Articles Tagged: Zach Wahls

U.S. Senate candidate Zach Wahls, a state legislator from Coralville, is connecting with union workers and reaffirming his support for the federal PRO Act and expanded labor rights as he looks to distinguish himself ahead of the Democratic primary election next summer.

More than 2,000 fairgoers participated in the nonscientific straw poll conducted by the Iowa Secretary of State’s office

Iowa Democrats’ campaign speeches sound different this year as the party attempts to win back voters they have lost in the state over the past decade.

Iowa’s crowded field of Democrats running for U.S. Senate in 2026 pitched themselves and their campaigns to an audience of party members as they gear up for next year’s primary.

Candidates for governor, U.S. Senate and more are participating in the state’s time-honored tradition of greeting Iowans at the State Fair.

Also in the notebook, another Republican has announced his candidacy for Congress in Western Iowa’s 4th District

Campaign fundraising from April through June in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election was competitive between some of the top candidates, according to new federal campaign reports filed Tuesday. But Republican incumbent U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst holds a hefty financial advantage over all challengers — should she choose to run for re-election.

Following the U.S. Senate’s passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the Iowa Hospital Association says it is ‘deeply concerned’ with the impact Medicaid spending reductions will have on Iowa hospitals

Also in the notebook, Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst names the charity that will benefit from her Roast and Ride fundraiser

This week on the podcast, we discuss U.S. senate candidates in Iowa. Plus, backlash to and fallout from Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of pipeline and property rights legislation.

Also in the Campaign Almanac, the Democratic state lawmaker running to unseat an Iowa GOP Congressman announces a slate of new endorsements

The 33-year-old state senator from Coralville is the 3rd Democrat to announce in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election

Having suffered even more losses in yet another election cycle begs the question: Where do Iowa Democrats go from here?

Local elected officials and community advocates stood next to a 20-foot inflatable IUD used as a symbol as part of a national campaign to protect the right to contraception amid a growing partisan clash over reproductive rights in the United States.

A look back at the top news stories from the week of June 12