The Republican Party of Iowa, and the national party, has three factions — or perhaps three different tectonic plates — as Iowa consultant and political veteran Jimmy Centers describes it.
Jimmy Centers, a political consultant and former staffer for Republican Iowa Govs. Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds, discusses Iowa politics during the taping of “Iowa Press” in Johnston on Dec. 19, 2025.
Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra leads a prayer with members of his family, from left, daughter Savannah, wife Lynette, and son Dawson, during his primary watch party at The Grain House in Hull on Tuesday. Feenstra, currently Iowa’s 4th District U.S. representative, conceded the Republican primary to Zach Lahn.
Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidate Randy Feenstra leads a prayer with members of his family, from left, daughter Savannah, wife Lynette, and son Dawson, during his primary watch party at The Grain House in Hull on Tuesday. Feenstra, currently Iowa’s 4th District U.S. representative, conceded the Republican primary to Zach Lahn.
Jimmy Centers, a political consultant and former staffer for Republican Iowa Govs. Terry Branstad and Kim Reynolds, discusses Iowa politics during the taping of “Iowa Press” in Johnston on Dec. 19, 2025.
