(Radio Iowa) – A retiring Republican member of the Iowa House who’s a former member of the Iowa G-O-P’s governing board has endorsed a Democrat seeking reelection to the Iowa Senate. It may not be unprecedented, but it’s rare. Republican State Representative Jarad Klein of Keota is endorsing Democratic Senator Kevin Kinney of Oxford. Kinney faces Republican State Senator Dawn Discoll of Williamsburg in the General Election.

Klein, who lives in the senate district, is a former member of the Iowa Republican Party’s state central committee. Klein says he and Kinney, the Democrat, have worked together on many issues and Klein says Kinney is committed to doing what’s best for his constituents.

Iowa G-O-P chairman issued a statement criticizing Kinney and praising Driscoll, but never mentioning the fellow Republican who endorsed a Democrat. Kaufmann says votes in lock step with the liberal progressives in the Democratic Party, while Driscoll has fought to lower taxes, protect freedoms, and has defended parents’ rights every time she’s had the chance.