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U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson has officially launched her campaign for Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat.

Hinson is running for the seat being vacated by retiring Republican Sen. Joni Ernst in 2026.

She has received an endorsement from President Donald Trump and aims to support his agenda.

CEDAR RAPIDS — U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson called on supporters to help keep Iowa red to ensure Congress remains under Republican control for the rest of President Donald Trump's second term as she formally kicked off her Senate bid.

Hinson, who lives in Marion and represents northeast Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, held her Senate campaign kickoff Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Radisson Hotel Cedar Rapids, where she told a crowd of more than 150 that her campaign is "off to a rocking start."

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