Posts Tagged ‘Funk’

Dave Funk, retired Airline Captain and Veteran of the Iowa Army National Guard, has filed his papers and is officially a candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District to take on Leonard Bowsell. Dave Funk has been certified by obtaining the required number of signatures and will be on the ballot in the primary election in the ... Full story

This past week we started noticing mailers popping up in mailboxes. A digital copy of which can be seen at www.congressneedsfunk.com/news, on the front is a wonderful picture of Leonard Boswell clapping with the words "Congress Leonard Boswell Creating Jobs For Iowa Families." He then goes on to share everything he's done this past ... Full story

Candidates running for Congress are approaching another fundraising deadline at the end of the month. The first quarter fundraising deadline will tell us which candidates have the necessary resources to wage their campaigns the primaries enter into their final phases. Last Saturday, I recorded Dave Funk, Jim Gibbons, and Brad Zaun’s speeches ... Full story

What kind of barometer are social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to a candidate's effectiveness in a primary or general election? Social media is obviously a tool to reach constituents where they already hang out online, but does the popularity of candidates social networking sites translate to votes on Election Day like it did ... Full story

Third District Republican Congressional candidate Dave Funk signed the Americans for Prosperity no climate tax pledge recently. In a statement sent out from his campaign, Funk said, “I’m grateful for the acknowledgment and is proud to be one of more than 400 elected officials and candidates that have signed this pledge. Fighting these taxes is ... Full story

Third District Republican congressional candidate Mark Rees has released a web video for his campaign last night. Rees, a retired architect, is one of seven candidates seeking the Republican nomination in the June primary. Below is the press release and video that the Rees campaign sent out. The Mark Rees for Congress campaign ... Full story

The US Government has invested billions into "job creating" activities. They've done a terrible job and have by-far cost us more than the tiny gains we may have made. I've noticed everyone running for office has been talking about jobs and job creation and I have yet to see anyone offer actual solutions. I've ... Full story

For months, retirement rumors have surrounded Congressman Leonard Boswell. The seven-term Representative in Iowa’s 3rd District tried to quash the retirement rumors early last month, but his statement that he is running has done nothing to dampen the rumors that keep resurfacing in D.C. and back home in Iowa’s third district. The Boswell ... Full story

A poll by Davenport-based Victory Enterprises shows State Senator Brad Zaun with a sizable lead over his primary opponents. Victory Enterprises is a paid consultant for Zaun’s congressional campaign. The poll shows Zaun leading the field of candidates with 26%, while Gibbons had 5%, and Dave Funk had less than 4%. ... Full story

The June 8th primary is only 128 days away. Just three months ago, retired airline pilot Dave Funk was the only Republican candidate in the race. As the weather turned cold, Republicans began to sense that seven-term incumbent Congressman Leonard Boswell was on the hot seat. Since then, a number of candidates have ... Full story