Iowa Rep In Swing District Endorsed By Group Working To Elect Gop Women

A Republican congresswoman from Iowa successful a plaything territory has picked up an endorsement from a group moving to elite much GOP women. 

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, was among a group of candidates successful nan House and Senate to person first-round 2026 endorsements by Winning for Women PAC, which useful to support free-market blimpish women moving for national office. Cook Political Report – nan starring nonpartisan handicapper – rates Miller-Meeks’ territory arsenic a "Toss Up" successful 2026. 

Miller-Meeks won her 2024 re-election bid successful November aft a recount confirmed her lead, helping her statement pad its bladed mostly successful nan U.S. House and clasp power of each 4 of Iowa’s legislature seats. She defeated Democrat Christina Bohannan successful a rematch of 2022, erstwhile Miller-Meeks won by 7 percent points. The 2024 separator was overmuch tighter – Miller-Meeks’ lead complete Bohannan was little than a percent point, aliases less than 1,000 votes, according to nan Associated Press. 

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Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, speaks during a House Committee connected Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee connected Health proceeding titled "Artificial Intelligence astatine VA: Exploring its Current State and Future Possibilities" connected Feb. 15, 2024.  (MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Miller-Meeks earned a first word successful Congress representing Iowa’s 2nd District erstwhile she defeated Democrat Rita Hart by conscionable six votes successful 2020. 

She presently represents nan 1st District, which includes nan eastbound portion of nan authorities and a swath of south-central Iowa, including Johnson County, location to nan University of Iowa successful Iowa City.

Winning for Women PAC connected Monday besides endorsed Reps. Young Kim R-Calif., and Jen Kiggans, R-Va., successful nan House, arsenic good arsenic Sens. Ashley Moody, R-Fla., Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, and Susan Collins, R-Maine, successful nan precocious chamber. Kim and Kiggans’ districts some "Lean Republican" successful 2026, according to Cook Political Report. Moody and Ernst are some successful "Solid R" seats, while Collins’ territory "Leans R" successful nan 2026 contest.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, left, speaks pinch NRCC president Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., arsenic they get for nan House Republican Conference caucus gathering successful nan Capitol connected Tuesday, April 8, 2025.  (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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"Early financial support is critical, peculiarly successful adjacent races," Danielle Barrow, nan president of nan Winning for Women PAC, said successful a connection obtained by The Hill. "Given Republicans’ constrictive power of Congress, we are announcing our first endorsements earlier than ever earlier to guarantee we clasp and grow our majorities. We look guardant to endorsing much beardown women leaders successful Congress successful nan coming weeks."

From left, Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, and Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, get for a gathering of nan House Republican Conference successful nan U.S. Capitol connected Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.  (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

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The House presently has 31 Republican women members, while nan Senate has conscionable 10. Winning for Women PAC has spent much than $20 cardinal since 2020 connected boosting Republican female candidates successful competitory primaries and wide elections.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.