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Iowa Democrats were stripped of their coveted first-in-the-nation caucuses in 2023. Now, Iowa will no longer have a seat at the table when an influential Democratic National Committee begins revisiting and recommending the order of states to lead off the 2028 presidential nominating process.

Iowa DNC member Scott Brennan told The Gazette he no longer serves on the Rules and Bylaws Committee overseeing the 2028 presidential nominating process. He was Iowa's sole representative on the panel.

Brennan, a Des Moines lawyer and past chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, said neither he, nor anyone from Iowa, made newly elected DNC Chair Ken Martin’s list of nominees. An Iowan has served on the commit

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