Founder of Matthew 25 announces campaign for 2nd Congressional District

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The founder of Matthew 25, a Cedar Rapids based nonprofit, has announced his campaign for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District Tuesday.

Earlier this month, Clint Twedt-Ball stepped down from his role as executive director of Matthew 25. Twedt-Ball led the nonprofit for 19 years.

Now, Twedt-Ball is bringing his experience as a pastor and nonprofit leader to politics.

“For over two decades, I’ve worked to pull people of all perspectives together to solve everyday problems – block by block, family by family, putting our faith in action,” said Democrat Clint Twedt-Ball.

“But in Washington, I’ve watched politicians on both sides fight over the same issues for years rather than finding common ground. Ashley Hinson is more focused on dividing and blaming people than delivering results. I’m running for Congress to show our nation can still do big things, together. It’s time to invest in what makes Iowa great – our close knit communities, our people and the land we call home. Let’s grow small businesses and create workforce housing. Let’s make life more affordable for working families – whether it’s rent, groceries, medical bills, or childcare. And let’s keep our promises to our seniors, helping them to enjoy their golden years with Social Security and Medicare. Iowans deserve a representative who dreams with them, shows up, listens and actually gets things done. That’s the kind of leader I’ll be.”

Iowa GOP Chairman Jeff Kaufmann released a statement regarding the campaign announcement:

“Clint Twedt-Ball is just the latest out-of-touch, radical liberal to jump into the Democrats’ crowded and hopeless primary to decide who will get crushed by Congresswoman Ashley Hinson next November. He’ll soon find out why national Democrats’ hand-picked candidate, Kevin Techau, dropped out after realizing he had no path to victory.

Ashley Hinson is delivering commonsense conservative results working with President Trump to secure the border, deport criminal illegal immigrants, and pass historic tax cuts for Iowa families, farmers, and small businesses.”

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