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‘Prairie populist’ Josh Turek looking for U.S. Senate win
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Thomas Laehn challenges two-party system in Iowa Senate race
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Thomas Laehn challenges two-party system in Iowa Senate race
Thomas Laehn of Jefferson, the Libertarian candidate for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, speaks Aug. 15 at The Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Tom Barton/The Gazette Thomas Laehn knows the odds are stacked against a Libertarian winning a U.S. Senate seat.
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