Saying Iowa voters “don’t let congressmen become governor,” The Family Leader President and CEO Bob Vander Plaats this week announced the Christian conservative organization is endorsing former state agency director Adam Steen for Iowa governor — instead of perceived front-runner and Congressman Randy Feenstra — in the state’s Republican primary.
Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader, a Christian conservative advocacy organization, discusses the group’s endorsement of Adam Steen for Iowa governor in the state’s Republican primary election while Family Leader Vice President and Chief Counsel Chuck Hurley looks on during a press conference at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
Bob Vander Plaats, CEO of the Christian conservative advocacy group The Family Leader, discusses the organization’s decision to endorse Adam Steen for governor in Iowa’s 2026 Republican primary election during a press conference at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader, a Christian conservative advocacy organization, discusses the group’s endorsement of Adam Steen for Iowa governor in the state’s Republican primary election while Family Leader Vice President and Chief Counsel Chuck Hurley looks on during a press conference at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
