our country back?” Reynolds asked the enthusiastic crowd. “It starts by electing Donald J Trump, the next President of the United States.”
While much of their short time in Mt. Pleasant was spent on supporting all the Republican candidates on the ballot, Miller-Meeks did take a moment to share her background and story which led her to where she is today.
Miller-Meeks grew up in California in a family of 10 in which both parents worked. She said she learned to work and care for your family from a young age because her parents worked.
“My brother missed lunch one day and came back in and put bacon in a cast iron skillet,” Miller-Meeks shared. “He put a lid on it, and it caught fire. I was downstairs and put the fire out. We both got burned. We had very serious burns because we’re kind of small and were hospitalized for a long time.”
Miller-Meeks said that this instance is what sparked her interest in becoming a doctor. When she told her family of her plans, she was met with discouragement, but she said, like any teenager, she rebelled and did it anyway. On her journey to become a doctor she joined the military so she could pay for school. She then became a nurse so she could continue to pay for school as she got her master’s in education and proceeded on to medical school. Her pursuit brought her to Iowa, and she knew “Iowa was where I belonged, and Iowa was home.”
Reynolds sang Miller-Meeks’ praises.
“Her hard work, her determination, tenacity, and everything that she’s done is paying off,” Reynolds said. “So, I'm proud to be spending the day with marionette. She's a good, good friend of mine. We've been friends for a long, long time. She's somebody that I respect and admire. She is a dedicated public servant. I asked her to tell her story because I think it's inspiring. It's a mere it's it truly is reflecting of the American dream, and that's what we're fighting for with this election.”
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