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Randy Feenstra
Randall Lee Feenstra (born January 14, 1969) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. The district covers the state's western border and its northwestern quadrant, including Sioux City, Ames, Council Bluffs, and Marshalltown. Feenstra is retiring in 2026 to run for Governor of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, Feenstra served in the Iowa Senate from the 2nd district from 2009 to 2021. He was the Sioux County treasurer from 2006 to 2008.
Feenstra defeated incumbent Steve King in the primary election for the Republican nomination for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2020. He defeated Democratic nominee J. D. Scholten in the general election by almost 25 points and was sworn into Congress on January 3, 2021.
Feenstra is a candidate in the Republican primary in the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial election.
Randy Feenstra was born on January 14, 1969, to parents Lee and Eleanor Feenstra. He is of Dutch ancestry. In 1987, Feenstra graduated from Western Christian High School, where he played basketball. He received a Bachelor of Arts in business communications in 1991 from Dordt University, then known as Dordt College. He later earned a Master of Public Administration from Iowa State University. In 2022, Feenstra received a Doctor of Philosophy in business from Northcentral University.
Feenstra began his career as sales manager for the Foreign Candy Company, known for being the first US company to import Warheads, later serving as city administrator of Hull for seven years. In 2006, he was elected Sioux County Treasurer, replacing Robert Hagey. Randy Jacobsma replaced Feenstra in a 2008 special election, as Feenstra won his first term in the Iowa Senate that year.
While serving in the Iowa Senate, Feenstra worked for ISB Insurance in Hull, operated by Iowa State Bank. In 2017, he joined the faculty of Dordt University, after having taught there in an adjunct capacity since 2011.
Feenstra was elected to the Iowa State Senate in 2008 with 24,595 votes, running unopposed. He was reelected in 2012, again without opposition. He ran for a third uncontested term in 2016. In the Iowa Senate, Feenstra served on the Capital Projects, Fiscal, Tax Expenditure, Transportation, Ways and Means, and State Government Committee.
In 2019, Feenstra announced that he would challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Steve King in the 2020 Republican primary in Iowa's 4th congressional district. His State Senate district included much of the northwestern portion of Iowa's 4th congressional district. King, a nine-term incumbent, had a record of making inflammatory remarks. More specifically, King was stripped of his House committee memberships for asking why the term "white nationalist" was offensive. Feenstra noted King's inflammatory rhetoric in announcing his campaign, saying that King's "caustic nature" had left the 4th district "without a seat at the table."
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Randy Feenstra
Randall Lee Feenstra (born January 14, 1969) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. The district covers the state's western border and its northwestern quadrant, including Sioux City, Ames, Council Bluffs, and Marshalltown. Feenstra is retiring in 2026 to run for Governor of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, Feenstra served in the Iowa Senate from the 2nd district from 2009 to 2021. He was the Sioux County treasurer from 2006 to 2008.
Feenstra defeated incumbent Steve King in the primary election for the Republican nomination for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2020. He defeated Democratic nominee J. D. Scholten in the general election by almost 25 points and was sworn into Congress on January 3, 2021.
Feenstra is a candidate in the Republican primary in the 2026 Iowa gubernatorial election.
Randy Feenstra was born on January 14, 1969, to parents Lee and Eleanor Feenstra. He is of Dutch ancestry. In 1987, Feenstra graduated from Western Christian High School, where he played basketball. He received a Bachelor of Arts in business communications in 1991 from Dordt University, then known as Dordt College. He later earned a Master of Public Administration from Iowa State University. In 2022, Feenstra received a Doctor of Philosophy in business from Northcentral University.
Feenstra began his career as sales manager for the Foreign Candy Company, known for being the first US company to import Warheads, later serving as city administrator of Hull for seven years. In 2006, he was elected Sioux County Treasurer, replacing Robert Hagey. Randy Jacobsma replaced Feenstra in a 2008 special election, as Feenstra won his first term in the Iowa Senate that year.
While serving in the Iowa Senate, Feenstra worked for ISB Insurance in Hull, operated by Iowa State Bank. In 2017, he joined the faculty of Dordt University, after having taught there in an adjunct capacity since 2011.
Feenstra was elected to the Iowa State Senate in 2008 with 24,595 votes, running unopposed. He was reelected in 2012, again without opposition. He ran for a third uncontested term in 2016. In the Iowa Senate, Feenstra served on the Capital Projects, Fiscal, Tax Expenditure, Transportation, Ways and Means, and State Government Committee.
In 2019, Feenstra announced that he would challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Steve King in the 2020 Republican primary in Iowa's 4th congressional district. His State Senate district included much of the northwestern portion of Iowa's 4th congressional district. King, a nine-term incumbent, had a record of making inflammatory remarks. More specifically, King was stripped of his House committee memberships for asking why the term "white nationalist" was offensive. Feenstra noted King's inflammatory rhetoric in announcing his campaign, saying that King's "caustic nature" had left the 4th district "without a seat at the table."