• About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
The Iowa Torch
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion
The Iowa Torch
The Iowa Torch
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

Bohannan Announces Campaign in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

State Rep. Christina Bohannan, D-Iowa City, announced that she is running for the Democratic nomination in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District.

Shane Vander HartbyShane Vander Hart
August 25, 2021
in Politics
Reading Time: 3 mins read

DES MOINES, Iowa – State Rep. Christina Bohannan, D-Iowa City, announced on Tuesday that she is running for the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. She is the first Democrat to announce plans to challenge the Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks from Ottumwa. 

RELATED POSTS

Axne attacks Nunn in first campaign ad

Several Republican incumbent lawmakers lose primaries

Grassley, Franken win primaries in Iowa’s U.S. Senate race

“I’m running to fight for better health care, better education, and better economic opportunity for Iowans because everyone deserves a fair shot,” Bohannan tweeted. 

“I’m a proud Iowan, proud to have raised my daughter and served our community right here because Iowa’s values of decency, fairness and hard work are my values. But too often, I see families struggling, worrying; they’re just one bad break from not making ends meet,” she said in her introductory video (watch above).

“It’s why I stood up to run for office, taking on politics as usual, to fight for real change,” Bohannan added. “‘m running for congress because there’s so much at stake. And our kids, our families and our small businesses are worth fighting for.”

Miller-Meeks welcomed the Democrat to the race.

“I welcome State Representative Christina Bohannan into the 2022 contest for Iowa’s Second Congressional District. However, our approaches to the challenges facing working families, our communities, state and nation are vastly different – and I look forward to voters choosing between those two approaches,” she said in a released statement. 

Bohannan is serving her first term in the Iowa House of Representatives representing Iowa House District 85 after defeating incumbent State Rep. Vicki Lensing, D-Iowa City, by 32 percent in the Democratic primary. She was unchallenged in the general election. She serves on the House Information Technology, Judiciary, and State Government committees.

ADVERTISEMENT

She has been a law professor at the University of Iowa School of Law for 20 years, where she teaches and writes in several areas of law, including teaching constitutional law, torts, and intellectual property.

Miller-Meeks attacked her record during her first year in the Iowa House.

“Representative Bohannan’s votes in just one term in the Iowa House reveal a guiding philosophy that the government should have more – not less – control over our lives and personal liberties. She voted against a ban on mask mandates and in February voted against the reopening of schools harming both students and parents,” she said. 

Miller-Meeks also criticized her vote against the “Back the Blue” legislation passed in the Iowa Legislature.

“She has voted against more funding for law enforcement that keeps us safe when she voted against the Back the Blue legislation. This legislation increased penalties for rioting, public disorder, blocking a roadway, harassing peace officers, damaging public property and disorderly conduct. That vote alone is disturbing and disappointing considering that Representative Bohannan, as a member of the University of Iowa faculty, would have seen firsthand the destructive aftermath of last year’s supposedly peaceful protesters that inflicted more than $1 million in damage on Iowa’s Old Capitol, the Field House and numerous other buildings on campus and dangerously blocked traffic on Interstate 80,” she stated.

Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kaufmann said Iowans are not looking to send a liberal activist to Washington.

“Bohannan represents the most liberal state house district in the entire state of Iowa and if she thinks she can connect with everyday Iowans, she should think again. Iowans aren’t looking to send an extreme liberal activist to Washington, D.C. Instead, they want a fighter, like Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who will stand up and defend Iowans against the radical agenda of Nancy Pelosi and AOC,” he said.

Miller-Meeks defeated former State Senator Rita Hart in 2020 by six votes to win her first term in one of the closest races in U.S. History. After a recount, Hart attempted to challenge the results in the U.S. House Committee on Administration but later dropped the challenge. 

Tags: 2022 Iowa 2nd Congressional District RaceChristina BohannanJeff KaufmannMariannette Miller-Meeks
ShareTweetShare
ADVERTISEMENT
Previous Post

Sixty-Four School Districts Will Receive State Reimbursement Grants

Next Post

Axne Is Lone Iowan to Vote for Voting Rights Bill

Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart

Shane Vander Hart is the editor of The Iowa Torch.

Related Posts

the united states capitol building in washington
Federal Government

Iowa’s members of Congress react to Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade

June 25, 2022
National Museum of China by Shuaizhi Tian.
Opinion

Miller-Meeks: Holding the Chinese Communist Party accountable

June 20, 2022
Opinion

Miller-Meeks: More than a high-class problem

June 13, 2022
Ernst: World War II Army Ranger vets finally get the honor they deserve
Opinion

Ernst: World War II Army Ranger vets finally get the honor they deserve

June 13, 2022
three black and white cows
Opinion

Miller-Meeks: Support Iowa’s dairy farmers

June 6, 2022
Miller-Meeks Asks If Feds Are Prepared to Support States, Cities Fight Cyber-Attacks
Opinion

Miller-Meeks: A New Standard

May 24, 2022
Next Post
Significant Changes to Iowa’s Election Law Heads to Governor’s Desk

Axne Is Lone Iowan to Vote for Voting Rights Bill

Hinson Blasts Pelosi for Pulling Floor Debate on $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill

Hinson Blasts Pelosi for Pulling Floor Debate on $3.5 Trillion Spending Bill

Sign-Up For Our Daily Updates

Get The Iowa Torch right in your inbox!

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

Recommended Articles

Grassley, Ernst Vote Against $3.5 Trilliion Spending Bill

Ernst, Female Senators to Biden: Protect Afghan Women and Girls

November 5, 2021
Feenstra, Hinson Blast Biden’s Executive Actions Targeting Gun Violence

President Biden addressing Des Moines East High School shooting: “Enough”

March 9, 2022
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation Marks 100th Anniversary

Iowa Dept. of Public Safety Anticipates Losing Half Its Workforce In Ten Years

September 9, 2021

Popular Stories

  • Schultz: Governor Highlights Successes in Western Iowa

    Reynolds to ask Iowa Courts to reconsider recent abortion rulings

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Iowa employers say attracting a quality workforce is a top priority

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Axne attacks Nunn in first campaign ad

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Several Republican incumbent lawmakers lose primaries

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Reynolds signs bill eliminating zoning restrictions for fireworks sales

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

The Iowa Torch

The Iowa Torch​ is a for-profit, news organization that focuses on political news as it relates to Iowans

Categories

  • Education
  • Federal Government
  • Iowa History
  • Local Government
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Politics
  • State Government
  • Uncategorized
  • Uncategorized

Newsletter

Please wait...

Thank you for signing up!

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • State Government
  • Federal Government
  • Local Government
  • Politics
  • Education
  • Opinion

© 2022 The Iowa Torch, a publication of 4:15 Communications, LLC.