Iowa Democratic Party Releases List Of 2016 Honorees

By Pat Rynard

May 18, 2016

The Iowa Democratic Party’s annual Hall of Fame Dinner is coming up next month, scheduled for June 17 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. This year North Dakota Senator Heidi Heitkamp will give the keynote speech.

The IDP also released today its list of honorees for the event that thanks the party’s outstanding activists and elected officials. Among them this year are Mike Gronstal, who keeps Republicans from having complete reign over Iowa, Jean Pardee, who was on the state’s central committee for decades, and Laura Hubka, a great county chair in a key rural county that’s part of the Tri-County Democrats.

Here’s the full list:

Outstanding Elected Official Award: Senator Mike Gronstal
Outstanding Supporter Award: Ken Sagar, Iowa Federation of Labor President
Outstanding Leadership Award: Rep. Sharon Steckman
Jim Lodwick Award for Outstanding State Central Committee Member: Jean Pardee, longest serving SCC member
Bob Creech Award for Outstanding Democratic Party Chair: Laura Hubka, Howard County Chair
Dixon Terry Award for Outstanding Democratic Party Activist: Randy Black, Chair of the Iowa Democratic Wing Ding Committee
Edward Campbell Rising Star Award: Blake Hanson

by Pat Rynard
Posted 5/18/16

Pat Rynard

Pat Rynard founded Iowa Starting Line in 2015. He is now Courier Newsroom's National Political Editor, where he oversees political reporters across the country. He still keeps a close eye on Iowa politics, his dog's name is Frank, and football season is his favorite time of year.

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