Eddie Mauro to challenge Sen. Joni Ernst in 2020
Mauro, a 56-year-old
Mauro is one of two
In
"There are a lot of things that are important to me," Mauro said. "We need someone who can go out and fight on a lot of fronts and just not pick one."
Mauro criticized the federal tax cuts of 2017.
"I'm very interested in an earned income tax credit for hard-working Iowans," Mauro said. "... I'm a fan. It puts a
Health care is another priority, a point driven home by Mauro's own pre-existing condition: a spontaneous collapsed lung.
"I had one about six to seven weeks ago. Everyone should have the care that I got," he said.
His campaign had a rocky start. At an early stop in
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Mauro thinks the American people are getting sick of those kind of divisive tactics.
"To insinuate in any way that I don't like the military or I'm disrespecting the military is misleading, and people should be tired of that," Mauro said. "I will say (Ernst) lacks the same kind of courage she might've showed in the military; she's lacking that kind of courage in the way she can't stand up to special interests and big industry."
Mauro wants to see
Mauro has made runs for the
"I've been in the fire. I've had to go up and talk to people, hear from people on the streets, go do forums and debates," Mauro said.
Mauro has lived in
"I run a business today that touches all 99 counties," Mauro said. "I'm doing something in almost every town in this state, working with small business owners and helping them with insurance."
Mauro wants to use that experience in
"I'm a lifelong Iowan I want to go fight for the people that I live with and represent them," Mauro said.
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