Burlington, IA- A Burlington man has announced his candidacy for the US senate.
Bob Krause of Burlington, a former Iowa State Representative and current president of the Veterans National Recovery Center, on Wednesday announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for United States Senate against Senator Chuck Grassley.
In a campaign video, Krause framed the argument for his candidacy around the urgency created for the defense of American democracy in the aftermath of the January 6th Insurrection.
“Today we are in the midst of a gathering storm against democracy,” said Krause. “We need to fight the flood floodwaters. And now is the time to fill the sandbags and reinforce the levees!”
Krause stated his campaign goal is to “elevate the battle of ideas for those things we must do in the short-range and long run to save us and our children from a dictatorial future.”
Krause also discussed other campaign issues such as climate change, environmental and water degradation, revitalization of Rural America, and the “Right to Seek the American Dream.”
Krause said he will expand on those and other aspects of his campaign as it progresses.
