Key facts
- Zach Lahn is the Iowa GOP's nominee for governor.
- Lahn identifies as a political outsider.
- He intends to challenge and reform major agricultural corporations in Iowa.
- President Trump had backed Lahn's opponent.
- Democrats are highlighting Lahn's time spent out of state.
Iowa gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn has secured the Republican Party's nomination for governor, positioning himself as a political outsider intent on challenging the state's dominant agricultural interests. Despite President Trump endorsing a different candidate, Lahn emerged as the nominee. Democrats have focused on Lahn's past time spent living outside of Iowa as they scrutinize his candidacy.