Iowa Dem admits being ‘uncomfortable’ with whiteness as she seeks to flip competitive House seat
FIRST ON FOX — A Democrat running for Congress in Iowa admitted to feeling "uncomfortable" by the whiteness of her hometown in Minnesota after returning from a stay in New...
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FIRST ON FOX — A Democrat running for Congress in Iowa admitted to feeling "uncomfortable" by the whiteness of her hometown in Minnesota after returning from a stay in New Mexico years ago. Sarah Trone Garriott, 47, who is running unopposed in the Democratic primary for one of the most competitive congressional districts in the country, is coming under fire for her comments as she seeks to unseat incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa. "Yeah, I remember the first time I came back to northern Minnesota to visit, and I was kind of shocked at how many white people there were," Trone Garriott recalled of the area of the U.S. where she grew up in a resurfaced podcast episode released nearly a decade ago. "The feeling was very different. I was like ‘whoa,’ and again I was uncomfortable in a different way," she added. IOWA DEMOCRAT RUNNING FOR CONGRESS WROTE THAT 9/11 MADE HER MORE 'AWARE' OF 'ANTI-MUSLIM BIGOTRY' About 78% of Iowa’s third congressional district that Trone Garriott wants to represent in Congress is white, according to a breakdown by DataUSA . Republicans argue the candidate's past and recent comments are out of step with the district’s demographics. "Every time Sarah Trone Garriott's handlers let her loose, the wicked witch of woke finds a new way to insult Iowans," Zach Kraft, a spokesperson for the Republican National Committee, said. "We haven't even reached the general election yet, and she has already managed to call nearly every person in the state racist, sexist, and bigoted," he added. Trone Garriott’s campaign did not immediately respond to a request for comment on previous remarks. According to the Cook Political Report, Iowa's 3rd congressional district is among the 16 "toss-up" races in the 2026 midterms, with a slight R+2 lean. IMMIGRANTS NEEDED FOR ‘REDISTRICTING PURPOSES,' HOUSE DEM ADMITS IN VIRAL CLIP: ‘QUIET PART OUT LOUD’ Nine years after Trone Garriott recorded the podcast interview, her comments highlight a wariness of homogeneity and under…