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‘Embrace it and take it all in’: Former Rep. David Young on the Iowa State Fair

Former Rep. David Young and Sen. Michael Bennet work the grill at the Pork Tent during the Iowa State Fair on August 11, 2019 (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call).
Former Rep. David Young and Sen. Michael Bennet work the grill at the Pork Tent during the Iowa State Fair on August 11, 2019 (Thomas McKinless/CQ Roll Call).
By Thomas McKinless and Jason Dick
Posted August 12, 2019 at 1:57pm

Political Theater host Jason Dick sat down with former GOP Rep. David Young at the Iowa State Fair, where the congressman once worked as a teenager. Young is running once again for his old congressional seat, now held by Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne, as he and dozens of other candidates brave the sensory overload of the State Fair.

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