Wettach Running for Iowa’s First Congressional District Seat

Democrat Taylor Wettach, a Muscatine attorney, is running for Iowa’s first district congressional seat that’s currently held by Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who’s seeking re-election. Wettach says there’s an affordability crisis in the country and he wants to address those concerns.

Wettach will face at least three other Democrats in a 2026 Primary, including Christina Bohannan of Iowa City, who has run twice against Miller-Meeks. Wettach, a 34-year-old who has never run for office before, says people want new voices in politics.

Wettach recently quit his job at a Washington, D.C. firm that agreed to do legal work for the Trump Administration to avoid providing information about the firm’s hiring practices. Wettach says the firm caved to Trump’s overreach into the legal system.

Wettach says he started spending part of his time in Muscatine during the pandemic and decided to move back permanently to his hometown, where he once served as a student representative on the city council. Wettach says he has already visited many of the counties in the district to get input from voters.

Travis Terrell, a health care worker from Johnson County, and Bob Krause, who has run for the U-S senate in the past, have also said they intend to seek the Democratic Party’s nomination in Iowa’s first congressional district, which includes Jones County in the KMCH listening area.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa; photo courtesy of Taylor Wettach/FB