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Rick Stewart, a Libertarian candidate for the U.S. House in Iowa\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, at his home last week in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (KC McGinnis\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged a Libertarian congressional candidate in Iowa to drop out of a competitive House race to help Republicans keep control of Congress, according to an audio recording of the conversation obtained by The Washington Post.<\/p>

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During the call, Kennedy said he was acting as a \u201cliaison\u201d with the White House, argued that a Democratic takeover of the House would undermine President Donald Trump\u2019s agenda and suggested that he could help the candidate if he left the race. He also suggested that the candidate could \u201cmake an agreement\u201d that would accomplish more than a \u201csymbolic run\u201d for office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t go into specifics because there\u2019s legal prohibitions about that,\u201d Kennedy told Rick Stewart, a Libertarian candidate running in Iowa\u2019s 2nd Congressional District, in a June 11 call. \u201cIf it\u2019s something that you want to talk about, you know, you and I can talk about specifics.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s phone call was at least his second to an Iowa congressional candidate this month, according to Libertarian politicians in the state.<\/p>\n

Government ethics experts said Kennedy\u2019s apparent <\/b>intervention in the Iowa races was unethical and potentially illegal, depending on whether he promised candidates specific favors and whether he made the calls in his capacity as a Cabinet official, among other factors.<\/p>\n

Danielle Caputo, a lawyer with the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan voters\u2019 rights group, said Kennedy should not have gotten involved in the congressional races, even if it may be difficult to prove that his actions violated federal laws such as the Hatch Act, which is intended to prevent federal officials from interfering in elections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe public should have the opportunity to make a decision on who they want to represent them. And government officials should not be tipping the scales, behind the scenes, in favor of a specific candidate by getting other candidates to drop out,\u201d Caputo said. \u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s the voter \u2014 and the public \u2014 who generally lose in that situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stewart has previously run as a Libertarian in other Iowa races. (KC McGinnis\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n
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A motorist drives past a trailer used by Stewart. (KC McGinnis\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Stewart<\/a>, a 74-year-old who has previously run as a Libertarian in other Iowa races, said in an interview that he interpreted Kennedy\u2019s roughly 12-minute call as an attempt at quid pro quo. No specific offer was made, but the message was clear, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was very careful about the words that he used, but the whole implication is: You help us, we\u2019ll help you,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cThey want to get me out because I might pick up 2 or 3 percent \u2014 and if I pick up 2 or 3 percent, they think it\u2019ll come out of the Republican pocket.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stewart said he has no plan to exit the race.<\/p>\n

Reached by phone Thursday, Kennedy declined to comment and referred questions to a spokesperson, who did not immediately respond.<\/p>\n

The call was recorded by Stewart and shared with The Post.<\/p>\n

Iowa\u2019s 2nd Congressional District is one of the battleground districts that could swing control of the House in November\u2019s election. The Cook Political Report, which provides nonpartisan election analysis, rates<\/a> the district as leaning Republican.<\/p>\n

The White House has increasingly focused<\/a> on the midterms, aware that Democrats are eager to open investigations of Trump and his policies if they reclaim a chamber of Congress \u2014 which comes with the power to subpoena federal officials. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee this week signaled their plan<\/a> to investigate Kennedy\u2019s changes to vaccine policies, moves to unwind public health programs and other controversial moves if they take back the majority.<\/p>\n

In his call with Stewart, Kennedy appeared to allude to this possibility.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t want to be fighting subpoenas for the next two years instead of improving America\u2019s health,\u201d Kennedy told the congressional candidate. \u201cFor me, you know, there\u2019s an immediate pragmatic reason for this phone call.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stewart points to platform priorities written on a white board at his home. (KC McGinnis\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Republican advisers have said the party must defend some normally safe congressional seats amid the president\u2019s low poll numbers, rising costs for Americans and the unpopular war with Iran.<\/p>\n

Trump and his deputies have warned that if Democrats flip one or both chambers of Congress, it will pose an existential threat \u2014 not just to the president\u2019s policies, but to the nation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got to do great in the midterms,\u201d Trump said at a Rose Garden event last month. \u201cAnd if we don\u2019t, they will do everything they can to destroy our country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s outreach to Stewart followed a June 8 call with Marco Battaglia, the Libertarian candidate in Iowa\u2019s 3rd Congressional District, in which Kennedy also warned that the House could flip for Democrats if Battaglia stayed in the race, Battaglia said. The call was not recorded, he said.<\/p>\n

The Cook Political Report rates the 3rd District contest as a toss-up.<\/p>\n

Kennedy \u201cleaned on me slightly to drop out,\u201d Battaglia said, adding that he thought about it before declining. \u201c\u2018I don\u2019t think your father and uncle would want me to drop out of the race,\u2019\u201d he said he told the health secretary, invoking Kennedy\u2019s father, former attorney general Robert F. Kennedy, and former president John F. Kennedy, his uncle.<\/p>\n

Battaglia provided screenshots of phone calls with a phone number that has been used by Kennedy. Politico and the Des Moines Register previously reported Kennedy\u2019s conversation with Battaglia.<\/p>\n

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in October 2024 at a Turning Point Action rally in Duluth, Georgia. (Jabin Botsford\/The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Past Cabinet secretaries have been reprimanded for appearing to wield their influence over electoral battles. Then-Health Secretary Xavier Becerra was reprimanded<\/a> in 2023 when the Office of Special Counsel, which administers the Hatch Act, found that he had violated the law in advocating at a Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute event for the election of Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hatch Act prohibits federal employees from using their official authority or influence to affect the outcome of an election,\u201d then-special counsel Henry J. Kerner said at the time.<\/p>\n

