Fourth District Focus
On Tuesday March 18th, while on my fifth biannual 36 County Tour, I stopped in Estherville at Redwood Farms Meat Processors. On previous visits to Emmet County, I spoke at an Eggs & Issues town hall in Estherville, toured Art’s Way Manufacturing in Armstrong, visited AERO Race Wheels in Estherville, checked out the Estherville airport, and met with emergency manager coordinators and local bankers. Since launching my first 36 County Tour in 2021, I have made more than 320 stops meeting with families, farmers, small business owners, and many other Iowans.
On Friday February 21st, my fifth biannual 36 County Tour brought me back to Sioux City for a town hall with local community members and the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce. Over the years, I have made several trips to Woodbury County, including visits to Siouxland Community Health Center, a stop by Bishop Heelan to meet with students and educators, a morning spent with agriculture students at Morningside University, and a tour of Aberdeen and Everett apartments.
On February 21st, my 36 County Tour once again led me to Crawford County. On my 36 County Tour in 2024, I had two stops in Crawford County — the Crossroads of Crawford County, a pregnancy resource center, and the Lineage cold storage facility — where I heard from constituents on rural healthcare concerns and the need for expanded refrigeration infrastructure.
My tour across the 36 counties of Iowa’s 4th Congressional District once again took me back to Ida County. In 2024, I kicked off my 36 County Tour in Ida County meeting with Ida County Sheriff Wade Harriman and the department’s faithful K9, Ghazi. On another stop in 2024, I made my way over to Hi-Way Products and Hawkeye Fabrication in Ida Grove to learn more about how I can support Iowa’s manufacturers and small businesses from my position on the House Ways and Means Committee.
After kicking off my 5th biannual 36 County Tour on Thursday with a town hall in Cherokee, I kept my travels going on Friday to hear more about the concerns and perspectives of Iowans across the Fourth District. I once again swung through Monona County to tour the Burgess Health Center in Onawa and participate in a town hall with healthcare providers.
On Friday February 21st, while on my fifth biannual 36 County Tour, I stopped in Harrison County. On previous stops in Harrison County, I toured Agrivision in Missouri Valley, stopped by the Dunlap Livestock Auction, met with veterans in Logan, visited IGNITE Pathways in Woodbine, and met with the Harrison County Farm Bureau in Logan. I always enjoy meeting with our families, farmers, veterans, and local businesses.
On February 20th, my 36 County Tour brought me back to Sac County. Last year, I toured EVAPCO in Lake View to discuss ways we can strengthen our domestic manufacturing. I also made it over to the Loring Hospital in Sac City to talk about the needs of rural hospitals and community caregivers.
Since I was first elected, I have traveled to every county in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District at least twice a year as part of my 36 County Tour. It’s a commitment that I made to my constituents that I would be transparent and accessible, offering meaningful solutions to the problems facing our rural communities, state, and nation.
On Thursday February 20th, I kicked off my fifth biannual 36 County Tour with a town hall in Cherokee hosted by Cherokee County Economic Development and the Iowa Farm Bureau. Nearly 25 Iowans joined us for a productive and engaging conversation about a wide range of issues from agriculture and tax reform to border security and domestic energy production. Since I was first elected, I have made more than 320 stops on my 36 County Tour, and I look forward to another successful year of meetings, visits, and tours across Iowa’s 4th Congressional District.
My 36 County Tour brought me back to Hancock County on October 24th. Previously, I’ve traveled to Hancock County to hold a Farm Bill town hall in Britt to speak with the public and get input from producers on their priorities for a new, improved Farm Bill. On another prior stop, I stopped in Garner to tour Iowa Mold Tooling with employees and local officials and hear about how they are working with local high schools to grow our workforce.