The announcement will likely cause a primary battle against incumbent Gov. Reynolds.
Former State Rep. Brad Sherman, R-Williamsburg, announced his candidacy for Iowa governor on Monday.
The announcement tees up a likely primary battle with incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds. Reynolds has not officially announced if she will seek reelection.
Sherman has over four decades of pastoral leadership and church ministry. He endorsed President Donald Trump and served as a delegate to the Republican National Convention in July 2024. Sherman was also a member of the National Platform Committee.
Sherman served as an Iowa state representative from 2023 to 2025, representing House District 91 in the 90th General Assembly.
Sherman plans to focus his campaign on “defending Iowan’s rights against eminent domain abuse, encouraging fiscal responsibility, promoting family values and returning government to the foundational principles that made America great,” according to a news release.
“The foundational values upon which our liberties rest have been dangerously undermined and now we’re at a crossroads,” Sherman said in a news release Monday.