Libertarian Marco Battaglia of Des Moines has joined Iowa’s competitive 3rd District Congressional race, with a focus on immigration reform, eliminating tariffs and ending aggressive military action abroad.
This cycle marks the Des Moines native’s second time running in the district. Battaglia, who ran unsuccessfully in past local and state elections, said he was first motivated to campaign for office after feeling dissatisfied with the state of politics following the birth of his eldest son.
He told himself he would run in local, state and federal elections and said his initial decision to run for Congress was an extension of that choice…