Former congressional candidate seeks third match against Miller-Meeks
The Democrat who's faced off against Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-Iowa) twice and came within 1,000 voters of ousting her last year has announced she'll try to defeat the incumbent a third time.
Christina Bohannan, who formerly served in the Iowa State House, launched her third straight campaign for Iowa's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday, seeking to build on her 2024 performance in which she nearly pulled off an upset. Bohannan said Miller-Meeks has had 'three chances to do right by the people of Iowa' in her three House times but accused her of putting 'partisan politics over Iowans.'
'From cutting Medicaid, to siding with DOGE's devastating cuts to Social Security, to enabling unelected, unaccountable billionaires like Elon Musk – Miller-Meeks has forgotten about us,' Bohannan said. 'It's time someone put Iowa first.'
Bohannan first ran for the House in 2022 but lost to Miller-Meeks by 7 points. But she ran in one of the closest races of the 2024 cycle last year in a rematch, losing by less than two tenths of a point in a contest that went to a recount.
Her campaign noted that she outraised Miller-Meeks by $1.4 million last cycle and outperformed the Democratic presidential ticket by 8.2 points, more than any other candidate facing an incumbent Republican that the national party targeted.
It argued her performance forced Cook Political Report and other election analysts to consider the race a toss-up heading into next year.
The seat could be key as Democrats seek to win back control of the House, where they currently have a narrow minority.
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