Former Iowa Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer of Cedar Rapids has launched a campaign for the U-S Senate.

Finkenauer, a Democrat, is a former state legislator who was elected to the U.S. House in 2018 and lost her bid for a second term in 2020. Republican Senator Chuck Grassley has been raising money for his campaign account but has not yet said whether he’ll seek reelection in 2022. Finkenauer’s campaign news release says she’ll focus on blue collar values and does not mention  Grassley. But Finkenauer’s announcement VIDEO mentions politicians who’ve been in Washington for decades.

Dave Muhlbauer , a former Crawford County Supervisor, announced he is running the Iowa Democratic Party’s U-S Senate nomination last month.