Editor’s Note: Following are excerpts from a press release from the Anna Banowsky campaign. If you don’t know of Banowsky, she made a big splash by moving to conservative Washington County, Iowa and getting involved in Democratic politics. This week she is attending the Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago, while at the same time running for state representative in House District 92. At 26 years, she is one of the youngest Iowa delegates to the DNC. She even rode the train to get from Iowa to Chicago!

Washington, IA – When Anna Banowsky moved into her new home in Washington, Iowa to pursue a graduate degree in the archaeological study of the Roman Eastern Mediterranean, she discovered that it would be tougher to be a young woman in Iowa than it used to be.

Extreme Republican politicians in Des Moines have been busy making it harder for Iowans to get a good education and a good job and raise a family here.

That’s when Anna realized that she would also have to get to work fighting for reproductive freedom, well funded public schools and adequate mental health care across the state. That’s why she decided to get busy running one of the most-watched State House races in Iowa.

Now, Anna Banowsky is a candidate for Iowa State House District 92 (Washington and Johnson Counties), as well as one of Iowa’s youngest delegates to the Democratic National Convention, and the first from Washington County.

**ANNA FACTS**

Name: Anna Banowsky

Pronouns: She/Her

Age: 26

Residence: Washington, Iowa

Occupation: University Teaching Assistant and Archaeologist

Special area of expertise: Roman archaeology with a special emphasis on the intersections of religion and politics in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Memberships: UE Local 896-COGS Union (University of Iowa), enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Society for American Archaeology, American Academy of Religion, Classical Association of the Middle West and South, Society of Biblical Literature

Dog’s name: Clio

Favorite movie: Jurassic Park

As a Delegate: Anna Banowsky is one of the youngest delegates to the national convention from the state of Iowa, and the first from Washington County (that anyone can remember).

As a Candidate: Anna is seeking Iowa’s 92nd House seat, which includes all of Washington County and part of Johnson County.

Campaign Slogan: Anna NOW

Legislation she’d like to pass: “Right to Repair.” Anna says: “If you pay for something, you should be allowed to work on it, use it, and make it your own without voiding the warranty – that goes for everything from John Deere tractors to home printers. Home printer ink should not be $40! Give me the cheap printer ink refills!”

For more information, contact Anna Banowsky, annabanowskyforiowa@gmail.com

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