Randy Feenstra announces endorsement from former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad Jared McNett Sioux City Journal Mar 20, 2026 Mar 20, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra's campaign for Iowa governor just picked up what's possibly its biggest endorsement yet: former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad.kAm%96 #6AF3=:42? C6AC6D6?E2E:G6 7C@> E96 }@CE9H6DE x@H2 E@H? @7 wF== 2??@F?465 %F6D52J 6G6?:?8 96 D64FC65 E96 324<:?8 @7 E96 =@?86DE\D6CG:?8 8@G6C?@C :? &]$] 9:DE@CJ] qC2?DE25 DE6AA65 5@H? 2D 8@G6C?@C :? a_`f E@ D6CG6 2D &]$] p>32DD25@C E@ r9:?2 7@C E96 7:CDE %CF>A 25>:?:DEC2E:@?]k^AmkAmQxV> AC@F5 E@ 6?5@CD6 4@?D6CG2E:G6 #2?5J u66?DEC2 7@C v@G6C?@C] (:E9 9:D 3@=5 G:D:@? 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