Rep. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, takes a selfie following the passage of President Donald Trump's signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts, Thursday, July 3, 2025, at the Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

A recent political ad released by U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) features a conservative political operative portraying herself just as an “Iowa mom.”

The ad prominently features a woman named Sarah Curry, who is portrayed as an average Iowa mother. In the ad, Curry praises Nunn for voting for President Donald Trump’s tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill, which are projected to disproportionately benefit the highest earners in the country.

The ad fails to mention that Curry works as a research director for Iowans for Tax Relief Foundation, a conservative political organization. The organization advocates for “fiscal conservatism” and tax policies like those featured in the One Big Beautiful Bill that traditionally benefit the rich. In 2024, Curry wrote a release in favor of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts.

According to Iowa’s campaign disclosure database, the Iowans for Tax Relief political action committee has also contributed at least $14,000 to Nunn’s campaigns dating back to 2014.

According to her company bio, Curry also does not live in Nunn’s district. Her family owns a home in Glenwood, Iowa, located in the state’s 4th Congressional District. Nunn represents Iowa’s 3rd District.

Nunn did not respond to a request to comment for this story.

Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) spokesperson Katie Smith released a statement criticizing Nunn for the misleading ad.

“Zach Nunn couldn’t find anyone in Iowa’s 3rd district to defend the Big, Ugly Law, so he found a paid political operative from an organization that’s given Nunn’s campaigns thousands of dollars to lie about his bill,” Smith said. “Iowans see through Nunn’s lies and will hold him accountable for voting to raise Iowans’ costs so he can give tax breaks to billionaires.”

Nunn has served in the U.S. House since 2023 after eight years in the Iowa state Legislature. Last November, the congressman narrowly won reelection in his tossup district by 3.9 percentage points (15,784 votes).