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DES MOINES — Jackie Norris has ended her campaign for the U.S. Senate in Iowa, citing a need to focus on her work as leader of the Des Moines Public School Board in the wake of the arrest and resignation of the district’s former superintendent.

Norris made the announcement in a press release Thursday.

Norris is chairwoman of the Des Moines Public School Board, which continues to deal with the fallout from the Sept. 26 arrest of former superintendent Ian Roberts , who was apprehended by federal immigration officers and now faces immigration and federal gun charges . Roberts resigned Sept. 30.

“The recent Des Moines Public Schools Superintendent crisis demanded my full attention as Board C

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