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.
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Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2025 3:33 pm1d 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.
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 23, 2025 3:33 pm1d ago
Republican former Iowa U.S. Rep. Rod Blum is seeking a return to Congress, announcing Thursday he will run for the open seat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District and pledging $250,000 of his own money to jumpstart his campaign.
Federal Government Sep. 8, 2025 5:22 pm15d ago
Grassley led the effort on a Senate resolution that called on streamers to add C-SPAN to their programming
Campaigns & Elections Sep. 3, 2025 9:11 am21d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson wasted little time announcing her candidacy for U.S. Senate Tuesday, mere hours after Sen. Joni Ernst published a video announcing she will not seek re-election.
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 25, 2025 9:10 am30d ago
Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson drew a crowd of party faithful Saturday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway & Expo Center in Cedar Rapids as she launched her re-election push with help from GOP leaders, conservative commentators and a neighboring U.S. senator.
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 26, 2025 2:22 pm29d ago
Former Pine Lake State Park manager Don Primus, of Steamboat Rock, unsuccessfully ran for Hardin County supervisor in 2020.
Campaigns & Elections Aug. 5, 2025 3:19 pm50d ago
With lawmakers back in their district for their month-long August recess, the question remains when, and if, the former ophthalmologist and 24-year Army veteran will use that time to honor her pledge to hold a public in-person town hall.
Federal Government Jul. 24, 2025 5:08 pm61d ago
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds sent a letter Wednesday to congressional leaders urging support for legislation to block California’s regulations reintroduced by a group of U.S. House members, including Iowa Republicans Ashley Hinson, Randy Feenstra, Zach Nunn and Mariannette Miller-Meeks.
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 22, 2025 7:17 am64d ago
Clint Twedt-Ball, who stepped down this summer after nearly 20 years at the helm of the nonprofit Matthew 25, launched a campaign Tuesday for the U.S. House seat currently held by Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson.
Tom Barton, Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 17, 2025 7:32 am69d ago
Iowa Republican incumbents have outpaced their Democratic challengers in fundraising, according to recent campaign finance reports, as they gear up for competitive races and push to protect their narrow U.S. House majority.
Federal Government Jul. 17, 2025 7:17 am69d ago
The Iowa congresswoman said Americans are right to have questions and demand justice for the victims, but she trusts Trump administration's commitment to the truth.
Campaigns & Elections Jul. 14, 2025 11:51 am72d ago
Iowa state Rep. Lindsay James, a Democrat from Dubuque, said she is “seriously considering” launching a campaign to seek her party’s nomination to challenge Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson for Northeast Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District seat.
Government & Politics Jul. 4, 2025 7:55 am82d ago
Iowa’s U.S. House members — all Republicans — voted Thursday to pass President Donald Trump’s $4.5 trillion tax breaks and spending cuts bill, sending it to him to sign before the Fourth of July holiday weekend and just a few hours before Trump was set to speak in Des Moines at an event at the Iowa State Fairgrounds.
By LISA MASCARO, MARY CLARE JALONICK and LEAH ASKARINAM - Associated Press
Federal Government Jul. 4, 2025 10:43 am82d ago
The tight roll call, 218-214, came at a potentially high political cost, with two Republicans joining all Democrats opposed.