In an effort to win the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump became a fierce champion of the renewable fuel standard (RFS, or ethanol mandate) in late 2015 and early 2016. In the general election, Trump tapped an ethanol lobbyist as his Iowa chairman.
Trump finished second in the caucuses in February, and he beat Hillary Clinton in Iowa in November.
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