Campaigns & Elections

With more interest in local politics comes more ‘creative’ campaign activity and more threats and harassment of campaign disclosure board staff.

Reynolds recently broke with tradition by becoming the first sitting Iowa governor since 1995 to endorse a presidential candidate before the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses

State Sen. Molly Donahue, D-Cedar Rapids is launching a bid to challenge Republican incumbent Louie Zumbach for the District 3 Linn County supervisor seat in 2024. Looking to leave the Republican trifecta of state government behind, she said, “I can do a lot more for my community” in the local seat.

David Pautsch, a Davenport Republican and devout Christian known for organizing the annual Quad Cities Prayer Breakfast and advocating for a greater role of Christianity in government, said he filed paperwork with the Federal Elections Commission last week to run for Iowa's 1st Congressional District.

Also, Nikki Haley announces $10 million ad buy in Iowa, New Hampshire

Republican presidential candidate Tim Scott abruptly announced late Sunday that he was dropping out of the 2024 race, a development that surprised his donors and stunned his campaign staff just two months before the start of voting in Iowa's leadoff GOP caucuses.

While Iowa Republicans push back against drawing conclusions from Tuesday’s election results, Moms for Liberty and conservative-backed candidates were widely defeated by progressive, teachers union-backed candidates.

3rd District Dem raises funds, gains endorsements

RNC has warned presidential candidates not to attend

Also, Iowa City’s Adam Zabner announces re-election bid for Iowa House

Also, Chuck Grassley won’t endorse for caucus

Just over half the voters in Pella rejected an advisory vote on whether the council should have more power over how the library spends its money and whether it pulls certain books from shelves,