Findley to take on Attorney General Tom Miller

Tuesday, January 26, 2010, 4:28
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Brenna The Republican slate of candidates for the June primary is almost set. Republicans have contested primaries for the Governor’s office, Secretary of State’s office, State Treasurer’s Office, and also have heated primaries in the second and third congressional districts. Regardless of the outcome, the Republican ballot in the general election will be strong. The winners of those primaries will join Senator Grassley, Congressmen King and Latham, Secretary of Ag Northey and Auditor Vaudt on the general election ballot.

Everything seems to be in place except for one glaring omission: who will battle incumbent Attorney General Tom Miller?

Enter Brenna Findley. Findley has opened an exploratory campaign for a run to be Iowa’s Attorney General.

Born, raised, and home schooled in Dallas County, Findley graduated from the University of Chicago Law School. Findley worked her way through the Iowa Statehouse and spent the last seven years as Congressman Steve King’s point person in the House Judiciary Committee.

Findley’s candidacy is intriguing on many levels. While all of the other top-of-the-ticket races listed above have captured our interest from time to time, the Attorney General spot has been overlooked. The position is certainly key, however. Iowa’s incumbent Attorney General has given Vilsack and Culver all the cover they needed whenever they tried to stretch Iowa’s constitutional bounds. Especially in the aftermath of last year’s marriage debacle, you would think that conservatives would target the position.

Also involved in this race is a generational dynamic. Brenna Findley is not just the young go-getter up against an incumbent past retirement age. Findley is the rare combination of youth and accomplishment. Findley has spent time in Iowa’s campaign trenches and worked throughout the GOP’s caucus-to-convention process. But, most importantly, Findley has battled the constitution’s demolition crew in the Judiciary Committee in the United States Congress.

For those who are unaware, the Judiciary Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives is the front line in America’s culture war. Conservatives debate with the loony left like John Conyers, Jerry Nadler, Maxine Waters, and Sheila Jackson Lee each and every day on each and every issue. In this venue, Findley has seen and heard every liberal argument for dismantling the rule of law. Findley has proven she can handle the legal distortions from the best the intellectually challenged Left has to offer.

And then there’s the gender factor. We conservatives could care less whether our Attorney General is male or female, just as long as the Constitution is upheld. But, you know the Des Moines Register sure wants female voices in elected office. And you know it is so much fun to watch the hypocritical liberals tic, twinge, and sputter when they are confronted with a bright, articulate, and conservative female like Brenna Findley.

Findley is the first person in her family to go to college, and went to law school to stand up for the law and Constitution. As King’s Chief of Staff, Findley oversaw King’s six offices, staff, and budget for the 32 county Fifth Congressional District. Congressman King is the only non-lawyer to serve on the Judiciary Committee.

Nomination papers are due in to the Secretary of State on or before March 19th. Findley will need to collect 1,000 signatures, including 50 from at least 10 different counties. Findley circulated petitions at Saturday’s precinct caucuses.

Tags: Attorney General, Campaign 2010, Findley, King, Tom Miller

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Craig Robinson serves as the founder and Editor-in-Chief of TheIowaRepublican.com. Prior to founding Iowa's largest conservative news site, Robinson served as the Political Director of the Republican Party of Iowa during the 2008 Iowa Caucuses. In that capacity, Robinson planned and organized the largest political event in 2007, the Iowa Straw Poll, in Ames, Iowa. Robinson also organized the 2008 Republican caucuses in Iowa, and was later dispatched to Nevada to help with the caucuses there. Robinson cut his teeth in Iowa politics during the 2000 caucus campaign of businessman Steve Forbes and has been involved with most major campaigns in the state since then. His extensive political background and rolodex give him a unique perspective from which to monitor the political pulse of Iowa.

23 Comments on “Findley to take on Attorney General Tom Miller”

Timmy wrote on 26 January, 2010, 6:58
It’s about time we took back the AG office and we could do one helluva lot worse. Brenna will make an excellent choice!
Jeff wrote on 26 January, 2010, 7:32
University of Chicago Law school….very impressive. That’s one of the best law schools in the country, and very difficult to get into.
Deace voted for Obama wrote on 26 January, 2010, 7:34
Time to get out the checkbook.
Carolyn J. Williams wrote on 26 January, 2010, 8:15
wow. great resume. Go Brenna.
Nimitz wrote on 26 January, 2010, 8:26
The AG’s office is in need of a major shakeup. IMO this is a far more politically significant office than Secretary of State or Ag Secretary. We have punted on challenging Miller for years. Looks like we have a very impressive candidate this year.
HawkCR1 wrote on 26 January, 2010, 8:49
Running against Miller will be a daunting task…We all know that he’s a big liberal..but Miller plays it smart politically..making himself out to be the “consumer’s advocate” in Iowa and getting all the free media he wants whenever he files suit against one of those “evil” corporations.

What will be Miller’s biggest albatross..is being on the same ticket as Culver..combined with the fact that he’s been AG essentially since 79′ (minus 3 years in the 90’s)…

Findley is no wallflower…she’s a pit bull and she won’t be afraid to mix it up. This is gonna be a fun race to watch…
Waywardson wrote on 26 January, 2010, 9:33
Go Brenna Go !
NEIowan wrote on 26 January, 2010, 9:54
This is wonderful news for the party. Go get ‘em Brenna!!!
pollo22 wrote on 26 January, 2010, 10:15
This is great news. She’ll be an excellent campaigner and an even better Attorney General! Open up your pocket books – this one needs taken back by the GOP!
TheThinker wrote on 26 January, 2010, 13:06
This may be the hardest statewide position to take away next year. However, she is a solid candidate and I am happy to see her run. She needs our money and volunteer time.
Mr. Hawk wrote on 27 January, 2010, 9:29
Where does she stand on the issues of whether judges can “make law” and whether the U.S. Constitution was based on the gospel of Jesus Christ?

These are important issues that IFPC and Steve Deace want us to consider before we blindly jump on board here.
pollo22 wrote on 27 January, 2010, 10:03
Mr. Hawk – I’m sure she isn’t good enough for Deace – only he is good enough for himself. If she’s good enough for King, she’s good enough for me. But I’m sure you’ll have time to ask her and once you do, you can report back here.
We The People wrote on 31 January, 2010, 20:25
Looks like we ALL agree on this one! “Googled” her and REALLY liked what I saw!
A+ on this one!
tom richards wrote on 2 February, 2010, 18:51
i would like to see both the AG and Sec’y of State candidates address the issue of election tampering. I would like to see our candidates commit themselves to putting anyone who attempts to illegally alter to outcome of an IOWA election in jail. I am still deeply disturbed by the actions of the Gore campaign in Florida and subsequent reports about bogus voter registration by groups like ACORN. Keep them out of Iowa.
HawkCR1 wrote on 2 February, 2010, 20:46
Brenna Findley would NOT take any election fraud lightly..that’s for sure. Unlike our current AG…she understands that laws MEAN something and are to be enforced.