Zach Nunn

Nunn was a member of the United States Air Force and later the Iowa Air National Guard.[2] In 2021, he held the rank of lieutenant colonel and was commander of the 233rd Intelligence Squadron, 132nd Wing, Iowa Air National Guard.[3] Nunn also worked as a cybersecurity consultant.[1]

Nunn was a member of the research staff for Sir Peter Bottomley, a member of the British House of Commons, in 2002. He was a member of U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley's legislative staff in 2004.[1] Nunn was later director of cybersecurity policy for the United States National Security Council during the Obama administration.[4]

Nunn was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.[2][5] He was a member of the Iowa Senate beginning in 2019.[2]

In 2021, Nunn announced his candidacy for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the 2022 election against incumbent Cindy Axne, the only Democrat in Iowa's congressional delegation.[6] The 3rd district, which covers central Iowa,[7] became more rural and Republican-leaning after the 2020 redistricting cycle,[8] taking in nine new counties.[9] The race was considered among the nation's most competitive House races.[9][10] Nunn was endorsed by Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Tom Cotton,[11] and easily won the June Republican primary election against two other candidates.[12]

For the 118th Congress:[13]

• Committee on Agriculture
  • Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development
  • Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit
• Committee on Financial Services
  • Subcommittee on Capital Markets
  • Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions

During a May 2022 Republican primary debate, Nunn raised his hand indicating he opposes abortion without exceptions.[14][15] In August 2022, he said he does support legal exceptions to allow some abortions, including in cases of rape and incest.[16]

Nunn opposes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, and said there was far too much waste in the law.[17]

In an April 2022 appearance as a congressional candidate, Nunn said of the January 6 United States Capitol attack, "If a bunch of middle Americans can overwhelm our Capitol, and the Capitol police, who are funded to the tune of billions of dollars, can't stop a bunch of middle-aged individuals from walking onto the floor, we have a serious problem with our nation's security." He expressed disapproval of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, terming it a "Nancy Pelosi committee determined to find someone that they can hang a noose around."[18]