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Jeff Kaufmann has been Iowa Republicans’ state party leader since 2015. In that decade, Iowa Republicans have gone from sharing control of state and federal government in Iowa with Democrats to near unfettered control and historic majorities.

The first President Bush appointed Cedar Rapids Republican to Malta post in 1989

In a surprise upset Tuesday, a Democrat won the Jan. 28 special election to fill an open seat in the …

Republican Party of Iowa chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who has not yet decided whether to run for another term, expressed confidence that Iowa Republicans will not lose their first-in-the-nation caucus status as have Iowa Democrats

New polling released Saturday of likely Iowa voters suggests Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris now leads Republican former president Donald Trump in a state both parties had all but written off.

Technicalities can have significant consequences

A Republican will not appear on the fall ballot to challenge a Democratic incumbent for a local statehouse seat after the chair of a Linn County GOP special nominating convention refused to certify the results.

The Democratic National Convention is in full swing. Plus, an odd turn of events as Iowa Republicans attempt to nominate a statehouse candidate.

Linn GOP nominates candidates at convention for auditor, Iowa House races

Iowa Republicans hammered Vice President Kamala Harris and her selection on Tuesday of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate for the White House. Picking Walz over Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, was “blatantly antisemitic,” Iowa GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann said.

“Minnesota Governor Tim Walz is a great candidate for Vice President because he understands Midwest principles, how hard Iowans work, and the value of a dollar,” Iowa Democratic Party Chair Rita Hart said in a statement.

Iowa Democrats on Sunday applauded President Joe Biden’s decision to bow out of the presidential race, after weeks of pressure from allies over concerns that he would be unable to beat Donald Trump in November.

It was always a dream of mine see to Grant Wood’s “American Gothic.” I finally got my chance when I …

Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann, who will give the speech formally nominating Donald Trump to be elected president, emphasized lowering the political temperature and heated rhetoric in the presidential race.