On Heels of SCOTUS Ruling, A Reminder That Zach Lahn’s Running Mate Backed Legal Immunity for Pesticide Manufacturers
DES MOINES – After the Supreme Court handed chemical companies a major win by limiting lawsuits against cancer-causing chemicals, Zach Lahn’s running mate state Rep. Derek Wulf has come under renewed scrutiny for having close ties to big pesticide companies and special interests.
During his time in the state legislature, Wulf supported “a bill that would give broad legal immunity to pesticide and herbicide manufacturers” and accepted gifts from the pesticide lobby. Bleeding Heartland reported that “in and around the legislature, Wulf was viewed as an advocate for the [immunity] bill.” Wulf never publicly disputed that claim — and when a pesticide lobby newspaper ad thanked him for “advocating for this crucial legislation,” he didn’t object.
As Lahn’s campaign scrambles to defend Wulf’s ties to special interests, those connections are more proof his administration would be a continuation of the last decade of failed one party rule under Kim Reynolds.
From Iowa Democratic Party spokesperson Terra Hernandez:
“Iowans deserve a governor who will stand up to special interests, not protect big corporations. But Zach Lahn, his running mate, and his party bosses are all-in on protecting big pesticide companies over Iowa families and farmers. Lahn can say whatever he wants from his house in Kansas, but the truth is he’ll be more of the same as Kim Reynolds’ failed status quo.”
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