GOP Gov Candidates Are Bankrolled by Criminals Who Attacked Police Officers
Iowa Democratic Party
A new report from Heartland Signal reveals that two Republican candidates for governor, Zach Lahn and Brad Sherman, are being bankrolled by violent criminals who attacked police officers. According to the report, Lahn and Sherman “received their largest campaign donations from individuals who were later pardoned for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot.”
As Heartland Signal reports, Lahn’s largest donor “was arrested by the FBI and charged with several crimes relating to his involvement with the riot at the U.S. Capitol … video evidence showed DeNeui using a flag pole to break into the Capitol and hit a police officer.” Sherman’s largest donor “was one of the first offenders arrested for his actions at the U.S. Capitol, and … was later found guilty of one felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding and six other misdemeanor offenses.” Lahn and Sherman “did not respond to a request to comment.”
Feenstra has also refused to speak out against letting dangerous rioters who assaulted police officers at the U.S. Capitol back on the street, and even praised these violent criminals as “a wonderful group.” Sherman went as far as calling rioters “patriots.”
From Iowa Democratic Party spokesperson Terra Hernandez:
“Whether it’s fully embracing dangerous criminals who assaulted police officers or refusing to speak out against letting these violent rioters walk free, the Republicans running for governor have proven they can’t be trusted to put public safety and the rule of law over their extreme partisan agenda. If Randy Feenstra, Zach Lahn, and Brad Sherman can’t be trusted to stand up for law and order and stand with law enforcement, why would Iowans trust them with their safety as governor?”
https://iowademocrats.org/2026/02/10/new-gop-gov-candidates-are-bankrolled-by-criminals-who-attacked-police-officers/
https://heartlandsignal.com/2026/02/09/pardoned-jan-6-rioters-are-top-donors-in-two-iowa-gop-governor-candidates/
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