Davenport, IA- There is no statewide race in the June Primary Elections, but there are primaries in three of Iowa's four congressional districts. Radio Iowa reports that in the first district, Davenport businessman David Pautsch, who has never run for office before, is challenging Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks. "I'm not a politician. I'm a statesman. I don't need to be doing this. I'm 70 years old," Pautsch says. "...We have to restore God to government. You can't have good government without God. You can have government without God, but it won't be good because you need God in the government to give people a sense of right and wrong." Pautsch says he decided to run because of Miller-Meeks' voting record. "Voting for everything from the FISA bill, so the government can spy on us, to certifying the presidential election of 2020," Pautsch says. "...It's just intolerable." Miller-Meeks, and the rest of Iowa's congressional delegation voted for the FISA bill that extended national security surveillance programs. And Miller-Meeks says that, while she had some concerns about the 2020 election, she voted to certify the results because the Constitution says that states, not congress, choose the slates of electors presented to congress. Miller-Meeks, who is seeking a third term in the US House, says she voted to impeach President Biden's Homeland Security Secretary, and she'll vote to impeach Biden if she gets the chance. "You're living them every single day whether it's crime, whether it's the border, whether it's inflation (and) high prices, whether it's the chaos overseas," Miller-Meeks says. "All of that is laid at Biden's feet." Miller-Meeks says she has the best chance of keeping Iowa's first district seat in Republican hands. "Our Democrat opponent raised $820,000 last quarter," Miller-Meeks says. "I have raised the money to defend this seat and I will do everything in my power to keep it." Iowa City Democrat Christina Bohannan ran against Miller-Meeks in 2022, and is the only Democrat running in this year's first district primary.

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