White Christian clergy running for Congress as Democrats face skeptics in their own party

White Christian clergy running for Congress as Democrats face skeptics in their own party

(RNS) — The Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott, a Lutheran minister and Democratic state senator in Iowa, has beaten Republican candidates in three state senate races going back to 2020. Next fall, she hopes to unseat GOP Congressman Zach Nunn in national midterm elections, too. Garriott said she is motivated by the needs she sees in her district, but also a desire to reclaim what it means to be a follower of Jesus in politics. “Faith has something to sa…