Campaign to Continue in His Absence
Charles City, Iowa - State Rep. and Lt. Colonel Todd Prichard of Charles City announced today that he will be going to Bulgaria for a three-week exercise beginning July 16th as part of his service in the U.S. Army Reserve. The exercise will take Prichard – currently in his 22nd year in the Armed Forces – off the campaign trail. However, his campaign for governor will continue to organize and participate in party activities during the period. “I have dedicated my life to serving my community, state, and country,” said Rep. Todd Prichard. “I have been proud to serve in the Armed Forces, just as I have been as a state legislator and county prosecutor. While I will be off the campaign trail for three weeks, my campaign to fight for the Iowans who have been forgotten by the Reynolds administration will proceed in my absence. I look forward to returning to the campaign trail in early August and continuing the fight for every Iowan.” During his duty overseas, Rep. Prichard will be prevented from having an active role in his campaign. However, the campaign will continue to organize volunteers, raise necessary resources, and participate in events across the state. Prichard is a lieutenant colonel in the 103rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command of the U.S. Army Reserve, and is serving overseas as part of Exercise Saber Guardian 2017. Exercise Saber Guardian is a multinational exercise under U.S. European Command’s Joint Exercise Program (JEP). It enhances joint and combined interoperability across a variety of mission sets between Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, the United States, NATO allies, and Partnership for Peace nations. U.S. Army Europe leads Saber Guardian 2017. Prichard enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1996 during his junior year of college. This will be his fifth overseas tour as part of the U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard. He was previously deployed to El Salvador in 1998, Kuwait in 2000, Egypt in 2003, and Iraq in 2006 and 2007.
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