U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne (D-Iowa) was re-elected to represent Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District by a narrow margin — leading her challenger, former Rep. David Young (R-Iowa), by only about 6,000 votes....

This profile is part of a series on Northwestern alumni running for Congress. On November 9, 2016, Cindy Axne (Kellogg ‘02), afflicted by pneumonia and concern for the country, stepped out of her...