Rep. Zach Nunn is being pushed by those close to him to mount a run for governor of Iowa, a source familiar with the matter said. The movement comes hours after Gov. Kim Reynolds announced she would not run for reelection next year.
Nunn, the source said, is now talking to his family about a potential campaign.
Nunn, an Air Force veteran and Republican who represents a swing seat in Congress, is in his second term as a member and previously served in both the Iowa state Senate and state House of Representatives. Nunn is 45 years old and has a wife and six kids at home, making the prospect of serving as governor in Iowa much more attractive than the weekly commute to and from Washington, D.C., a second source familiar with the matter told NOTUS.