HD 29: Willems Announces Candidacy

Ro Foege surprised many last week when he announced he was retiring from the Iowa House. Nate Willems, who was a regional director in Iowa for the Dean campaign in 2004 and is an attorney in Cedar Rapids, has announced that he will be running for Foege's seat in House District 29.

Nate Willems, a labor lawyer at Sole, McManus, Pearson & Willems PC, has today announced his candidacy for the Iowa House of Representatives, District 29. Willems, an Eastern Iowa native and graduate of the University of Iowa College of Law, will run for the seat being vacated by retiring State Representative Ro Foege.

"I look forward to continuing Representative Foege's work on behalf of all Iowans, particularly his focus on our schools and our health care system," Willems said. "On that solid foundation, I pledge to work to create even better opportunities for all Iowans."

"Nate Willems is an excellent choice to represent us," said Rep. Foege. "He knows firsthand the importance of good schools and a strong, fair economy."

Willems said he will work to strengthen middle class families by finding innovative ways to improve schools and creating good paying jobs for Iowans.

"Iowa needs to focus on doing what we already do well, even better," said Willems. "In a global economy, it is not enough to be first in the nation in education, Iowa must strive to be first in the world. We must continue to build on the tradition of our family farms to become the world leader in alternative fuels.

I know of Willems from his occasional front page articles at MyDD. I wish him the best of luck.