DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) – Not even a month after announcing his candidacy for Iowa’s Second Congressional District, Rod Blum has suspended it.

Blum announced on September 18 he was entering the race. He served in Congress from 2015 to 2018, serving the area that included Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Cedar Falls.

After his time there, a previous press release says Blum “served on the Small Business Committee as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy, and Trade, and served on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.” He also worked with President Trump’s Iowa campaign with the Iowa Leadership Committee.

In a press release on Monday, Blum talked about his future.

“It has become clear to me that I can help President Trump in other ways that are more effective than being in the U.S. House,” said Blum. “I love our country, and despite our challenges I remain optimistic that under the President’s leadership, America’s best days are still to come.”