The newly formed Cedar Rapids Voting Rights Coalition is sponsoring candidate forums for contested local races starting 10 a.m. Saturday with State Senate Districts 37 and 39, and Linn County Supervisor District 1.
Janice Weiner and John Raley have shared the stage several times this spring, most recently at a May 9 forum hosted by the Johnson County League of Women Voters. The candidates speak highly of one another, but note clear differences in what they offer to voters.
The Democratic candidates believe Grassley is vulnerable despite his long track record of electoral success in Iowa.
Grassley, who is completing his seventh six-year term in the U.S. Senate, is being challenged by a fellow Republican, attorney and state legislator Jim Carlin
But being bipartisan has lost some of its luster in polarized nation, political scientists say.
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.
Also, Mike Franken picks up another endorsement in the Senate Democratic primary
Also, the Iowa Farm Bureau endorses U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in Republican primary.
The state party Wednesday announced plans to make the every-four-years caucuses for winnowing the Democratic presidential hopefuls more accessible and simpler, but offered no details.
Democrat Jon Green of Lone Tree was elected last June in a special election to fill the seat vacated by former supervisor Janelle Rettig. He has experience in journalism and information technology, as well as experience serving as Lone Tree mayor.
The forums will be held in person and streamed online. Early voting begins May 18.
The Democratic candidates for Congress in Eastern Iowa’s 1st and 2nd Districts were upbeat and confident when talking about their campaigns at a state party fundraiser.
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