Also, Democrat Rob Sand officially filed to run for re-election as state auditor
Articles Tagged: US Senate
Campaigns & Elections Mar. 15, 2022 3:38 pm1306d ago
Deidre DeJear, the likely Democratic candidate for Iowa governor, filed her nominating signatures Tuesday, officially making her the first Black woman in Iowa’s history to be the Democratic or Republican party candidate for governor
Campaigns & Elections Mar. 4, 2022 2:59 pm1317d ago
Also, Republican state treasurer candidate Roby Smith has called on current treasurer Mike Fitzgerald to divest any state of Iowa investments in Russian entities
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 2, 2022 5:50 pm1347d ago
The Collective PAC, which works to increase Black Americans’ engagement in politics, endorsed Deidre DeJear’s campaign for governor.
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 31, 2022 6:01 pm1349d ago
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.
Federal Government Jan. 5, 2022 5:23 pm1375d ago
Sen. Chuck Grassley says Senate Republicans see the $1.8 trillion package of social and environmental initiatives as unnecessary and inflationary.
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Nov. 23, 2021 3:15 pm1418d ago
He cited the death of a nephew earlier this year in ending his campaign for the Democratic nomination to likely face Chuck Grassley
Government & Politics Dec. 2, 2021 9:37 am1409d ago
Bipartisan letter expresses disappointment with the Pentagon’s proposed timeline for implementing measures to combat sexual assault in the military.
National Politics Nov. 29, 2021 10:00 am1412d ago
Former Rep. Abby Finkenauer said Sen. Chuck Grassley is a multimillionaire who has owned a home in Washington since she was 5 years old.
Government & Politics Aug. 2, 2021 6:07 pm1531d ago
Retired admiral joins U.S. Rep. Abby Finkenauer, Manning farmer and rancher Dave Muhlbauer and Minden physician Glenn Hurst in race for Democratic nomination.
By Erin Murphy - Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Jun. 16, 2021 10:03 am1578d ago
Iowa senator does not rule out the potential for a Republican-controlled U.S. Senate to once again block a Democratic president’s U.S. Supreme Court nominee.