{"id":1819,"date":"2026-06-12T08:53:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:53:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=1819"},"modified":"2026-06-12T08:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:53:06","slug":"zach-lahn-picks-derek-wulf-as-running-mate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=1819","title":{"rendered":"Zach Lahn Picks Derek Wulf As Running Mate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zach Lahn, Republican nominee for Iowa governor, has selected state representative Derek Wulf as his running mate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"446\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png?resize=446%2C687&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1820\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png?w=446&amp;ssl=1 446w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/warrens-voice.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/image-1.png?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 446px) 100vw, 446px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>State Rep. Derek Wulf (R-Hudson)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A state representative from Black Hawk County, Wulf is a farmer and rancher. He is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legis.iowa.gov\/legislators\/legislator?ga=90&amp;personID=33986\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.legis.iowa.gov\/legislators\/legislator?ga=90&amp;personID=33986\">member <\/a>of Zion Lutheran Church in Hudson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zach Lahn said on social media,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Derek has been an Iowa First fighter for years in the legislature. Whether it was leading on Right to Repair, defending private property rights, or stopping corporate overreach &#8211; Derek has been there for Iowans and I am very proud to have him partner with me on this campaign and look forward to serving with him at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lahn and Wulf will face Democrat Rob Sand in November.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Zach Lahn, Republican nominee for Iowa governor, has selected state representative Derek Wulf as his running mate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,153,27],"tags":[311,224,287],"class_list":["post-1819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-election","category-state-news","category-warrens-voice","tag-derek-wulf","tag-rob-sand","tag-zach-lahn"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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