Articles Tagged: Liz Mathis

The Democratic candidates for Congress in Eastern Iowa’s 1st and 2nd Districts were upbeat and confident when talking about their campaigns at a state party fundraiser.

The debates are scheduled for May 7 and May 19, and will be televised by Hearst TV stations and Iowa PBS

Also, Liz Mathis’ Congressional campaign has opened its Cedar Rapids headquarters

Rep. Ashley Hinson has announced the endorsements of more than 550 grassroots supporters from all 22 counties of the new 2nd District that covers northeast Iowa.

The Grassley Works campaign has $4,600,001 cash on hand, according to Federal Election Commission first quarter reports. His three Democratic challengers have a combined $1,831,396 in their treasuries.

State Sen. Liz Mathis, who is challenging Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, ended the quarter with more than $1.3 million cash on hand and has raised over $1.9 million in the 2022 election cycle. She trails Hinson’s cash on hand by less than $500,000.

In endorsing Sen. Grassley, Stefanik noted his efforts since 2019 to uncover “deeply troubling financial entanglements of the Biden family and the communist Chinese regime” involving President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, and brother, James Biden.

Public opinion polls have consistently shown support across party lines for capping the monthly cost of insulin. However, experts say the House bill would not help uninsured people, who face the highest out-of-pocket costs for insulin.

Progress on $750 million flood protection system is “great story to tell back in Washington,” Rep. Hinson says after tour, but she also sees a funding gap as materials prices rise.

The campaign arm of U.S. House Democrats on Thursday announced it has placed two Iowa candidates, Liz Mathis and Christina Bohannan, in its program that works to help Democrats win U.S. House races against Republican incumbents.

Candidates for office in Iowa are beginning to inundate the Secretary of State’s Office with their nominating signatures, which place them on the ballot for this fall’s midterm elections.

All Republican state legislators in eastern Iowa’s new 2nd Congressional District have endorsed Ashley Hinson for Congress, Hinson’s campaign said.

The Collective PAC, which works to increase Black Americans’ engagement in politics, endorsed Deidre DeJear’s campaign for governor.

Abby Finkenauer raised just shy of $2 million in 2021 in her bid to challenge Iowa’s longtime U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, her campaign reported Monday.

Inflation is at a 40-year high, American businesses and consumers face supply issues, 1st District Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson said Thursday.