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Peters announces run for U.S. Congress

FILE - In this April 2016 file photo, Christopher Peters, who ran as the GOP candidate in the 2nd Congressional District, talks with Iowa students during a meet-and-greet in the Airliner.
 Chris Peters will kick off his campaign as a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd District on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber. (Brooklynn Kascel/The Daily Iowan, file)
FILE – In this April 2016 file photo, Christopher Peters, who ran as the GOP candidate in the 2nd Congressional District, talks with Iowa students during a meet-and-greet in the Airliner. Chris Peters will kick off his campaign as a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd District on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber. (Brooklynn Kascel/The Daily Iowan, file)

Chris Peters will kick off his campaign as a candidate for Iowa’s 2nd District on July 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber.

Peters ran against, and lost to, Rep. Dave Lobesack, D-Iowa, last November. Lobesack’s term expires in 2018.

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