Theresa Greenfield's days start early - and for good reason. As the president of a real estate business and a Democratic candidate for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, she has a lot to get done in any given week. "I’m a farm kid, so I get up with the sun,"...
Democrats will have a strong contender for the secretary of agriculture race this year: Tim Gannon, a former USDA staffer who farms on his parent’s Century Farm in Mingo. He announced his run for the office today, and should bring considerable policy knowledge and...
The next governor of Iowa and member of Congress from the state's 3rd District could be determined by what happens on Monday when Democrats gather for their off-year caucus. Attendees at the February 5th Iowa Caucus will kick off the caucus-to-convention delegate...
Senator Matt McCoy set off a Polk County political earthquake today, one whose aftershocks will impact other major races up and down the ballot. McCoy made official this afternoon what many had speculated for most of the past year: he's challenging incumbent Johnny...
For the first time since taking the state’s highest office last May, Governor Kim Reynolds has issued an executive order. Executive Order No. 1 establishes the Iowa Clearinghouse for Work-Based Learning, an attempt to connect Iowa schools and students with...
Secretary of State Paul Pate has been using a shell game to hide how little money he's raised for his reelection, and it's not clear if he'll even use the money he has in the bank. Pate reported that his 2017 fundraising numbers ended with $238,791 cash-on-hand....
Fred Hubbell added to his list of endorsements from state legislators today - Democratic State Representative John Forbes of Urbandale announced his support of the Des Moines businessman's campaign. Forbes' backing adds another lawmaker who's been heavily involved...
Republican State Auditor Mary Mosiman is not off to a great start in her reelection effort in 2018. Campaign finance reports released last week showed the incumbent having only raised $28,392 through all of last year, and she's currently sitting on $62,458 cash on...
Today at 4:30 was the deadline for Iowa statewide and legislative candidates to file their fundraising reports for everything they raised and spent in 2017. Starting Line will have a lot of in-depth coverage on the gubernatorial, other statewide candidates and...
State Senator Nate Boulton had a strong fundraising year in 2017 for his gubernatorial campaign, raising just under $1.1 million since his May kick-off, his campaign informs Starting Line. Since the start of the new year and after the 2017 reporting deadline, he's...
