Articles Tagged: Bob Krause

Highlights from recently filed campaign fundraising reports for Iowa’s candidates in the state’s 2026 U.S. Senate election

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s announcement that she will not seek a third term in office creates an open seat for the 2026 election. Not since 2014 — and only four times in nearly six decades — has a U.S. Senate election in Iowa been without an incumbent. Here’s who is — and isn’t — running for the seat.

Also, state legislator Dave Jacoby endorses Zach Wahls in Democratic U.S. Senate race

Former Democratic state lawmaker and Veterans National Recovery Center president Bob Krause of Burlington on Tuesday launched his run for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District seat.

Steering committee members vote Saturday on new chair and a proposal to establish a committee focused on winning elections.

Iowa Democrats face a rocky road ahead as the party looks to rebuild after another election cycle that saw Republicans expand their control over the state lawmaking process -- and the loss of its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.

Also, Burlington Democrat Bob Krause has withdrawn from the race for his party’s nomination for U.S. Senate.

“Today we are in the midst of a gathering storm against democracy,” Krause said, charging Republicans are setting the stage for a slow-motion legal coup in 2022 and 2024.