close Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson outlines game plan to keep key Senate seat red in next year's midterms In an exclusive Fox News Digital interview, GOP Rep. Ashley Hinson shares her campaign playbook as she aims to succeed retiring Republican Sen. Joni Ernst of Iowa. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! Lindsay James, a state legislator and Democratic candidate for Congress in Iowa , missed over half of her votes in the state’s House of Representatives this past year, records show.