Iowa state lawmaker Zach Wahls launches challenge to Joni Ernst

Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls launched his U.S. Senate bid on Wednesday with a video on social media, joining a competitive Democratic primary as the party seeks to unseat Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA).

“I’ll stand up to the leaders of both parties because they are not delivering for us,” Wahls said in the video. “I’m a sixth-generation Iowan. I believe hard work and family, not handouts from billionaires and insiders’ parties because they are not delivering for us.”