ICYMI: “Iowa Democrats Launch State Fair Billboard Ad Criticizing Hinson’s Wealth”
Iowa Capital Dispatch: “The Campaign is Part of the IDP’s ‘Iowa Can’t Afford Ashley’ Tour, Which Has included Events and Ads Criticizing Hinson for Becoming More Wealthy Since She Began Serving in the U.S. House”
Iowa Capital Dispatch: “Hinson Has Said She Relates to Struggles with Affordability, But Her Opponents Argue She Has Become Significantly Wealthier Since First Taking Office in 2021”
DES MOINES – For the duration of the Iowa State Fair, Iowa Democrats are calling out Ashley Hinson for increasing her net worth by up to ten times since coming to Congress by quietly holding up to $5 million in private insurance stock.
A billboard ad blocks from the Iowa State Fairground stating “Ashley Hinson got up to 10x richer in Congress” and made “up to $7.5 million while in Congress” will be seen by “thousands of Iowans leaving the fair.” In addition, fans and placards saying, “Iowa Can’t Afford Ashley,” will be handed out to thousands of fairgoers.
The ad campaign is the latest from the “Iowa Can’t Afford Ashley” tour, which continues to hammer Hinson for enriching herself and her wealthy donors at the expense of Iowans whose healthcare she’s cutting and costs she’s raising.
Key context: Hinson has been cosplaying as a “working-class mom,” telling Iowans she’s in the same “boat just like everybody else and trying to make ends meet,” even as she spends more than $50,000 in taxpayer dollars on a luxury DC apartment, goes on fancy trips paid for by special interests, and continues to hold up to $5 million in private insurance stock.
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Iowa Capital Dispatch: Iowa Democrats launch State Fair billboard ad criticizing Hinson’s wealth
- The Iowa Democratic Party launched an ad campaign Thursday targeting U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s finances, aiming to reach voters at and around the Iowa State Fair.
- The campaign is part of IDP’s “Iowa Can’t Afford Ashley” tour, which has included events and ads criticizing Hinson for becoming more wealthy since she began serving in the U.S. House. Democrats, including Hinson’s opponent in the U.S. Senate race, state Rep. Josh Turek, have said Hinson has misrepresented herself in statements and interviews saying she is a “working mom” who understands the pressure Iowa families are facing because of rising costs.
- Hinson has said she relates to struggles with affordability, but her opponents argue she has become significantly wealthier since first taking office in 2021, partially related to her husband not divesting from stock in his former company.
- The new ad campaign focuses on sharing this information with visitors to the Iowa State Fair, an IDP spokesperson said. Blocks away from the Iowa State Fairgrounds, a billboard advertisement stating “Ashley Hinson got up to 10x richer in Congress” and saying the Republican made “up to $7.5 million while in Congress” will appear and be seen by “thousands of Iowans leaving the fair” for the 10-day state fair, according to a news release.
- Democrats have criticized Hinson’s vote to pass the “One, Big Beautiful Bill” Act, for not supporting extending premium subsidies under the Affordable Care Act as well as her decisions not to oppose President Donald Trump’s tariff policies or the war in Iran as positions that have driven up costs for Iowans, especially for healthcare and gas.
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