Three of five GOP governor hopefuls debate, criticize Feenstra’s absence

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 1,141

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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As three of the five Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidates faced off at a televised debate Tuesday, much of the discussion centered around one of the candidates who was not on stage — U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra.

Five candidates are vying become the GOP gubernatorial nominee on the June 2 primary ballot — Feenstra, farmer and businessman Zach Lahn, former Iowa Department of Administrative Services director Adam Steen, state Rep. Eddie Andrews and …

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