Democrats Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer won their respective primary elections in Iowa on Tuesday night, landing them one step closer to becoming the first women the state has ever sent to the U.S. House of Representatives. Finkenauer, currently a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, overcame three other candidates for the state’s 1st District. Axne and Finkenauer have each secured endorsements from the progressive political action group EMILY’s List and raised hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign donations. I’m honored to be your Democratic nominee for #IA03,” Axne wrote on Twitter after the primary was called. “Everyone played a critical role in this victory & I couldn’t be more grateful for your support.”

Source: Huffington Post June 06, 2018 04:30 UTC