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COUNCIL BLUFFS Theresa Greenfield of Des Moines has announced she will seek the 3rd Congressional District seat in Iowa.

Greenfield, 53, becomes the fourth candidate in the Democratic primary. Rep. David Young, a Republican, currently holds the seat.

Im running for Congress because Iowans know it will take Iowa values mixed with a heavy dose of can-do common sense to overcome the problems we face here and in Washington, Greenfield said in a statement.

Greenfield worked for more than a decade as an urban planner before becoming the president of developer Rottlund Homes of Iowa in 2007, her campaign said. She is now the president of Colby Interests, a Des Moines real estate firm.

Greenfield grew up on a farm in Minnesota near the Iowa border. She attended Iowa Lakes Community College, Iowa State University and Mankato State University in Minnesota. Greenfield said she would fight for workers and their families, working to provide opportunities and well-paying jobs, along with health care that is available and affordable.

Greenfield joins a primary field that includes others involved in Democratic causes in years past: businesswoman Cindy Axne of West Des Moines, writer and web series host Heather Ryan of Des Moines, and psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner Paul Knupp of Des Moines.

The Democratic primary for the seat is scheduled for June 5, 2018. The 3rd District covers the southwestern quadrant of Iowa, including Pottawattamie, Mills, Fremont, Page, Montgomery and Cass counties.

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