The new plan for Iowa’s Congressional districts will split up the No Coast Network listening area. Under the plan approved by the Legislature Thursday (10/28), Poweshiek County will become part of District 2; Mahaska, Keokuk, Jasper and Marion Counties will be in the new District 1; and Wapello and Monroe Counties will be part of the new District 3. According to Radio Iowa,
Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion announced in August that she intends to seek a second term in the House and last night she announced she’ll run in the new second district, where she lives. Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks lives in the new third district, but that’s also where Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines lives. Miller-Meeks, who announced her bid for reelection in August, announced Thursday she’s evaluating her options — which means she might move into the new first congressional district and seek to represent it instead. There’s no incumbent living in the district now. Axne is undecided about running for re-election to the House or running for Governor in 2022.
