Zach Nunn

Zachary Martin Nunn (born May 4, 1979) is an American politician and United States Air Force officer who has served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he was a member of the Iowa Senate for the 15th district from 2019 to 2023 and the Iowa House of Representatives for the 30th district from 2015 to 2019.

Nunn ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives in 2022 to represent Iowa's 3rd congressional district, successfully defeating incumbent Democrat Cindy Axne. He was re-elected in 2024.

As of May 2, Nunn announced he was not running for governor, following Governor Kim Reynolds' announcement that she was retiring.

Early life and education Nunn was born on May 4, 1979, in Story City, Iowa, to Curtis and Luann Nunn. He was raised in Altoona. He graduated from Southeast Polk High School in 1998, where he was named an All American Scholar. While at Drake, he served as a senator in the student senate starting in 1999.

He earned a Master of Science in military operational art and science from the Air Command and Staff College at Air University in 2004 and a Master of Studies in international security from Selwyn College, Cambridge, in 2007. Nunn also worked as a cybersecurity consultant.

Nunn was a member of the research staff for Sir Peter Bottomley, a member of the British House of Commons, in 2002. He was a member of U.S. senator Chuck Grassley's legislative staff in 2004.

Iowa Legislature Nunn was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019. He was a member of the Iowa Senate from 2019 to 2023. The 3rd district, which covers central Iowa, became more rural and conservative-leaning after the 2020 redistricting cycle, taking in nine new counties. The race was considered among the nation's most competitive House races. Nunn was endorsed by Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, and Tom Cotton, and easily won the June Republican primary election against two other candidates.

Nunn won the 2022 election against Cindy Axne, 50.3% to 49.6%.

2024

On Sunday, November 3, the Des Moines Register released the final Iowa Poll, which suggested that Iowans preferred the Democrat to the Republican at 48% to 41%.

Nunn won a second term, proving the Iowa Poll wrong. He defeated Democratic nominee Lanon Baccam, 51.9% to 48.1%.

Tenure In April 2025, Nunn introduced bipartisan legislation designed to combat scams targeting older Americans. The Guarding Unprotected Aging Retirees from Deception Act, which is co-sponsored with Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) and Scott Fitzgerald (R-Wisconsin), would give local law enforcement better access to tools to trace scammers' fraudulent activity.

Nunn also introduced the Social Security Overpayment Relief Act, which would limit the ability of the Social Security Administration (SSA) to recover money overpaid due to errors on the part of the SSA. The SSA would no longer be able to demand repayment of over payments more than ten years old unless there is associated fraudulent activity.

In May 2025, Nunn, along with Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Lauren Underwood (D-IL), introduced the bipartisan HEALTH for MOM Act, which aims to expand access to maternal healthcare in areas lacking maternity care.

Rep. Nunn co-chairs the Congressional Caucus on Foster Youth.

Committee assignments For the 119th Congress: Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance and International Financial Institutions Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party

Political positions Axios described Nunn as having "carved out a niche as a vocal moderate on key issues".

Abortion Nunn opposes abortion with exceptions, including life of the mother, rape, and incest. Nunn opposes a federal ban on abortion and believes this policy should be left up to the states. He has said that anyone should have access to tools to start a family, including IVF, fertility treatments, and adoption.

Foreign policy Nunn supports Trump in the 2026 Iran war, and has endorsed the nuclear rationale for the war. In April 2026, he stated that the war should not continue endlessly, and that it should be "resolved speedily".

Infrastructure Nunn opposes the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act, and said there was far too much waste in the law.

January 6 In an April 2022 appearance as a congressional candidate, Nunn said of the January 6 United States Capitol attack, "If a bunch of middle Americans can overwhelm our Capitol, and the Capitol police, who are funded to the tune of billions of dollars, can't stop a bunch of middle-aged individuals from walking onto the floor, we have a serious problem with our nation's security." He expressed disapproval of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, terming it a "Nancy Pelosi committee determined to find someone that they can hang a noose around."

Personal life

Nunn married Kelly in 2013 in Washington, D.C. It was her second marriage. She had a daughter and son, Addisyn and Canon, during her first marriage.

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