House Speaker Mike Johnson rallies with Miller-Meeks in contentious 1st District race

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 1,046

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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DAVENPORT — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson asked Iowans at a Davenport rally Friday to send U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks back to Congress — telling the crowd, “I gotta have her,” as she runs in one of the nation’s most competitive U.S. House races in November.

Miller-Meeks running for reelection against Democrat Christina Bohannan, who also ran for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in 2022 and 2024. While Miller-Meeks defeated Bohannan in those two elections, …

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