Posts Tagged ‘Gibbons’

Third District Congressional candidate Brad Zaun received the support of his primary competitors yesterday.  Jim Gibbons, Dave Funk, Pat Bertroche, Scott Batcher, and Jason Welch joined Zaun at the mid-day press conference.  The seventh candidate, Mark Rees, was out of town and could not attend.  Having all the candidates publically back Zaun is a ... Full story

By Emily Geiger It’s always interesting to see how close or how far off those pre-election predictions were once the big day has come and gone. I got Branstad’s win right, but I had the margin a little off. He still hit 50% and he still had a decisive win, but Roberts didn’t do as well as I had expected, and the support he didn’t get ... Full story

Scott Batcher: 1% Pat Bertroche: 2% Dave Funk: 22% Jim Gibbons: 28% Mark Rees: 5% Jason Welch: 1% Brad Zaun: 42% Precincts Reporting: 100% Full story

Newt Gingrich was in Iowa yesterday. The former Speaker of the House and potential 2012 presidential candidate headlined three impressive events in eastern and central Iowa during his visit. Gingrich first attended a fundraiser for the Republican House Majority Fund in Cedar Rapids. He then gave a mid-afternoon speech at the American ... Full story

Third District Congressional candidate, Jim Gibbons, told TheIowaRepublican.com yesterday that his campaign will begin running television ads across the district today. The “substantial” network and cable ad buy is Gibbons’ first since entering the congressional race last November. The 30-second ad entitled, “The Mat,” focuses on Gibbons’ background as an athlete, coach, and financial advisor. ... Full story

Third District Republicans descended upon Grinnell this weekend for the Republican District Convention. It was the second election cycle in a row that Grinnell has held the district convention. Being centrally located and right off of Interstate 80, makes it a convenient location for each of the 12 Third District ... Full story

Third District Congressional Candidate Jim Gibbons has released a new web ad for his campaign for Congress. You can view it below. ... Full story

Iowa Democrats insist that Congressman Leonard Boswell isn’t in trouble. Last week, Congressman Chris Van Hollen of Maryland was in Des Moines to raise money for Boswell’s campaign. Van Hollen isn’t just a friend and colleague of Boswell, he’s the chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC). In a Des Moines Register ... Full story

Over the next few weeks, candidates running for federal offices will be announcing how much money they were able to raise for their campaigns in the first quarter of 2010. The dollars that they were able to raise, and more importantly their cash on-hand numbers, will be provide us ... Full story

This past weekend provided an excellent opportunity to hit the road and follow the candidates seeking the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. On Friday afternoon, six of the seven candidates on the ballot participated in a candidate forum sponsored by IowaPolitics.com. The only candidate who did not attend ... Full story