Campaigns & Elections

Dave Bushaw, a West Union farmer, musician and former Bernie Sanders organizer, announced an independent campaign for Iowa’s open 2nd Congressional District seat, pledging to champion working-class Iowans through grassroots organizing.

In the two weeks since Iowa U.S. Rep. Randy Feentra formally launched his bid for governor of Iowa, the three-term congressman has been campaigning as though he's already in the general election, directing his attacks at Iowa Auditor Rob Sand, the Democratic Party front-runner for the 2026 election to succeed Gov. Kim Reynolds.

Iowa Democratic candidates running for Congress urged members of their party to only support a deal to end the government shutdown if it includes extensions for health care subsidies, as lawmakers neared an agreement.

Republican Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks will hold an in-person town hall Monday in Keosauqua after facing mounting criticism and pressure to hold an in-person forum after she pledged to do so earlier this year.

At a Cedar Rapids church, three Democratic U.S. Senate candidates — Josh Turek, Zach Wahls, and Nathan Sage — reflected on the Black national anthem’s lessons of unity, hope and perservearance, sharing personal stories that shape their priorities on healthcare, equity, and economic justice.

Iowa state Sen. Molly Donahue is calling for the resignation of three Cedar Rapids school board members after a multimillion dollar school bond referendum failed voter approval Tuesday.

Rob Sand, Randy Feenstra and Zach Wahls all announced new endorsements

Wearing red “Iowa First LFG” hats, supporters cheered as Lahn vowed to protect farmland, oppose corporate consolidation and champion socially conservative policies in a bid to reshape Iowa’s future.

At his 98th county stop, Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Nathan Sage told supporters Iowa needs fighters from the working class, not the wealthy. Supporters said his life story and plainspoken style make him “real and relatable” in a red state.

The Democratic candidate for governor hosted a roundtable discussion with rural Iowa health care stakeholders

Multimillion dollar school bond referendums failed to garner voter approval Tuesday in the Williamsburg and Central City school districts.

Cedar Rapids schools Superintendent Tawana Grover wants to harness the momentum gained in Tuesday’s failed bond referendum vote to build a school district the community backs.