Sarah Trone Garriott says 3rd District opponent not truly ‘tough on China’

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 15, 2026

Words: 910

Last Updated: 3 days, 21 hours ago

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Democratic congressional candidate Sarah Trone Garriott said her opponent, U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, was not truly “tough on China” as she spoke to a crowd at the Iowa State Fair Friday.

Trone Garriott opened her speech at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox introducing her background as a pastor and as “one of the rare Iowa Democrats that represents a Republican district in the state Senate.” She won her seat in 2022 by defeating then-Senate …

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