Hinson Formally Kicks Off U.S. Senate Campaign

Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson says Democrats want to push the country past the brink and that’s why she’s running for the U.S. Senate.

Hinson hosted a rally in Cedar Rapids Sunday afternoon to formally kick off her U.S. Senate campaign. Hinson led the crowd in a round of applause for fellow Republican Joni Ernst, who has chosen not to seek a third term in the U.S. Senate — and Hinson emphasized that Trump endorsed her shortly after she entered the race.

Hinson, who has been a member of the U.S. House since 2021, says her political agenda is focused on working families, kids, small businesses, seniors and veterans.

A handful of Democrats are running for their party’s 2026 nomination for the U.S. Senate. Hinson singled out one of them — State Senator Zach Wahls of Coralville.

That’s a reference to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, the Democratic Party’s 2024 VP nominee. Wahls — the Democrat from Coralville — says Ernst ran for the hills because she couldn’t defend her voting record — and Hinson has taken the same votes in the House.

Jackie Norris, chair of the Des Moines School Board, says Hinson will have to answer for her votes on the campaign trail.

Josh Turek of Council Bluffs, a state representative, says Hinson’s voting record shows she’s ignoring income inequality.

Nathan Sage of Indianola, the former executive director of Knoxville’s Chamber of Commerce, calls Hinson full MAGA.

The primary election will take place on June 2nd, 2026.

story courtesy of Radio Iowa