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US Senate candidate Zach Wahls calls for congressional term limits, ban on stock trading

Wahls, a state senator from Coralville, spoke Wednesday, Nov. 5, to about 75 people at a meeting of the West Side Democrats at Big Grove Brewery in Des Moines.

Nov 7, 2025

The 25 Young(ish) New Democrats to Watch

One political strategist refers to Wahls as a “unicorn,” calling him the “only Democrat who can win statewide” in Iowa.

Nov 3, 2025

Zach Wahls Discusses Fairness, Corruption and Iowa’s Future

Zach Wahls sat down with reporter Alexander Rosenow in downtown Decorah for an extended interview about his campaign priorities.

Oct 28, 2025

Why this Republican is supporting Zach Wahls for U.S. Senate

Zach and I may not agree on everything, but we share some core beliefs about how government should work.

Oct 28, 2025

Washington chaos, corruption sow the seeds of Iowa’s next farm crisis | Opinion

Washington chaos and corruption have sown the seeds of the greatest threat to our state’s ag economy since the 1980s.

Oct 9, 2025

Senate candidate Zach Wahls stumps in Marshalltown at mayor’s house

Marshalltown Mayor Joel Greer opened his residence to the public yesterday for a meet and greet gathering with Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls (D-Coralville), who is running for Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa)’s seat in the United States Senate.

Oct 6, 2025

Wahls blasts ‘broken economy,’ vows to reject corporate PAC money in Iowa U.S. Senate run

Candidate ties kitchen-table costs to influence of big money in politics

Sep 12, 2025

Zach Wahls pushes for lower drug costs at Greenwood Pharmacy tour in Waterloo

Zach Wahls, who’s looking to take over Joni Ernst’s Senate seat, was in the corridor this afternoon. Wahls took a tour of Greenwood Pharmacy in Waterloo. They expressed frustration that, as an independent business, they’ve had to get very innovative to stay open in the face of completion from much better funded entities that they feel are being monopolistic in their tactics.

Sep 8, 2025

‘A fighter, not a follower’: Iowa Democratic State Senator gunning for Senate seat vacated by Joni Ernst.

Democrats are zeroing in on Iowa as a potential comeback state in next year’s midterms, after Catelin Drey’s special election win this week broke the state senate’s supermajority. And now GOP Senator Joni Ernst (IA) announced that she won’t seek re-election. Iowa State Senator Zach Wahls joins The Weekend: Primetime to talk about his campaign for Ernst’s Senate seat, what he’s hearing from voters on the ground, and what he believes the next generation of Democratic lawmakers should look like.

Aug 30, 2025

‘Running for the hills!’ Joni Ernst’s challenger takes victory lap as she bows out

Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst’s decision not to seek re-election was met with a triumphant reaction on MSNBC Friday evening by one of her main opposition hopefuls, Democratic state Sen. Zach Wahls.

Aug 29, 2025