Articles Tagged: Deidre DeJear

Linn County Democrats gathered at their monthly meeting last week to discuss the 2022 midterm election results -- what went well and what the Iowa Democratic Party needs to do better to avoid future drubbings.

The results suggest a continuation of the urban-rural divide playing out across the nation, as well as the move of Iowa counties near the Mississippi River toward the Republican Party.

Reynolds was Iowans’ choice over Democrat Deidre DeJear, the Des Moines small businesswoman and activist; and Libertarian Rick Stewart, an activist and former business owner from Cedar Rapids.

The rush to sway and turn out voters will continue through Election Day on Tuesday.

A Republican Iowa House member ousted in a June primary election by a fellow GOP lawmaker endorsed by Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has returned the favor, backing her Democratic challenger.

She touted Iowa’s fiscal health; her pledge to support law enforcement; three rounds of tax cuts enacted over the past five years; and giving parents more authority in their children’s education.

Candidates running for northeast Iowa’s U.S. House seat spent Thursday rallying supporters to help get out the vote and laying out their plans to lower prices for Iowa families.

The incumbent is running for another term after a whirlwind 4 years that included a pandemic, social unrest and extreme weather

The Des Moines businesswoman who ran for Secretary of State in 2018 is trying to upset Republican incumbent Kim Reynolds.

Former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, a 2024 presidential prospect, is headed back to Iowa next week to campaign on behalf of elected Republican women in the state.

Also, Deidre DeJear announces event with Cori Bush and U.S. Chamber endorses Chuck Grassley

Iowa’s candidates for governor clashed over the best use of Iowa’s state tax revenue, education and abortion.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and her Democratic challenger Deidre DeJear will face off in a debate Monday night in the only such meeting scheduled to be held before Election Day.

The ad levies myriad criticisms at Gov. Kim Reynolds, who also released a new ad, her third of the campaign

The Republican incumbent governor is a heavy favorite to earn re-election to another 4-year term