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In this image from video, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, speaks from Des Moines, Iowa, during the third night of the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020.(Courtesy of the Committee on Arrangements for the 2020 Republican National Committee via AP)

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This June 24, 2017 photo provided by the Polk County Jail in Des Moines, Iowa, shows Phil Valenziano. Court documents show Valenziano, the campaign manager for Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds pleaded guilty to public intoxication after he was spotted urinating outside a nightclub in West Des Moines and admitted to being "very drunk." (Polk County Jail via AP)

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A cat sits at the Des Moines animal control site, Friday, May 19, 2017 in Des Moines, Iowa. Des Moines' animal control facility is ill-equipped to handle even the current load of animals coming through its doors, according to a study released this month, raising questions about how it will handle an expected surge in the pet population as the city grows. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP )

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In this Monday, May 15, 2017 photo, a dog looks out of its cage inside the Des Moines animal control facility in Des Moines, Iowa. Des Moines' animal control facility is ill-equipped to handle even the current load of animals coming through its doors, according to a study released this month, raising questions about how it will handle an expected surge in the pet population as the city grows. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP )

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This photo shows the Iowa Utilities Board building on the Capitol Complex on Monday, April 24, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. A plan to spend nearly a half-million dollars remodeling the interior of the newest state office building in Des Moines is moving forward despite budget cuts that are hitting an array of state programs and services. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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A man enters the Iowa Utilities Board building on the Capitol Complex, Monday, April 24, 2017, in Des Moines, Iowa. A plan to spend nearly a half-million dollars remodeling the interior of the newest state office building in Des Moines is moving forward despite budget cuts that are hitting an array of state programs and services. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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Des Moines Police Sgt. Paul Parizek speaks during a news conference Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, at Des Moines police headquarters in Des Moines, Iowa. Authorities say two police officers in the Des Moines, Iowa, area were shot to death in ambush-style attacks about 2 miles apart. (AP Photo/Scott McFetridge)

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In this Jan. 14, 2015 photo, a group of people tour the former Burns United Methodist Church in Des Moines. Time is running out for preservationists who want to save a brick chapel in Des Moines that once was home to one of the oldest black congregations in Iowa. (Kelsey Kremer/The Des Moines Register via AP) MAGS OUT, TV OUT, NO SALES, MANDATORY CREDIT

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 15, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump waves to the crowd at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Aug. 15, 2015. (Associated Press)

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Republican presidential candidate, former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee speaks at the Iowa State Fair Thursday, Aug. 13, 2015, in Des Moines. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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Democratic presidential hopeful Martin O'Malley plays guitar at a bar Friday, July 24, 2015, in the Beaverdale section of Des Moines, Iowa, a sought after Democratic neighborhood that actively supported President Barack Obama's re-election. (AP Photo/Catherine Lucey_