Des Moines, IA- A former Iowa National Guardsman from Des Moines is seeking the Democratic nomination for next year in Iowa’s third congressional district.
Radio Iowa reports that Democrat Lanon Baccam was born and raised in Mount Pleasant. His parents came to Iowa from Laos. Baccam got his parent’s permission to join the Iowa National Guard at the age of 17 and, in 2004, he did a tour of duty in Afghanistan.
Baccam worked for former Governor Tom Vilsack at the USDA. Vilsack, a former mayor of Mount Pleasant, and his wife, Christie, who is a native of Mount Pleasant, have endorsed Baccam Thursday morning.
Baccam says our politics is more divided than ever and Baccam says Congressman Nunn is part of the problem. Nunn will be seeking a second term in the US House next November. Nunn defeated Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne last year by less than one percent.
