Politics & Government
Do You Think a Newcomer Can Defeat Mathis for Senate Seat?
Redistricting has changed our alliance from Iowa State Senate District 18 to District 34. With Mathis winning the seat so recently, do you think newcomer Randi Shannon will have a chance?
If you had a pulse and lived in Marion last fall, you remember being with mailings and advertisements for the State Senate District 18 Special Election, which some felt would determine the fate of same-sex marriage in Iowa
Even though it didn't.
But since the senate districts have changed, Liz Mathis has to fight for her position as state senator again in our new district, No. 34. The primary will take place June 5.
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Recently, Mathis filed for re-election. On that same day, Marion businesswoman announced her candidacy as a Republican challenger.
Politics aside, do you think Shannon has a chance of betting Mathis, seeing as she won an election here only seven months ago?
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