The Democratic field of candidates for the 3rd District grows ever larger today, with Eddie Mauro officially launching an exploratory committee. The baseball coach from the well known Des Moines South Side family had been considering a run for several weeks now,...
Des Moines businessman Fred Hubbell is already off to a fast start in the fundraising game for Iowa Democrats' gubernatorial primary. Today his campaign announced that they have already raised a record-breaking $1 million in donations from individual Iowans. “I am...
Two weeks ago John Norris set off on a six-day, 20-stop tour around Iowa to kick off his gubernatorial run, pulling in good crowds in particular at his Des Moines-area and Red Oak events. Today his campaign released a video with highlights from the tour, focusing...
Thomas Heckroth has a constant reminder of his small-town roots at home: his goldendoodle puppy, "Waverly," named after the Bremer County town he grew up in. Back in 2006 he knocked doors in that county and nearby ones for his father's successful run for state...
Des Moines businessman and philanthropist Fred Hubbell made it official today: he's running for governor. He had started up an exploratory committee back in late May, and has been mostly been working behind the scenes the past two months with his campaign team to...
Just as reliably as the sun rises in the East and sets in the West, not a week goes by in Iowa politics without a new candidate running for this or that major office. Iowa Democrats have about 22 declared or strongly-considering candidates for governor and the...
An upcoming vote on a little-known EPA rule on E15 ethanol could pose an early first test for potential presidential candidates looking to come through Iowa. The U.S. Senate’s Environmental and Public Works committee will soon consider the Consumer and Fuel...
You could have mistaken the packed hall of Citizens for Community Improvement’s annual gathering yesterday for one of the larger Bernie Sanders rallies during the 2016 Iowa Caucus. Or you might have thought it was the Democratic Party’s state convention (it was...
One of the longstanding frustrations of moderate Republicans and some independents in Iowa's 4th Congressional District isn't so much the incendiary things Steve King says; it's instead what local issues he isn't talking about. While King is complaining on Twitter...
Despite the national outrage over Senate Republicans' healthcare bill, Senator Joni Ernst hasn't suffered much fallout in her popularity numbers in Iowa, James Lynch of the Cedar Rapids Gazette reported yesterday. Looking at the Morning Consult Senate Approval...
