Dem House candidate's luxurious lifestyle clashes with 'working-class' campaign message
Iowa Democrat Christina Bohannan has built her campaign for Congress around the image of a hard-working, middle-class advocate who understands what it's like "to struggle to put food on the...
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Iowa Democrat Christina Bohannan has built her campaign for Congress around the image of a hard-working, middle-class advocate who understands what it's like "to struggle to put food on the table." However, her real estate portfolio and financial disclosures paint a very different picture — one of expensive homes, a Florida waterfront condo, and lucrative stock investments that place Bohannan among the wealthy elite she claims to want to fight against in Congress. "You know, I know what it's like to work so hard and to, to still struggle to put food on the table," Bohannan previously told a crowd at the Iowa State Fair. Throughout her multiple campaigns – Bohannan has run for the same seat in the House for the past two elections and lost – she has touted her history of growing up in a trailer park and being forced to choose "between putting groceries in the cart and filling prescription drugs." In an interview with Iowa Public Radio, Bohannan reportedly reiterated once again that "she knows what it's like to struggle." TRUMP LANDS ANOTHER LEGAL VICTORY AS LAWSUIT AGAINST IOWA POLLSTER, DES MOINES REGISTER REMAINS IN STATE COURT However, Bohannan's own financial disclosures and local real estate records paint a picture that clashes with her alleged working-class image. In June, Bohannan purchased University of Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery's $1.55 million mansion in Iowa City, while for years she has also owned a waterfront condo inside a gated community in Sarasota, Florida. The gated community sells homes ranging from as little as $300,000 to over $1 million, plus requires thousands in annual homeowner's fees. Meanwhile, according to Bohannan's financial disclosures, her Sarasota condo has also helped her net as much as $50,000 in rental income annually. Bohannan's own financial filings also show that she and her husband own over six-figures in individual tech stocks, such as Apple, Alphabet and Meta, from which they have not divested from despite Bohannan'…