The first Democrat to announce a bid for Iowa’s U-S senate seat has ended his campaign, leaving two other candidates in the Democratic Primary race. Nathan Sage of Indianola posted a video on social media Sunday. “As a true grassroots campaign, we simply were unable to raise the financial resources necessary to keep this campaign viable,” Sage said. “In today’s political environment it takes extraordinary sums of money to compete, to communicate, to travel the state, and to ensure our message reaches voters.”
Sage, a native of Mason City, served in the U-S Army and Marine Corps, worked in radio and resigned as director of the Knoxville Chamber of Commerce last spring to campaign full time. Following his departure, State Senator Zach Wahls and State Representative Josh Turek remain the only Democratic candidates.
