A bipartisan legislative ethics committee unanimously dismissed a complaint against Zach Wahls on Friday, with one committee member saying there was not “clear and convincing evidence” that Wahls violated Iowa Senate ethics rules.
State Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville, a Democratic candidate for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, holds his son, Elijah, 2, as she casts his ballot during early voting at the Johnson County Administration Building in Iowa City on Friday, May 22, 2026.
State Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville, a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, responds to a question after the ethics committee unanimously dismissing a complaint against him on Friday, May 22, 2026.
Democratic state Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville, who is seeking his party’s nomination for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, speaks with reporters after casting his primary election ballot in Iowa City on Friday, May 22, 2026.
Democratic state Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville, who is seeking his party’s nomination for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, speaks with reporters after casting his primary election ballot in Iowa City on Friday, May 22, 2026.
State Sen. Zach Wahls of Coralville, a Democratic candidate for Iowa’s open U.S. Senate seat, holds his son, Elijah, 2, as she casts his ballot during early voting at the Johnson County Administration Building in Iowa City on Friday, May 22, 2026.
