The Daily Iowan MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2019 THE INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COMMUNITY SINCE 1868 DAILYIOWAN.COM 50¢ INSIDE 3 Loebsack won’t seek re-election in 2020 The Democratic congressman, who represents the district that includes Iowa City, will retire from Congress after his seventh term ends. BY MARISSA PAYNE AND SARAH WATSON ergy and Commerce “… Having grown up in poverty, I worked hard to ensure ALL Iowans have
[email protected] Committee, was never would have imagined having the had their voice heard.” first elected in 2006, honor of serving as the voice of Iowans Loebsack said he had only planned to Iowa Democratic 2nd District Rep. bringing his years of in the U.S. House of Representatives,” serve 12 years at the most when he was Dave Loebsack announced April 12 he service in Congress he said in a statement. “To best achieve first elected, but the election of Presi- will not seek re-election to Congress in to 14 years by the end that, I made it a point to meet with folks dent Trump made it apparent he “need- 2020. of his seventh term in where they live, work and play in order Cancer survivor turns Loebsack, who sits on the House En- Loebsack Congress. to focus on improving their lives. I have SEE LOEBSACK, 2 adversity to optimism Dylan Slattery, a two-time cancer survivor, wasn’t sure he’d live to see another day five years ago. Now, the 27-year-old reaches people through coaching, speak- UISG hosts second First-Gen Summit ing, and hosting a podcast about overcoming adversity and seeking positivity.