Fourth Democrat enters the race for David Young's seat in Iowa

COUNCIL BLUFFS — Theresa Greenfield of Des Moines has announced she will seek the 3rd Congressional District seat in Iowa.

Greenfield, 53, becomes the fourth candidate in the Democratic primary. Rep. David Young, a Republican, currently holds the seat.

“I’m running for Congress because Iowans know it will take Iowa values — mixed with a heavy dose of can-do common sense — to overcome the problems we face here and in Washington,” Greenfield said in a statement.

Greenfield worked for more than a decade as an urban planner before becoming the president of developer Rottlund Homes of Iowa in 2007, her campaign said. She is now the president of Colby Interests, a Des Moines real estate firm.

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