Event Gives Opportunity for Candidates to Discuss Topics on Farming, Livestock Production, Renewable Fuels and Rural Life

Contact: Emma Koehler
515-252-6249

JOHNSTON, IA – On the afternoon of May 30 at the Western Iowa Tech Community College in Cherokee, candidates for the Republican nomination for the Fourth Congressional District, U.S. Representative Randy Feenstra and Kevin Virgil, will address key issues impacting Iowans at the Rural and Renewable Fuels Issue Forum. The Agribusiness Association of Iowa, Iowa Biodiesel Board and Iowa Renewable Fuels Association are sponsoring the event.

In their invitation letter to candidates, the sponsors noted: “During the forum each candidate will be given the opportunity to address a series of questions impacting rural Iowa, including topics on farming, livestock production, renewable fuels, and rural life.”

Rep. Randy Feenstra hails from Hull, Iowa where he has served in several different capacities in Hull, Sioux Center and as a Senator at the statehouse before winning the Republican nomination for the 4^th congressional district in 2020. Leading up to his role of U.S. Representative, Feenstra held a career in sales and as a professor at Dordt University. He was reelected in 2022 and now seeks a third term.

Kevin Virgil is an O’Brien County native. Virgil served in the Army and later joined the Center Intelligence Agency (CIA). He has also led a career on Wall Street and as an entrepreneur when he co-founded a data analytics company called Polysentry. He now seeks the nomination for Iowa’s 4^th district.

The Iowa Renewable Fuels Association represents the state’s liquid renewable fuels industry and works to foster its growth. Iowa is the nation’s leader in renewable fuels production with 42 ethanol refineries capable of producing 4.7 billion gallons annually – including 34 million gallons of annual cellulosic ethanol production capacity – and 10 biodiesel facilities with the capacity to produce 416 million gallons annually. For more information, visit the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association website at: www.IowaRFA.org.

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