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U.S. Senate hopeful Matt Whitaker shakes hands after speaking at the Ames Area Conservative Breakfast hosted by the Story County Republican Party on Thursday. Photo by Jessie L. Bonner/Ames Tribune
U.S. Senate hopeful Matt Whitaker highlighted his humble beginnings and local roots while decrying the federal deficit and taking shots at President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul during a Republican gathering in Ames.
Whitaker, a former U.S. attorney who grew up in Ankeny and played football at the University of Iowa, was ribbed only a little about being a Hawkeye, though he was quick to point out his mother’s alma mater.
“My mom’s an Iowa State grad, so I’ve always felt safe in Ames,” he said.
Whitaker, whose past campaign experience includes a failed bid for state treasurer in 2002, addressed the Ames Area Conservative Breakfast early Thursday, speaking to a crowd of about 30.
A few days after formally announcing he would seek Iowa’s first open Senate seat in three decades, Whitaker joked that his campaign was being headquartered in the back of a Ford Explorer.
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