Iowa Rep. Tom Latham to pass on GOP Senate bid Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 1:13 pm, Wednesday, February 27, 2013 DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republican Congressman Tom Latham of Iowa said Wednesday he will not run for the U.S. Senate seat left open by retiring Democrat Tom Harkin in 2014. Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad had urged Latham this month during a private meeting at the governor's mansion in Des Moines to seek the nomination. A ... Read More