Iowa House GOP members replaced minority leader Christopher Rants following losses in four consecutive election cycles.

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Iowa House GOP members replaced minority leader Christopher Rants following losses in four consecutive election cycles. Republicans lost six seats in November putting them in a 56-44 minority. Rants, elected in 1992 at the age of 25, became speaker in 2002 when the GOP held a 54-46 majority. Democrats won control...