“Zach Lahn, businessman and farmer, takes on Rob Sand in Iowa gubernatorial race this midterms”

Key points

• Zach Lahn is the Republican nominee for Iowa governor in 2026.
• His platform emphasizes agriculture, land ownership, education, healthcare, and population loss.
• Lahn proposes restricting foreign and out-of-state farmland ownership and targeting monopolies.
• He supports strengthening public schools and revoking teaching licenses over political indoctrination claims.
• Residency questions linger, with critics noting ties to Kansas while Lahn says he moved back to Iowa in 2023.