Articles Tagged: Iowa Democratic Party

Also, Iowa Democrats hire new staffers

Iowa Democrats voted Saturday to approve the state’s delegate selection plan for the 2024 Democratic caucuses. The new plan would have Iowa Democrats declare their presidential preference by mail, and precinct caucuses would be held on the same night as Iowa Republicans caucus — eight days before any other state’s presidential primary.

Gov. Kim Reynolds signs bill aimed at protecting state’s ‘first-in-nation’ status

Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two front-runners for the Republican presidential nomination, both are visiting Iowa this week.

State laws, national priorities clash

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds said in a statement she will “do everything I can” to protect the status of the caucuses.

Legislation that would require Iowa caucus participants to vote in-person — which would effectively kill Iowa Democrats’ plan for mail-in caucusing in 2024 — was introduced this week in the Iowa House by Republican state lawmaker Bobby Kaufmann, the son of Republican Party of Iowa state chairman Jeff Kaufmann.

Last Saturday, national Democrats finally ratified their plans to end Iowa Democrats’ right to go first in the presidential nominating …

Democrats will hold their 2023 odd-year party caucuses across Linn County from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 11.

Iowa political figures on both sides of the aisle weigh in on President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address Tuesday night.

A week and a day ago, the Iowa Democratic Party gathered — over Zoom, because apparently they hate themselves — …

The national party grants waivers to South Carolina, New Hampshire, Nevada, Georgia and Michigan to hold their presidential primaries ahead of the rest of the country.

Brenna Bird this week signs on to GOP letter from 200 Republican attorneys general to Walgreens and CVS

The party is looking to bounce back from several consecutive poor showings in recent election cycles.

Steering committee members vote Saturday on new chair and a proposal to establish a committee focused on winning elections.