Dubuque Democrat Running for Hinson’s Congressional Seat

State Representative Lindsay James, a Democrat from Dubuque, is running for Congress in the district currently represented by Republican Ashley Hinson.

James, who is 44 years old, was first elected to the Iowa House in 2018. She is an ordained Presbyterian pastor who has served congregations and worked as a chaplain.

James says passage of President Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” has motivated her run because the bill’s cuts to Medicaid threaten rural hospitals and changes in energy-related tax credits will raise utility bills.

James says Hinson, who voted for the bill, has lost her way.

Hinson, who has served in the U.S. House since 2021, says the One Big Beautiful Bill will supercharge the economy and prevent the tax cuts President Trump approved during his first term from expiring. Iowa GOP chairman Jeff Kaufmann says James is a radical liberal who would push a woke agenda if she’s elected. 

In mid-July, Democrat Kathy Dolter, a retired Army nurse and former dean of nursing at Kirkwood Community College, announced she was running in the second congressional district. Kevin Techau, a former U.S. Attorney, had been running in the district, but cited fundraising difficulties and ended his campaign this summer.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa; photo courtesy of Lindsay James/FB