The four Iowans elected for the first time to serve in the U-S House are in Washington for a series of briefings and meetings over the next 10 days as they prepare to take the oath of office in January. Congresswoman-elect Sarah Trone Garriott, a Democrat from West Des Moines, was elected to represent Iowa’s third congressional district, finishing over seven percent ahead of Republican Congressman Zach Nunn of Ankeny.
Trone Garriott says she will seek a seat on the House Agriculture Committee.
Congresswoman-elect Lindsay James, a Democrat from Dubuque, is also requesting a seat on the House Ag Committee. Two of Iowa’s out-going congressmen currently serve on the panel. Democrats who’ll be House leaders next year have indicated they’ll launch investigations of the Trump Administration. Trone Garriott says corruption in government should be the focus of those investigations.
Trone Garriott also says U-S Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be replaced. She suggests out-going Iowa Senator Joni Ernst, a combat veteran, is among those qualified to replace Hegseth.
Trone Garriott says she intends to hold public forums in each of the 22 counties in the third district.
All four of Iowa’s congressional districts will have new representatives when congress convenes on January 3rd and three of the four will be represented by Democrats. Chris McGowan, elected to represent Iowa’s fourth congressional district, is the only Republican in the group. Trone Garriott and first district Congresswoman-elect Christina Bohannan defeated Republican incumbents and James won in the open second congressional district race.
