{"id":162774,"date":"2024-11-04T12:01:53","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=162774"},"modified":"2024-11-04T12:01:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:01:53","slug":"veterans-group-gets-slammed-for-backing-an-iowa-house-race-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=162774","title":{"rendered":"Veterans group gets slammed for backing an Iowa House race candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Zach Nunn and Lanon Baccam are running against each other for one of Iowa’s House races. Both of them are veterans. However, Nunn, the GOP candidate, received the backing of Veterans group “With Honor”.\u00a0 This group is a bipartisan group who has backed candidates from both parties.\u00a0 Nunn met With Honor’s standards to get their backing; however, they received criticism for this decision. Baccam, the Democrat candidate, has the backing of another Veterans organization, VoteVets.<\/p>\n

From New York Post:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A bipartisan military veterans group is getting flak for making an endorsement in a toss-up Iowa House race where both candidates are vets.<\/p>\n

The group With Honor — which describes itself as a “cross-partisan” veterans’ group — caused a stir when it endorsed freshman GOP incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn over Democrat Lanon Baccam in the Hawkeye State’s Third Congressional District.<\/p>\n

“Lanon Baccam is a combat veteran,” said California Rep. Ted Lieu, a Democrat and Air Force Vet. “He served in Afghanistan. I have no idea why With Honor would endorse one veteran over another.<\/p>\n

“You can’t call yourself a bipartisan organization and make partisan decisions,” said Lieu, vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.<\/p>\n

With Honor has spent $298,461 from its political fund to aid Nunn, its filings with the Federal Elections Commission show.<\/p>\n

With Honor defended its endorsement of Nunn.<\/p>\n

“Zach Nunn is an incumbent member of the For Country Caucus who has taken the With Honor Pledge. With Honor supports veterans from both parties who are committed to working across the aisle to address the important issues facing our country,” said With Honor Spokeswoman Kate Constantini.<\/p>\n

Nunn is an Air Force Vet who did combat tours to the Middle East after 9\/11 while Baccam, an Iowa National Guardsman, served as combat engineer in Afghanistan after 9\/11.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Campanile, C. (2024, November 3). Veterans group slammed for making endorsement in Iowa House race — even though both candidates served in military. New York Post<\/em>. Link.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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