(Ames)– Former Iowa First Lady Christie Vilsack has announced that she’ll be entering the race to represent Iowa’s newly constructed 4th Congressional District in Washington.
Vilsack, a Democrat, has been weighing a challenge to Republican Steve King. He’s represented the former 5th district for five terms.
In her announcement, Vilsack said her campaign will focus on the small cities and rural communities that make up her district. She says those areas are “the future of our state.”
The 4th district covers north-central and northwest Iowa.
Vilsack’s husband is former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack, who is U.S. Agriculture Secretary.
(From the Associated Press).
