Want to create an interactive transcript for this episode?
Podcast: Julie Gammack's Iowa Potluck
Episode: Zach Wahls on Family, Affordability, and Why Washington Is Failing Iowa
Description: The following is a summary of our conversation with U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls.Wahls is an American politician, LGBTQ+ activist, and author who first gained national attention in 2011 at age 19 when a video of his heartfelt testimony defending his family—raised by two lesbian mothers—before the Iowa House Judiciary Committee went viral and became one of the most-watched political videos of the year. Wikipedia+1 He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2018, has served as the Democratic caucus’s Minority Leader, and represents Coralville and surrounding communities. Wahls is also a co-founder of Scouts for Eq...