Fort Dodge Messenger
Bill Shea, City Editor
A Lohrville man vowing to end abortion and expand gun rights has launched a primary election challenge to state Rep. Mike Sexton.
Tom Hoefling announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in House District 10 Thursday. He will face Sexton, a Rockwell City Republican seeking his third term, in the June 4 primary election.
House District 10 includes Calhoun, Humboldt and Pocahontas counties, plus western Webster County.
“I’m not satisfied with the kind of representation we’re getting down there,”Hoefling said, referring to the state Capitol in Des Moines.
“I’m running against the status quo,” he added. “I’m a voice for thousands of conservative Iowans who are fed up with the kind of representation we’ve been getting in Des Moines. What good does it do to elect Republicans if they’re not going to govern according to Republican principles?”
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Bill Shea, City Editor
A Lohrville man vowing to end abortion and expand gun rights has launched a primary election challenge to state Rep. Mike Sexton.
Tom Hoefling announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination in House District 10 Thursday. He will face Sexton, a Rockwell City Republican seeking his third term, in the June 4 primary election.
House District 10 includes Calhoun, Humboldt and Pocahontas counties, plus western Webster County.
“I’m not satisfied with the kind of representation we’re getting down there,”Hoefling said, referring to the state Capitol in Des Moines.
“I’m running against the status quo,” he added. “I’m a voice for thousands of conservative Iowans who are fed up with the kind of representation we’ve been getting in Des Moines. What good does it do to elect Republicans if they’re not going to govern according to Republican principles?”
Read more at messengernews.net...