(Radio Iowa) – Republican Congressman Randy Feenstra made it official today (Tuesday). He’s running for governor. Feenstra formed an exploratory committee in May to raise money for the race, but kicked his campaign off this (Tuesday) morning with a video.

Feenstra has been appearing at campaign events, hinting at the theme of his campaign. This is what he said last Friday at a fundraiser in Coralville.

Feenstra has been promising to focus on Iowa’s workforce shortage. “We want to make sure our kids stay here, that when they graduate from high school that they have job with the trade they got from high school,” Feenstra said. “And finally, we want affordable and accessible health care. We can’t have moms traveling 50-75 miles for maternity care.”

Congressman Randy Feenstra (R-Hull) spoke to reporters during the 2025 Iowa State Fair. (RI file photo)

Feensta served in the Iowa Senate before being elected to the U.S. House in 2020. Feenstra’s campaign video did not mention the other Republican candidates who’ve been campaigning for governor for the past few months, but did criticize State Auditor Rob Sand, a Democrat who’s running for governor.