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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Waterloo Democratic Rep. Ras Smith announced he will suspend his campaign for Iowa governor.

The Zoom bombing on Friday evening was not the first in the Des Moines metro to disrupt online gatherings of elected officials.

The Zoom bombing on Friday evening was not the first in the Des Moines metro to disrupt online gatherings of elected officials.

For Ras Smith, running for governor "exposed a drastic disconnect between the current political system and the people."

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Des Moines, IA (AP) — Waterloo Democratic Rep. Ras Smith announced he will suspend his campaign for Iowa governor. Smith, who in June 2021 became the first person to announce his run for governor, on Wednesday cited a "drastic disconnect between the current political system and the people" in explaining his decision to drop his campaign. Smith is serving his third term representing an area of Black Hawk County. He has chaired the Legislative Black Caucus. His decision leaves Deidre D...

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Ras Smith, a state representative from Waterloo, was the first major Democrat to enter the gubernatorial race in June.

The Waterloo Democrat said his seven month campaign had revealed "a drastic disconnect between the current political system and the people."