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3 Democratic pastors in Iowa are running for Congress, a snapshot of a national trend
Three Democratic clergy candidates in Iowa run for U.S. House amid a national rise in clergy political involvement after the 2016 election, reflecting shifts in religious voter alignments.
- Rev. Sarah Trone Garriott and two other clergy members are running for the U.S. House in Iowa as Democrats, recently campaigning in rural areas against Medicaid cuts.
- While Republican Donald Trump historically holds about 8 in 10 white evangelical Christian voters, a striking number of clergy are running as Democrats, citing the 2016 election as a catalyst for political engagement.
- Clint Twedt-Ball and Lindsay James, both running in Iowa's Congressional District, emphasize faith as their driving motivation. "I put that on us as pastors," Twedt-Ball said regarding explaining faith to voters.
- Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a 36-year-old Presbyterian Church seminarian, recently won his primary, while Rae Huang, a PCUSA minister, is challenging Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
- Democratic Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear argues Democrats lost authenticity by ignoring their "why," and hopes his forthcoming book, "Go and Do Likewise: How We Heal a Broken Country," will communicate his faith-driven motivations.
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3 Democratic pastors in Iowa are running for Congress, a snapshot of a national trend
More Democrats are openly running on faith, as progressive clergy and other religious candidates push back on the idea that Christianity belongs to the right.
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