Articles Tagged: US Senate

Ernst votes ‘yes’ on gun bill; Grassley votes ‘no,’ citing concerns about vague language.

Grassley, who is up for re-election this fall, said he was “encouraged” to see the bipartisan group of senators produce a proposal.

The former Congresswoman and state legislator has been in public service since her teens

The incumbent Grassley starts the campaign as the favorite as Democrats attempt to portray him as having served in Washington too long.

Franken, a U.S. Navy veteran from Sioux City, decisively defeated former Congresswoman Abby Finkenauer

Tuesday’s primary election features competitive campaigns for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Iowa Secretary of State

Also, an Eastern Iowa statehouse candidate scores endorsements

Also, an anti-abortion group endorses state attorney general candidate Brenna Bird

Also, a group that backs STEM candidates endorses Mike Franken in Iowa’s U.S. Sente campaign

Also, Liz Mathis and Abby Finkenauer add endorsements

Also, Mike Franken’s third TV ad for his U.S. Senate campaign airs

The Democratic candidates believe Grassley is vulnerable despite his long track record of electoral success in Iowa.

Grassley, who is completing his seventh six-year term in the U.S. Senate, is being challenged by a fellow Republican, attorney and state legislator Jim Carlin

Democratic President Joe Biden said that Republicans "have chosen to stand in the way of Americans' rights to make the most personal decisions about their own bodies, families and lives." He urged voters to elect more abortion-rights lawmakers in November.

Differences over a hard line on when to send U.S. troops to Ukraine and over ethanol policy were among the few to emerge during a televised debate between the Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Iowa on Saturday night.