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Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott criticized her opponent, Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, for not holding town halls.
Nunn stated he avoids holding "taxpayer-funded protest events" but remains accessible through other public events.
Trone Garriott also voiced opposition to recent cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits supported by Nunn under Republicans' "big, beautiful bill."
Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott is putting a spotlight on her opponent Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn's decision to refrain from holding a town hall as she held one of her own as part of her congressional campaign.
Trone Garriott, a state senator from West Des Moines who's running in the competitive race for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, held a town hall at Big Grove Brewery in Des Moines on Sund