Articles Tagged: Iowa Democratic Party

Also, tickets on sale for Iowa Democrats’ ‘Liberty and Justice Celebration’

Three of Iowa's four congressional seats — which Democrats held as recently as 2020 — are still winnable, Iowa Democrats say, but the party doesn’t have candidates for two of them thus far.

Also, Tim Scott launches new Iowa ads, economic plan

The Republican Party of Iowa announced the dates for its 2024 county, district and state conventions Thursday, laying out the timeline between the January caucuses and the Republican National Convention.

At the beginning of the month, I was at a CNN presidential town hall featuring former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley …

While an Iowa Supreme Court decision this month means abortion remains legal in Iowa until roughly 20 weeks of pregnancy, lawmakers and activists on both sides of the issue are gearing up for another protracted battle.

Iowa Democrats intend to forge ahead with a plan for both a mail-in and an in-person 2024 caucus process, despite the possibility of sanctions.

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 …