On Iowa Politics Podcast: Rep. Randy Feenstra makes his gubernatorial campaign official

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.

This week on the podcast, we discuss Randy Feenstra finally making his gubernatorial campaign official; we explore readers’ questions about how elections officials catch fraudulent voting; and we look ahead to next week’s local elections.

This episode was hosted by the Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Lee Des Moines Bureau Chief Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.

Read stories featured in this episode:

Rep. Randy Feenstra formally launches bid for governor

Feenstra launches campaign for Iowa governor, pledging to ‘take Iowa to new heights’

Quad City Elections

Western Iowa Elections

Curious Iowa: What do election officials do to prevent or catch fraudulent votes?

Marion man charged with election misconduct

This episode was produced by Gazette Social Video Producer Bailey Cichon.

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