Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords, the married couple, who have both served in Congress and champion gun safety laws, will speak at the Iowa Democratic Party’s 2025 Liberty and Justice Celebration.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau Campaigns & Elections Oct. 1, 2025 7:35 am112d ago
Mark Kelly and Gabby Giffords, the married couple, who have both served in Congress and champion gun safety laws, will speak at the Iowa Democratic Party’s 2025 Liberty and Justice Celebration.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau Campaigns & Elections Sep. 29, 2025 2:53 pm114d ago
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernt’s annual Roast and Ride event features a motorcycle ride — the proceeds from which benefit an Iowa veterans-related charity — and a hog roast and rally.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 26, 2025 4:00 am117d ago
Plus, the 2nd Congressional District Republican primary field is growing.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 26, 2025 7:26 am117d ago
Thirty-four school board and city candidates across seven Iowa counties will not be listed on the ballot in the November election due to errors made by filing officers.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 26, 2025 7:41 am117d ago
A day after launching her campaign for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, state Rep. Shannon Lundgren, R-Peosta, rolled out more endorsements from current and former Republican colleagues in the Iowa Legislature.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Sep. 25, 2025 8:07 am118d ago
Speaking at a Westside Conservative Club meeting Wednesday in Urbandale, Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer, who is running for state auditor, explained her frustration with current State Auditor Rob Sand, who she said has “politicized the position.”
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 25, 2025 8:10 am118d ago
The ads are part of a $3.2 million campaign, according to a spokeswoman for the group. The ads focus on federal Republicans’ legislation that eliminated taxes on tips and overtime pay.
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 3, 2025 11:17 am49d ago
U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s announcement that she will not seek re-election to her seat, and instead will run to replace Joni Ernst in the U.S. Senate, opening Iowa’s 2nd District congressional race up for competition. Here’s who is — and isn’t — running for the seat.
Local Elections Oct. 14, 2025 11:34 am99d ago
The Johnson County Auditor’s office has released its early voting schedule for the Nov. 4 general election.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 24, 2025 7:40 am119d ago
In today’s Campaign Almanac, House Democrats’ super PAC is hitting Iowa U.S. Reps. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn over tariffs and Medicaid cuts. Meanwhile, state GOP lawmaker Shannon Lundgren picks up early endorsements in her bid for Congress, and Democrat Lindsay James lands backing from Linn County Supervisor Sami Scheetz.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2025 3:25 pm120d ago
The GOP field grows in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. State Rep. Shannon Lundgren announced her bid in the race for Ashley Hinson’s open U.S. House seat in 2026. The Peosta Republican and small-business owner pledged to fight alongside President Donald Trump.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 22, 2025 6:23 pm120d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson on Monday said she supports the Trump administration’s move to terminate an annual federal report tracking food insecurity among Americans.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2025 3:33 pm120d ago
Actor Kate Mulgrew, a Dubuque native, says Lindsay James has the “fire in the belly” to flip Iowa’s 2nd District. The two toured Feed Iowa First in Marion on Monday to talk farming, hunger and the Farm Bill.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 22, 2025 3:53 pm121d ago
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