Jeff Cooling is the first candidate to announce in House 77, which includes much of Cedar Rapids from Sixteenth Avenue SW to the Linn-Johnson County line. Rep. Kirsten Running-Marquardt, D-Cedar Rapids, represents that area, but is not seeking re-election to the House.
Rachel Zimmermann Smith announces her campaign to be the next Johnson County attorney. Her goal is to make the justice system work for everyone.
Kirsten Running-Marquardt, the Democratic State Representative for District 69, announced on Friday that she would be running for the District 1 seat on the Linn County Board of Supervisors.
The bill, one of three GOP tax relief plans under consideration, would phase in a four-year gradual reduction in Iowa’s personal income tax rate from the current top rate of 8.53 percent for the highest wage earners to 4 percent for all taxpayers.
Iowa Sen. Zach Wahls will seek re-election, Matt Pries will challenge Sen. Jack Whitver, and more endorsements for Abby Finkenauer in U.S. Senate race against Chuck Grassley.
All Republican state legislators in eastern Iowa’s new 2nd Congressional District have endorsed Ashley Hinson for Congress, Hinson’s campaign said.
In making the case for Iowa to go first with presidential caucuses, state GOP chair Jeff Kaufmann said it’s important to start in a small state and that the Midwest has a voice in the nomination process.
The Collective PAC, which works to increase Black Americans’ engagement in politics, endorsed Deidre DeJear’s campaign for governor.
Johnson County Attorney Janet Lyness announced Monday she won’t seek re-election in November and will retire at the end of the year. She was the first woman elected to the office and has served 15 years as the top prosecutor.
Abby Finkenauer raised just shy of $2 million in 2021 in her bid to challenge Iowa’s longtime U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, her campaign reported Monday.
Republicans plan in-person caucuses, but Democrats using virtual and hybrid formats in response to party members’ concerns about COVID-19.
Cedar Rapids native Austin Frerick says he will fight for a fair and progressive tax structure and to level the playing field for locally owned farms, restaurants and businesses so they can compete against foreign corporations.
Nick Maybanks announces his run as the next elected Linn County attorney to lead the office. He was appointed by the Board of Xupervisors earlier this month to finish out Jerry Vander Sanden’s term, which ends in December. The top prosecutor is an elected position and will be on the November ballot.
Iowa governor says she’s “going to run like I'm 10 down” despite $4 million lead in fundraising.
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