SOF Background: Flew ISR missions in support of Special Forces in Afghanistan. Director of Cybersecurity Policy for the U.S. National Security Council under President Obama. Worked as a counter-intelligence officer for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
Running for: US House of Representatives, Iowa District 3
Bio: As a combat aviator in the United States Air Force, Zach deployed three times to the Middle East after 9/11. Flying over 700 combat hours, Zach received numerous Defense decorations for saving US Forces ambushed by Taliban insurgents, executing special operations, and leading COVID-19 recovery efforts with the Iowa Air National Guard. Zach served on the White House’s National Security Council combating cyber-attacks from Iran and Russia, and later commanded expeditionary forces. Still serving as a Colonel in the US Air Force Reserve, he served as Squadron Commander and continues to amass combat tours as the airborne intelligence officer aboard reconnaissance aircraft. Zach received the prestigious General O’Malley “Best in the Air Force” Award for life-saving support to Special Operations Forces combating a stronghold of 2,000 insurgents attacking US troops.
Today, Zach Nunn serves Iowa’s Third District in Congress. Building on his service in the military, he’s passed legislation to rein in skyrocketing inflation, restore American energy independence, and strengthen national security.
