Two Linn County Women Remain in Harkin’s ‘Building Blue’ Contest
Two of Linn County’s female candidates have made it through the voting process to arrive in the final round of U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin’s “Building Blue” contest: Swati Dandekar and Gretchen Lawyer. Dandekar currently serves in the Iowa House of Representatives, but is making a bid for the Iowa Senate seat that was vacated by Mary Lundby. Lawyer is a newcomer, a Marion resident, and is hoping to earn the House seat that Dandekar is vacating. While there are other candidates remaining in the voti
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