DES MOINES, Iowa — The second debate for Iowa’s open House seat quickly turned into an exchange of personal attacks over financial corruption and exploiting one another’s families during the campaign.

Republican land developer Joe Mitchell and Democratic state Rep. Lindsay James have been bitterly engaged in a heated race for the state’s 2nd Congressional District seat in northeastern Iowa, being vacated by Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-IA) in her bid for the Senate.

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