Christian Schlaefer drops out of GOP primary for Iowa's 4th Congressional District Jared McNett Sioux City Journal Mar 13, 2026 4 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Republican primary field for Iowa's 4th Congressional District has winnowed, again.kAm$@7EH2C6 4@?DF=E2?E r9C:DE:2? $49=2676C 2??@F?465 |@?52J 96 H2D 5C@AA:?8 @FE @7 E96 C246 27E6C Q>F49 AC2J6C 2?5 42C67F= 4@?D:56C2E:@?]Q k^AmkAmQu:G6 >@?E9D 28@[ 7C@> @FC 72>:=J 72C> :? }@CE9 x@H2[ x 49@D6 E@ ;@:? E9:D C246 3642FD6 x 36=:6G65 H6 4@F=5 ?@E D:E :5=J 3J H9:=6 E96 E9:?8D E92E >2EE6C >@DE :? E9:D 4@F?ECJ H6C6 36:?8 ?68=64E65[ H62<6?65[ 2?5 @A6?=J 2EE24<65] x DE:== 36=:6G6 E92E[Q $49=2676C D2:5 :? 2 u2463@@< A@DE] k^Am kAm$49=2676CVD 564:D:@? 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