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SIOUX CITY — On Monday night, the Ida County GOP hosted the largest forum of the 2026 primary cycle thus far with four candidates for governor and five candidates for the 4th Congressional District making an appearance in Holstein.

One candidate was missing, however: Republican U.S. House Rep. Randy Feenstra of Hull.

Fellow candidate Adam Steen, the former Iowa Department of Administrative Services director, criticized the absence by asking “Where’s Randy Feenstra?” and saying “We care about showing up, answering questions and talking to the people and making sure what we say resonates with what you need and what you want.”

Feenstra explained the absence during a campaign stop at the Sioux

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