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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa City state official announces run for fifth term

Iowa City’s senator has announced his intentions to seek a fifth term in Des Moines.

Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, announced Wednesday he will run to represent his district, which includes Iowa City, University Heights, East Lucas Township, and Hills.

“Iowa is at a crossroads. We can become a prosperous state where people want to live and raise their families or Iowa can become an impoverished, low-wage state that people want to escape,” Bolkcom said in a press release.

Bolkcom is the majority whip in the Senate, where Democrats hold a one-vote advantage.

The former Johnson County supervisor chairs the Ways and Means Committee in addition to serving on the Senate Appropriations, Commerce, Natural Resources and Environment, and Human Resources Committees.

— by Brent Griffiths

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