Even though it is now more than a month into the new year, the deadline for candidates to file their fourth quarter fundraising reports with the Federal Election Commission was only 10 days ago, allowing the findings to go relatively unnoticed as reporters around the...
IA-02: Democrats Promote Rita Hart Race To Top-Tier List
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will put its weight behind Rita Hart this year as she works to keep Iowa's 2nd Congressional District blue. DCCC chairwoman Cheri Bustos announced today Hart was selected for its "highly competitive" Red to Blue program....
IA-02: Democrats Promote Rita Hart Race To Top-Tier List
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will put its weight behind Rita Hart this year as she works to keep Iowa's 2nd Congressional District blue. DCCC chairwoman Cheri Bustos announced today Hart was selected for its "highly competitive" Red to Blue program....
IA-02: Rita Hart Ends 2019 With Strongest Fundraising Quarter Yet
Rita Hart, a Democratic candidate for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, in the last three months brought in her largest fundraising haul since launching her campaign in May. Hart's campaign announced today she raised more than $330,000 in the fourth and final...
2019 In Review: Iowa House Democrats’ Big Legislative Successes
The U.S. House of Representatives passed about 350 bills in 2019 under the leadership of Nancy Pelosi, with help from longtime members and freshmen lawmakers who were critical to turning the tide for Democrats. Two of the new Democrats elected in 2018 were from Iowa....
Iowa Democrats Vote With House Colleagues To Impeach Trump
Iowa's three Democratic members of the House of Representatives voted tonight on two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, voting with their colleagues to set up a Senate trial for only the third time in U.S. history. On Tuesday, U.S. Reps. Abby...
Axne, Finkenauer Push Bipartisan Measures As Impeachment Vote Looms
Iowa representatives Cindy Axne and Abby Finkenauer have had a busy week in D.C., and it's only Tuesday. Most of Washington is focused on whether the House of Representatives will vote to approve two articles of impeachment expected to be brought Wednesday against...
Schilling, Miller-Meeks Distance Themselves From Anti-Semite
Republican House candidates Bobby Schilling and Mariannette Miller-Meeks responded to criticism Tuesday condemning their participation in a Bettendorf political forum that featured far-right anti-Semite Nick Fuentes. Fuentes, according to the Quad-City Times, was the...
IA-02: Schilling Takes Aim At Miller-Meeks’ Conservative Credentials
When Republican Bobby Schilling announced his candidacy for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, he was the only GOP candidate in the race. Now, the former Illinois congressman faces a primary challenger in state Sen. Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Ottumwa. Though...
Son Of IA-02 Candidate Behind Effort Politicizing Transgender Youth
The American Principles Project ran TV ads in Kentucky this year warning residents a vote for a Democratic governor could lead to transgender youth openly participating in sports. The man behind the conservative think tank is Terry Schilling, son of 2nd Congressional...