The Hatch Act bars<\/a> federal officials from interfering in or affecting an election. Some past officials who have become involved in elections have defended their conduct by saying they were acting in their personal capacities.<\/p>

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\u201cThe Hatch Act doesn\u2019t strictly prohibit federal officials from endorsing candidates so long as they\u2019re not on official duty or using official resources to do it,\u201d said Stanley Brand<\/a>, a lawyer and distinguished fellow in law and government at Penn State\u2019s law school.<\/p>\n

There are no criminal sanctions associated with Hatch Act violations, and it usually rests with the president on whether to mete out any discipline, Brand added. He said it is possible that Kennedy may have violated other protections, such as a criminal statute<\/a> that bars government employees from using their authority to interfere with federal elections, and a criminal statute<\/a> that bars promises of employment or other benefits in exchange for political activity.<\/p>\n

The White House and the Department of Health and Human Services did not immediately respond to questions about whether Kennedy\u2019s calls were cleared by administration lawyers, whether he was asked to make them by White House officials, and how many calls he has made to candidates.<\/p>\n

Iowa has emerged as a potential bellwether state ahead of November\u2019s elections, with election analysts viewing the office of the governor, as well as Senate and House seats, as potential pickups for Democrats. Trump has won the state in each of his three campaigns for president, but he is not on this year\u2019s ballot. Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-Iowa), a Trump-backed candidate for governor, lost his primary earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Rob Sand, a Democrat and Iowa\u2019s state auditor who is running for governor, is seen<\/a> as a candidate who could help boost the chances of downballot Democrats this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2018 and 2006, Democrats\u2019 gains in Iowa were key to their success,\u201d said Amy Walter, editor in chief of the Cook Political Report, referencing two past election cycles when Democrats flipped control of the House during a Republican president\u2019s term in office.<\/p>\n

Libertarians, meanwhile, have made inroads in Iowa in recent years, campaigning on messages such as marijuana decriminalization, marriage equality and criminal justice reform. Gary Johnson, the party\u2019s presidential candidate in 2016, won nearly 4 percent of the vote in Iowa that year, elevating<\/a> the Libertarian Party to official political-party status in the state.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Libertarian Party gives a voice to voters who don\u2019t see themselves reflected in either major party and serves as a check on a political system that too often assumes Americans only have two choices,\u201d said Stephanie Berlin, chair of the Libertarian Party in Iowa.<\/p>\n

Kennedy\u2019s outreach to the Libertarian candidates follows his complicated dealings with the Libertarian Party, including during his 2024 presidential campaign, when he initially ran as a Democrat before becoming an independent and seeking the Libertarian nomination, which he did not receive. Kennedy in August 2024 then endorsed Trump, who later rewarded<\/a> him by picking Kennedy to lead the Department of Health and Human Services. Some Libertarians have said Kennedy\u2019s alliance with Trump betrayed their party\u2019s principles.<\/p>\n

On his June 11 call with Stewart, Kennedy said that White House officials were tracking the Iowa 2nd District race and were particularly worried about losing control of the House, Stewart said in an interview, referring to a portion of the call that was unrecorded.<\/p>\n

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From left, conservatives Mark Lamb, Joe Mitchell, who is the Republican nominee in Iowa\u2019s 2nd District, and Michael Alfonso speak at a Turning Point conference in Phoenix in December. (Alexandra Buxbaum\/Sipa USA\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Both Stewart and Battaglia told The Post that Kennedy\u2019s calls to them were preceded by unexpected outreach from their Republican counterparts in their respective congressional races. Stewart said that Joe Mitchell, the Republican nominee in Iowa\u2019s 2nd District, first asked to meet with him and they had a lengthy conversation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe did the same thing \u2014 he wanted me to pull out because he\u2019s afraid I\u2019ll take votes away from him,\u201d Stewart said.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Mitchell said the GOP candidate \u201cwould love to have the support of anyone\u201d who would help him defeat the Democrat in the race.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat includes Rick Stewart and any liberty-minded individual,\u201d Drew Johns, Mitchell\u2019s campaign manager, said in a statement. Mitchell and his campaign did not immediately respond to questions about whether his outreach to Stewart was coordinated with the White House.<\/p>\n

Speaking to Kennedy a few days later, Stewart told the health secretary that he was skeptical that a Republican would solve the problems facing his congressional district.<\/p>\n

Kennedy responded by comparing Stewart\u2019s situation to his own decision in 2024 when he struck a deal to support Trump.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe question for you is not whether a Republican is going to solve any of the problems that you\u2019re dealing with, that you\u2019re concerned about,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cOr whether you may be able to solve more problems in a different position than going in and winning 3 or 4 percent of an election.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stewart beside a trailer from a previous campaign. (KC McGinnis\/For The Washington Post)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Stewart, a longtime businessman and former law enforcement officer who won more than 2 percent of the vote when he ran for Senate in 2020 and Iowa governor in 2022, told The Post that he was not swayed by Kennedy\u2019s pitch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not planning on leaving the race,\u201d Stewart said. \u201cI\u2019m certainly not pulling out to help my Republican opponent.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said there was only one offer that might have worked: being chosen as head of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, a post known as the nation\u2019s \u201cdrug czar.\u201d Stewart said that if he was named to the post, which is currently filled by a Trump appointee, he would declare an end to the federal \u201cwar on drugs\u201d and work to dismantle federal prosecution of personal drug use.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf they offered me that drug czar position in writing and couldn\u2019t fire me for two years, I\u2019d be tempted,\u201d Stewart said.<\/p>

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Reena Flores, Isaac Arnsdorf and Aaron Schaffer contributed to this report. <\/i><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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