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SIOUX CENTER — It took about an hour and 10 minutes into the Iowa GOP forum for 2026 gubernatorial candidates, but the criticism for Republican U.S. House Rep. Randy Feenstra eventually came.

"In Iowa, you must be present to win and not everyone is present here," said candidate Zach Lahn, an Eastern Iowa farmer and businessman who has worked for the Koch-affiliated Americans for Prosperity.

Lahn delivered the line during the Sioux Center forum while seated with fellow 2026 GOP candidates for Iowa governor: Eddie Andrews, Brad Sherman and Adam Steen. Feenstra was the sole declared Republican candidate for governor to no show. He was in Sioux Center on Monday, however, for an event at Late Harv

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