Walz stopped in Iowa several times in 2023 as a surrogate for then-President Joe Biden, floating around the state fair, fundraising for local Democrats and holding media availabilities to contrast Biden with the Republican candidates campaigning in the run-up to Iowa’s GOP caucuses.

The Minnesota governor is kicking off a series of town hall meetings in Republican-represented congressional districts across the Midwest, as Democrats cite the need for them after Congressional Republicans were instructed to halt their town halls.

The Iowa Democratic Party is hosting Walz in an effort to draw a contrast with 3rd District Republican, U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn.