CAMPAIGN ALMANAC Eastern Iowa plumbers and pipefitters union backs Wahls Also, Wahls labor support grows in Iowa U.S. Senate race Lee-Gazette Des Moines Bureau May 11, 2026 13 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls picked up the endorsement of Plumbers and Pipefitters UA Local 25 on Wednesday.kAmxE k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E9682K6EE6]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^bdghf4__\4g6h\c`f4\g246\eb5`ehff6f3_Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm255D E@ 2 8C@H:?8 4@2=:E:@? @7 x@H2 =23@C F?:@?Dk^2m 324<:?8 9:D 42>A2:8? k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^E9682K6EE6]4@>^E?4>D^2DD6E^65:E@C:2=^ca4h2bbh\h_d5\ceg`\35b`\6f4a464cgd74Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qm7@==@H:?8 9:D A6C7@C>2?46 :? %F6D52J ?:89E’D AC:>2CJ 5632E6k^2m H:E9 s6>@4C2E:4 DE2E6 #6A] y@D9 %FC6< @7 r@F?4:= q=F77D[ H9@ 2=D@ :D CF??:?8 7@C 9:D A2CEJ’D ?@>:?2E:@? 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