On Saturday, December 9th, at Dordt University in Sioux Center, Iowa, Presidential candidate Ryan Binkley appeared on stage after Governor Ron DeSantis and before Vivek Ramaswamy and Ambassador Nikki Haley. The occasion was the highly anticipated Faith & Family with the Feenstras forum, and no other candidates were present.
“We’re looking to make a strong finish in the next five weeks,” Binkley said. “We’re looking to finish in the top five in the Iowa caucuses in January. We’re going to keep pushing ahead.”
Binkley is running for the Republican primary in South Carolina, Idaho, Hawaii, and Maine. He was able to get on the ballot in these states as one of his rivals missed the filing deadline in three states and another did not qualify for the ballot in Maine. Binkley has campaigned in all 99 counties in Iowa, which is known as the Full Grassley tour named after Sen. Chuck Grassley who made the tradition popular. Unlike some other candidates, Binkley is not focused on increasing federal debt but rather on uniting Americans and reducing it.
“Republicans have spent as much money in the last 40 years as Democrats, just on different things,” Binkley said. “It’s time we change that.”
At a faith-based event on Saturday, Binkley stood out from the other candidates as he is a pastor who has dedicated his life to ministry. He co-founded Create Church with his wife, Ellie, and is a devoted father of five children, including one who is adopted. Binkley’s focus on faith and family made him a natural fit for the event, where Feenstra and his wife, Lynette, discussed these topics with the four leading presidential candidates and their families.
Binkley has over 80,000 unique donors who have contributed to his campaign, and he recently placed sixth in a national poll, ahead of Hutchinson and even surpassing Christie among millennials.
As the field of Republican presidential candidates has narrowed from 15 to seven, Binkley’s stature has continued to rise. Unlike two of his opponents who have chosen not to spend the time and resources required to get on the ballot in all 50 states and five U.S. territories, Binkley has done so.
In addition to his pastoral work, Binkley is also the co-founder and CEO of the mergers and acquisitions firm Generational Group. As a finance expert, he is introducing a new economic approach through his campaign proposals, which aim to secure the border, balance the budget, reform healthcare, and revitalize urban America.
