Campaigns & Elections

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt will be a featured speaker at Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual “Roast and Ride” fundraiser in June

Also, the Iowa Veterans of Foreign Wars Foundation will be this year’s beneficiary of U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst’s annual Roast and Ride fundraiser

Iowa Republicans laid out their policy agenda and criticized President Joe Biden during their state convention on Saturday, promising to work to elect Donald Trump in November.

The Pleasant Valley Community School District, based in Bettendorf, serves about 5,500 students.

The investigation stems from a complaint filed with the Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board alleging the sheriff violated the law by using patrol cars in a Bettendorf Halloween parade. Lane has denied it was a campaign event.

Also in Campaign Almanac: Joni Ernst announced as special guest for ‘Roast and Ride’ fundraiser

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was formally nominated as a candidate for president in Iowa on Saturday, as hundreds of his supporters gathered in West Des Moines to hear the independent candidate speak.

Christina Bohannan, who is running to unseat Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, a Republican from Ottumwa, in Southeast Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, reports raising $820,000 in the first quarter of this year.

Republican Party of Iowa Chair Jeff Kaufmann also discussed the state’s first-in-the-nation caucuses and the working relationship between Donald Trump and Kim Reynolds for Iowa PBS’ “Iowa Press”

Kim Taylor, 50, was convicted by a federal jury in November on 52 counts including fraudulent voting and providing false information in registering and voting.

Also: Sarah Corkery, a Democrat and Cedar Falls businesswoman, announced a slate of new endorsements in 2nd Congressional District race.

Friday was the deadline for candidates to file to appear in the June 4 primary. Here’s who’s running in Linn and Johnson counties.