Former Iowa Rep. Abby Finkenauer, a Democrat, announced on Thursday that she will seek to succeed incumbent Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) in the 2022 U.S. Senate race. “I’m Abby Finkenauer, and I’m running for U.S. Senate because Iowa—and our Democracy—are worth fighting for,” the 32-year-old Democratic candidate said on social media as she announced her run for the seat. “I’m running to make sure that Iowans and, quite frankly, our country has someone sitting in the United States Senate representing them and working for them every day who actually understand working families,” the former state lawmaker added. Originally from Iowa’s blue-collar, Finkenauer blamed seven-term Grassley and Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell in her campaign video for turning their back on Democracy as a group of protesters breached the U.S. Capitol earlier this year. “They were silent when it was attacked,” the candidate claimed. “You see, it’s politicians like Senator Grassley and …