NEW: Self-Proclaimed “Political Outsider” Zach Lahn Made Six Figures Working in Politics
DES MOINES – A new report from the American Journal News reveals that political operative and Kansas carpetbagger Zach Lahn made hundreds of thousands of dollars from his long career in politics, despite claiming to be an “outsider” on the campaign trail.
During Lahn’s “long career as a political operative … he earned at least $231,505 as a campaign staffer and congressional aide. This includes working for lawmakers in Montana and Colorado,” and for multiple members of Congress. Lahn spent years working at the highest levels of politics and was “hired to manage Montana Republican Steve Daines’ 2012 campaign for the U.S. House … Lahn then spent eight months as Daines’ state director.”
As American Journal News reports, Lahn even told Ashley Hinson he wanted to run for her seat in Congress — despite lying and claiming “the only thing I’d ever want to run for was governor.” Lahn has worked in politics since 2009, and “has come under fire in the Iowa governor’s race for living in Kansas … His political background further undermines his claims of being a lifelong Iowan.”
From Iowa Democratic Party spokesperson Terra Hernandez:
“Zach Lahn has been lying to Iowans since day one of his campaign. Despite what he says, Lahn is anything but an ‘outsider’: he’s a career political operative who pocketed six figures from D.C. insiders and splashy political campaigns while working at the highest levels of politics. The only thing ‘outsider’ about Lying Lahn is that he lives in Kansas, not in Iowa.”
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