Last Saturday, national Democrats finally ratified their plans to end Iowa Democrats’ right to go first in the presidential nominating …
Articles Tagged: Iowa Democratic Party
Government & Politics Feb. 9, 2023 2:42 pm1074d ago
Democrats will hold their 2023 odd-year party caucuses across Linn County from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 11.
Government & Politics Feb. 8, 2023 1:06 pm1075d ago
Iowa political figures on both sides of the aisle weigh in on President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union address Tuesday night.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Feb. 5, 2023 6:00 am1079d ago
A week and a day ago, the Iowa Democratic Party gathered — over Zoom, because apparently they hate themselves — …
Government & Politics Feb. 4, 2023 1:36 pm1079d ago
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.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Feb. 3, 2023 7:40 pm1080d ago
Brenna Bird this week signs on to GOP letter from 200 Republican attorneys general to Walgreens and CVS
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 18, 2024 9:37 am731d ago
The party is looking to bounce back from several consecutive poor showings in recent election cycles.
Government & Politics Jan. 28, 2023 5:00 am1087d ago
Steering committee members vote Saturday on new chair and a proposal to establish a committee focused on winning elections.
Althea Cole
Staff Columnists Jan. 16, 2023 4:54 pm1098d ago
With the commencement of the legislative session in the Iowa Statehouse, the debate over one of its focal issues, education …
Government & Politics Jan. 9, 2023 8:08 am1106d ago
Iowa Democrats face a rocky road ahead as the party looks to rebuild after another election cycle that saw Republicans expand their control over the state lawmaking process -- and the loss of its first-in-the-nation presidential caucuses.
Caleb McCullough, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 6, 2023 5:27 pm1108d ago
Democrats remain in the minority in the upcoming legislative session, having lost seats in both the House and Senate in the 2022 election, with Republicans gaining a two-thirds supermajority in the Senate.
Government & Politics Jan. 6, 2023 5:16 pm1108d ago
State party seeks a conditional waiver from national party
Campaigns & Elections Dec. 21, 2022 5:54 pm1124d ago
The Iowa Democratic Party said it is “looking into” the donations from leaders of a now-bankrupt cryptocurrency company.
Government & Politics Dec. 19, 2022 6:00 am1127d ago
Linn County Democrats gathered at their monthly meeting last week to discuss the 2022 midterm election results -- what went well and what the Iowa Democratic Party needs to do better to avoid future drubbings.
Government & Politics Dec. 23, 2022 12:49 pm1122d ago
Iowa Democratic Party Chairman Ross Wilburn will step down as leader of the party, after Democrats faced a drubbing in the midterm elections and a vote by national Democrats to strip Iowa of its first-in-the-nation caucuses.

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