Democrat Rich Lorence announces campaign for Iowa Senate District 30

Public school professional and community advocate Rich Lorence, a Mason City Democrat, will challenge incumbent state Sen. Waylon Brown, R-Osage, in Iowa Senate District 30 representing Cerro Gordo, Worth, Mitchell, and a portion of Floyd counties. Brown faces Doug Campbell of Mason City in the Republican primary election June 4. “As a father and a public school employee, I am deeply concerned about the state of education in Iowa, including the attacks on AEA services," Lorence said in a press release. "In addition, Iowa has become increasingly unwelcoming for a...