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Tariffs, farms, taxes top Iowa candidate divide
Sarah Trone Garriott says tariffs have cost Iowa families $600 a year and erased $2.1 billion in farm income, sharpening her challenge to Zach Nunn.
- The Cook Political Report ranks Iowa's 3rd congressional district race as a "toss up," with Incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn and Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott competing to determine partisan control of Congress.
- Trone Garriott has made opposing President Donald Trump's tariff policies central to her campaign, estimating they cost Iowa families $600 annually and erased $2.1 billion in farm income.
- Voting for the "One Big Beautiful Bill," Nunn supported tax cuts and work requirements for Medicaid and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance, while receiving $81,000 from the American-Israel Public Affairs Committe.
- Trone Garriott slammed Nunn's support for the bill and vowed to reverse cuts to welfare programs, arguing that reduced funding shuttered rural hospitals and forced residents to drive over an hour for care.
- Voters must request mail-in absentee ballots by Oct. 19, ahead of early in-person voting from Oct. 14 to Nov. 2 and polls open on Election Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Tariffs, farms, taxes top Iowa candidate divide - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - Competitive races across Iowa are expected to determine partisan control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, where candidates are divided among affordability concerns, farming and tax policies. Incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, is facing Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott in one [...]
Tariffs, farms, taxes top Iowa candidate divide
(The Center Square) — Competitive races across Iowa are expected to determine partisan control of Congress in the 2026 midterm elections, where candidates are divided among affordability concerns, farming and tax policies.
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