Transcript: Zach Lahn, Iowa GOP nominee for governor, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 4, 2026
Summary
Zach Lahn, the Republican candidate for Iowa governor, discussed his campaign focus on helping farmers by cutting fuel costs and breaking up large agricultural monopolies. He also addressed Iowa's high cancer rates, blaming pesticides like glyphosate, and disagreed with President Trump’s executive order promoting such herbicides.Key Facts
- Zach Lahn is the Iowa GOP nominee for governor.
- Diesel fuel prices are over six dollars, affecting farmers' costs during harvest.
- Lahn says large agriculture companies dominate the market, reducing competition for farmers.
- He supports cutting the gas tax to lower fuel costs for Iowa farmers.
- Lahn wants to break up big agriculture monopolies and increase government efforts to challenge them.
- He plans to tax hedge funds that own farmland in Iowa heavily.
- Iowa has the second highest cancer rate in the U.S., linked by Lahn to nitrates and pesticides like glyphosate.
- Lahn disagrees with President Trump’s order to promote glyphosate herbicides, calling it the wrong move.
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