Posts Tagged ‘Fong’

When Christian Fong suspended his campaign for governor, the Republican primary field shrunk to a four man contest. Yes, five candidates still remain, but State Senator Jerry Behn isn’t a serious candidate like the other four are. Behn has only attended a handful of events in central Iowa and has been absent ... Full story

Breaking News: The following is a press release from Fong's campaign. Christian Fong, Republican gubernatorial candidate announced that effective today he will suspend his campaign for Governor. “Today, I announce the suspension of my campaign. From this time forward, we will not be actively campaigning for the Republican nomination for Governor. ... Full story

A dangerous illusion is that Iowa’s economy is healthy.  Over the long-term, our jobs are being lost as businesses move jobs to lower-cost states.  Wage growth, relative to the rest of the nation, has stagnated even as living costs rise – an economic situation known as “stagflation.”  In fact, most counties have been experiencing ... Full story

The Scott County GOP held its first annual Ronald Reagan dinner in Bettendorf last night. More than 300 people were in attendance for the inaugural event, which featured former New York governor George Pataki and four Republican gubernatorial hopefuls who were looking for support in advance of next June’s gubernatorial primary. Christian Fong, Chris ... Full story

TheIowaRepublican.com is at the First Annual Scott County Ronald Reagan Dinner. The room is packed. Nearly 350 people are expected to attend. Former New York Governor George Pataki is the keynote speaker. Christian Fong, Chris Rants, Rod Roberts and Bob Vander Plaats are in attendance and will each get five minutes to ... Full story

Saturday’s Republican Party of Iowa fall fundraiser provided the first opportunity to see all six Republican gubernatorial candidates share the same stage and make their case to the assembled audience. While former governor Terry Branstad has been in the race for almost a month now, this was the first time he has joined ... Full story

Each candidate was given ten minutes to address the crowd. Jerry Behn kicked things off. 7:17 – Jerry Behn takes stage VA and NJ proves that GOP ideas are alive and well. The only way dems get elected with when the co-opt GOP ideas, but they don’t follow through in office. Do young adults want to stay in Iowa? ... Full story

Four Republican gubernatorial candidates attended the Crawford and Ida County Barnstorming for Governor last night. 100 people were in attendance to listen to the candidates and cast their vote on who they preferred. The Results are as follows: Vander Plaats: 33% Rants: 28% Fong: 21% Roberts: 18% KTIV TV 4 from Sioux City was there and covered the event. You can read their report from the event by ... Full story

By Brent Hoffman While activists may debate the credentials of the Republican candidates for Governor, it seems “conservative values voters” are the focus of the candidates in advance of the primary. At the most recent debate, held in Sioux City on October 27th, the four candidates emphasized their conservative credentials before a large and ... Full story

Below is the press release from the Roberts Campaign. Terry Branstad and Bob Vander Plaats were not in attendance. Republican gubernatorial candidate Rod Roberts won a straw poll among Allamakee County Republicans on Sunday, providing further evidence of his increasing support in all corners of the state. The Allamakee County Republicans invited all republican ... Full story