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    Randy Feenstra defeats Ryan Melton in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District

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    Iowa’s 4th Congressional District includes Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Ames and northwestern Iowa.

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    Incumbent Republican Randy Feenstra, who has called for tough controls on the U.S. southern border, won a third term after defeating Democrat Ryan Melton in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District on Tuesday night.

    Hull’s Feenstra faces Webster City’s Melton in a rematch of the District 4 race in 2022. With partial results, Feenstra had a 71.2% vote lead to Melton’s 28.48% at 10:22 p.m. unofficial results

    Feenstra unseated longtime Congressman Steve King in the Republican Primary in 2020. The district includes Council Bluffs, Sioux City and Ames in the northwestern quadrant of the state. It is Iowa’s most conservative congressional district. Republicans outnumber Democrats in the district 2 to 1.

    Libertarian Charles Aldrich removed from the ballot Ran as a write-in candidate for the Iowa Supreme Court.

    This isn’t the first time Feenstra and Melton have run for the seat: In 2022, Feenstra defeated Melton with 67.4% of the votes.

    At a news conference in Hull on Tuesday night, Feenstra reiterated his support for finishing the border wall between the United States and Mexico and “securing the border.”

    “I am very proud to be the voice of the 4th District,” Feenstra said. “Together we will form the government.”

    More: Where do 4th District candidates Feenstra and Melton stand on abortion, inflation and spending?

    Who is Randy Feenstra?

    Feenstra, 55, worked as a sales manager for the Foreign Sugar Company in Hull, the city manager of Hull and a professor of business and economics at Dordt University. He served in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2021.

    Long-time Congressman impeached in 2020 Steve King at the Republican Primary. Feenstra’s most important issue is ensuring the security of the US border with Mexico. He supports reinstating former President Donald Trump’s “Remain in Mexico” policy. The initiative sent approximately 68,000 non-Mexican asylum seekers back to Mexico. Many people remained in Mexico for months or years to present their cases in U.S. courtrooms.

    Feenstra touted his support for renewable energy, ethanol and biodiesel by “cutting regulations.” He said he would continue to deliver “conservative outcomes” for families, businesses and rural communities.

    Feenstra has vowed to balance the federal budget and renew former President Donald Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, which expire next year.

    During a 306-stop tour of schools, manufacturers and small towns this year, Feenstra learned to “listen to what people say,” Feenstra said.

    “To see what their concerns are and the opportunities,” Feenstra said. “Ideas To go up and down the main streets of our small communities and figure out what it takes to make them vibrant and keep them going.”

    Philip Joes covers retail and real estate for the Des Moines Register. He can be reached at 515-284-8184. [email protected] or @Philip_Joens on Twitter.

    (This story has been updated with new information.)

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