Articles Tagged: Abby Finkenauer

A look back at the top news stories from the week of Nov. 27

Former U.S. representative will become special envoy for global youth issues

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: It's all election, all the time, with takeaways from the Iowa primary results.

The former Congresswoman and state legislator has been in public service since her teens

Franken, a U.S. Navy veteran from Sioux City, decisively defeated former Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer

Tuesday’s primary election features competitive campaigns for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Iowa Secretary of State

Also, Chuck Grassley will speak at a pre-primary rally this weekend

Also, Liz Mathis and Abby Finkenauer add endorsements

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, on Wednesday called for passage of his Eagles Act, to expand the Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center with a greater focus on school violence prevention.

In a campaign email last week as the U.S. Senate prepared to vote on legislation that would codify Roe v. Wade into law, Sen. Chuck Grassley’s team claimed Democratic challenger Abby Finkenauer supports abortion “from conception to birth.” But Republican talking points may be misconstruing Democrats’ stance.

A trio of Democrats vying for their party’s U.S. Senate nomination toed the party line on issues including protecting abortion rights and same-sex marriage, but showed their differences on cancelling student debt, expanding the Supreme Court and who offers the best opportunity for winning in November.

The Democratic candidates believe Grassley is vulnerable despite his long track record of electoral success in Iowa.

A severe shortage in baby formula in the U.S. has drawn the attention of Iowa’s congressional delegation and has become a campaign issue as well.

Campaign Almanac: Also, the state teachers union endorses Democrat Deidre DeJear for governor

Differences over a hard line on when to send U.S. troops to Ukraine and over ethanol policy were among the few to emerge during a televised debate between the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Iowa on Saturday night.