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Sarah Trone Garriott: “In 24, I held a seat that Donald Trump won.”

Featuring: Sarah Trone Garriott, Democratic | Iowa Senate, District 14

Sarah Trone Garriott speaks about her campaign in IA-03

Published May 9, 2025 | Video Starts at 15:04

I flipped a seat in 20, I flipped a seat in 22, and that was the year I took on the state Senate president. And then In 24, I held a seat that Donald Trump won. And those were all terrible years for Democrats in Iowa. And I still won. So nobody has the record. I have. (15:04–15:09)

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Asserts that Sarah Trone Garriott retained a seat in 2024 that was previously won by Donald Trump.

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