Longtime state lawmaker looking to join Linn Supervisors
116 3rd St SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
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Longtime state lawmaker looking to join Linn Supervisors
Banowetz seeking open District 1 seat in Linn Supervisor race
Republican seeking to upset incumbent Rogers who has held seat since 2009
Incumbent seeking re-election to District 2 seat
Democrat Brent Oleson faces Republican Paul Talley for the open seat.
Iowa’s Republican Secretary of State’s Office has been trying to tamp down voting misinformation, while members of his own party are pushing conspiracy theories, including those running for office in Linn and Johnson counties.
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The longtime incumbent the has skewered President Joe Biden’s policies on energy production, inflation and border security.
Franken presents himself as an experienced leader, after four decades in the Navy, who has the tenacity to combat threats to American democracy.
Paul Pate is a former state legislator and mayor of Cedar Rapids while Joel Miller is the current Linn County auditor and former mayor or Robins.
A petition by Tama County Against Turbines placed the measure on the ballot to increase the number of supervisors from three to five.
Republican Davenport state lawmaker Roby Smith is aiming to unseat Democrat Michael Fitzgerald as the state’s elected banker.
Lawmakers redrew election districts and created a new and open House District 91 seat — covering parts of Johnson County, including Clear Creek up to Swisher, and all of Iowa County, including Williamsburg, Marengo and North English.
The four Iowa appellate judges up for retention Nov. 8 should remain on the bench, according to the performance evaluation by state bar members. The lawyers rated them with “above average” scores.
Two prosecutors running for county attorneys in Linn and Johnson counties followed similar paths, taking on the toughest cases, in preparing themselves to lead the offices. Both Democrats run unopposed Nov. 8.
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