Articles Tagged: Ashley Hinson

It’s “absolutely wrong to depict violence against another member of Congress ... There's no excuse or justification for that behavior and I won't defend that behavior.”

So Eastern Iowa’s Republican members of Congress, 1st District Rep. Ashley Hinson and 2nd District Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, voted against …

The key takeaway from their meeting with local election officials was the checks and balances in election operations, including the 40-step process of checking each voting machine before it goes into a polling place and in counting ballots.

Support from “right-wing dark money group” criticized by potential Democratic opponent

There could be some political danger in opposing the package, Grassley said, “but I'm not going to judge whether they should vote for it or not. That's up to them.”

Two Iowa Republicans are co-sponsors of a bill offering legal status to ‘documented Dreamers’ but the legislation has gone nowhere since it was introduced in July

Iowa City would switch congressional districts from the 2nd to the 1st.

Marion Republican plans to vote against $3.5T budget bill, undecided on infrastructure bill

Iowa’s delegates have investments, rental income, deferred compensation and other income besides the salaries they get for serving in public office. The Gazette decided to take a look at these reports, which are the first for freshmen Reps. Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Randy Feenstra, who all took office in January.

No current members of the U.S. House are thrown into a district with another incumbent. However, Ashley Hinson and Marianette Miller-Meeks would be in unfamiliar territory. Their would-be Democratic challengers — state Sen. Liz Mathis of Hiawatha and state Rep. Christina Bohannan of Iowa City — both would be in the new 1st District. Under the current map, Mathis is in the 1st and Bohannan in the 2nd.

Legislation would honor military members, diplomats and humanitarian service in Afghanistan. Despite the chaotic end of operations, their resolution says their service “is something to be remembered, lauded, and honored.”

“Knowing where your money is going is absolutely crucial to the transparency that I think our government needs,” Hinson told her Cedar Rapids town hall audience.

Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann says Democrat Liz Mathis voted against ‘largest tax cut in Iowa history.’

“2024 doesn't exist for the Republican Party if we don't win in 2022,” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel said while in Iowa.

People are ticked off, according to Ashley Hinson, who said voters think the country is going in the wrong direction and they are ready to engage.