Thank You
Iowa!

Dear All,
As I sit here at my keyboard it is hard to know where to begin. To merely say thank you to all of you who spent countless hours with me on the campaign trail does not seem adequate, but here it is - THANK YOU. 

You all know what happened by now.  We won a close race for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.   

When I began this journey in the summer of 2005, I knew I would get to know Iowa in a whole new way.  I’ve driven nearly 90,000 miles and visited Iowa towns I didn’t know existed.  I’ve talked with 10s of thousands of Iowans about Iowa agriculture.  And after all that, I am more excited than tired!