DES MOINES, Iowa (KCAU) — Republican U.S. Congressman Randy Feenstra has filed paperwork that may hint that he’s planning to run for Iowa governor.

On Monday, a DR1 – Statement of Organization form for a committee named “Feenstra for Governor” was filed with the Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board.

Though Feenstra has not made an official announcement of his intention to run, this could indicate that the Hull native may be making an announcement sometime soon.

This announcement comes after Governor Kim Reynolds announced that she would not be running for Iowa Governor earlier this year.

Iowa’s current sitting Auditor, Rob Sand, officially announced Monday morning that he would be running for the governorship Monday morning.

Feenstra was first elected to Congress when he beat incumbent Steve King in the 2020 election.

KCAU 9 has reached out to Congressman Feenstra’s team for a statement and has not yet heard back at the time of publishing.

Iowa Democratic Chair Rita Hart issued the following statement on the possibility that Feenstra may be running for governor:

“Whether in Washington or Des Moines, Congressman Randy Feenstra has been a reliable foot soldier for the misguided partisans and insiders ruining our state.  Meanwhile,  Iowa is now 49th in economic growth and losing manufacturing jobs while Rep. Feenstra has failed to deliver a farm bill, voted to gut Medicaid, and supported Iowa’s unaccountable voucher program that’s jeopardizing Iowa’s fiscal budget. We need a new direction and Randy Feenstra is just more of the same failed leadership.”

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart