Iowa 2022 Elections

Bohannan, a Democratic candidate for Congress, said the new law has ‘a lot of good in there for Iowa’

Incumbent Tom Miller pledges more work on scams, opioids. GOP challenger Brenna Bird promises legal challenges of Biden executive orders.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: Sens. Ernst and Grassley’s insulin votes, Iowa Republicans’ mixed messaging on law enforcement, and Gov. Reynolds puts the so-called fetal heartbeat bill back in the courts.

RNC chairwoman Ronna McDaniel, in Iowa, says she put state party chairman Jeff Kaufmann in an influential position because she wanted to keep Iowa's first-in-the-nation status

Also, Lix Mathis is endorsed by Black pastors in Black Hawk County

Mallory McMorrow, a state senator from Michigan, is the keynote speaker at this week’s Iowa Democratic Wing Ding in Clear Lake.

Also, six Democratic members of Congress have endorsed Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken

See how much Sen. Chuck Grassley has benefited from pharmaceutical industry contributions and why he still doesn’t support Medicare drug price negotiation in the Fact Checker’s first check on Mike Franken.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken took Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley to task over efforts to lower prescription drug prices for Iowans.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst splits her votes on legislation providing health care for veterans harmed by serving near burn pits, Iowa Democrats’ first-in-the-nation status gets a stay of execution, and a consequential — and perhaps predictive — vote on abortion in Kansas.

The Iowa caucuses — on the Democrats’ side — are in danger of losing their enviable position atop the nation’s presidential nominating calendar

Also, Republicans nominate a Cedar Rapids-area statehouse candidate

Also, Iowa Republicans say they made their 1 millionth voter contact in preparation for the November elections

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: The Kim Reynolds Court, a career Iowa Republican Congressman endorses Democrats, a close AG campaign, and Todd tells Iowa Democrats to show him the money.

Also, recent polling shows a statistical tie in Iowa’s attorney general campaign