Lanon Baccam
IA-03Last updated September 18th, 2024 at 5:29pm GMT.
Last updated September 18th, 2024 at 5:29pm GMT.
Zach Nunn is an Air Force Veteran who has continued serving his community by fighting for Iowan families in Washington, DC. Zach grew up on the Eastside of Des Moines and understands what a hard day’s work is and he is not afraid to roll up his sleeves and do the difficult work it will take to fix our country.
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Zach is a trusted conservative leader helping pioneer Iowa as a model for national success. The eldest grandson of the family’s century farm, Zach and his family are sixth generation Iowans. The son of a teacher and nurse, the family built a life based on faith, working hard for what you earn, and helping others.
Zach is a grateful husband and devoted father. He and his wife, Kelly (also a native Iowan) are raising six children including Addisyn, Olympia, Selwyn, and Canon, along with their newly adopted daughters, Alyia and Jayna.
Zach graduated from Southeast Polk and Drake University. He holds advanced degrees in international security from Cambridge University, cybersecurity from Air Command & Staff College, and Strategy and Technology Innovation from Air War College.
As a combat aviator in the United States Air Force, Zach deployed three times to the Middle East after 9/11. Flying over 700 combat hours, Zach received numerous Defense decorations for saving US Forces ambushed by Taliban insurgents, executing special operations, and leading COVID-19 recovery efforts with the Iowa Air National Guard.
Zach served on the White House’s National Security Council combating cyber-attacks from Iran and Russia, and later commanded expeditionary forces under the Trump administration.
Still serving as a Colonel in the US Air Force Reserve, he served as Squadron Commander and continues to amass combat tours as the airborne intelligence officer aboard reconnaissance aircraft. Zach received the prestigious General O’Malley “Best in the Air Force” Award for life-saving support to Special Operations Forces combating a stronghold of 2,000 insurgents attacking US troops.
Following his military service, Zach was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives and later the Iowa Senate.
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