Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson enters the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, pledging to campaign across all 99 counties starting with a Friday kickoff event.
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RepublicanRep.AshleyHinsononMondayannouncedherbidfortheU.S.Senate,intheracetosucceedretiringGOPSen.JoniErnst.
“IamrunningfortheUnitedStatesSenate,”HinsonsaidinanappearanceonapopularafternoontalkradioprograminIowa.
Hinson–aformerTVnewsanchorwhoisinherthirdtermrepresentingIowa’s2ndCongressionalDistrict,whichcoversthenortheasternportionofthestate–showcasedhersupportforPresidentDonaldTrump.
“I’mrunningtobePresidentTrump’stopallyintheUnitedStatesSenate,”shesaid.“I’mproudtofightalongsidehim.”
REPUBLICANJONIERNSTANNOUNCESSHEWON’TSEEKSENATERE-ELECTIONNEXTYEAR
HernewscameafewhoursafterErnst,inasocialmediavideo,officiallyannouncedthatshewouldn’tseekre-electioninnextyear’smidterms.
“Havingbeenraisedinafamilywhohasgivenmesomuchloveandsupport,nowasourfamilyagesandgrows,it
