Ryan PetermanRyan Peterman

VoteVets endorsed. U.S. Navy veteran.

Ryan is running for Secretary of State because he believes in public service—and he believes we need more leaders who treat that responsibility with honesty, humility, and a sense of duty.

For over a decade, he served our country as a Naval Officer. He led sailors overseas, worked on defense policy in the Senate, and helped develop future officers at the Naval Academy. In each of those roles, trust mattered. Integrity mattered. And he learned that institutions only work when people believe the people in charge are worthy of that belief.

Ryan Peterman is the Democratic nominee for Iowa Secretary of State in the 2026 general election. A native of Bettendorf in the Quad Cities, Peterman…