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Pat Murphy on the ballot in Iowa 1st District
Mar. 8, 2016 1:59 pm
DES MOINES - Former Iowa House Speaker Pat Murphy has filed his nomination petitions foe the U.S. House 1st District race.
Murphy, a former Dubuque legislator, received verification from the Iowa Secretary of State that his nominating petitions have been accepted.
'From the beginning this has been a grass roots campaign, and I'm proud to have the signatures of Democrats from across the 1st District making this filing possible,” said Murphy.
To be placed on the ballot, candidates are required to collect signatures from eligible voters totaling 1 percent of votes received for the top of the ticket in the previous year's election, and 2 percent from at least 10 counties in the district. Murphy collected signatures from all 20 counties.
Incumbent Republican Rep. Rod Blum of Dubuque also has filed his nomination petitions.
Monica Vernon of Cedar Rapids is expected to file to run in the June 7 Democratic primary.
(file photo) Congressional candidate and State Representative Pat Murphy (left) talks with KCRG's Chris Earl outside Senator Chuck Grassley's Cedar Rapids office as he arrives to deliver a petition to raise the minimum wage at the Cedar Rapids U.S. Courthouse in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, February 5, 2014. The petition was organized by the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and gathered 60 thousand signatures. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
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