Apr 14, 2011
U.S. Rep. Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) made clear Thursday that his intentions are to move the few miles necessary to seek re-election in the proposed new 2nd District. The announcement came only moments after state lawmakers overwhelmingly approved the first redistricting proposal offered by the nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency. Due to 2010 Census figures, Iowa’s federal fortunes have waned from five congressional districts to four. The map provided by the LSA places Loebsack’s current home county of Linn into the 1st Congressional District where U.S. Rep. Bruce Braley, a Black Hawk County Democrat, is the incumbent.