Eastern Iowa Government news site:

Both candidates in a special election in Iowa Senate 18 are downplaying the issue, but a national group opposed to same-sex marriage is backing the Republican candidate with a series of mailers into the Linn County district.

The National Organization for Marriage said is the latest national groups to get involved in the race that could change the balance of power in the Iowa Senate. NOM is launching an independent expenditure campaign along with The Family Leader to support Cindy Golding. It described her as “a strong traditional marriage.”

See our NOM mailers and read the press release here.