Posts Tagged ‘Iowa GOP’

Former state legislator Sandy Greiner announced that she is running for the State Senate at county conventions today in Johnson, Washington, Jefferson, Wapello, and Van Buren counties.  Greiner would face first term first-term State Senator Becky Schmitz in Senate District 45 if she were successful in the June primary. Greiner makes the SD 45 a ... Full story

TIR blogger and photographer Dave Davidson attended the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association meeting today. It seems as if Governor Culver sent Davidson a message when he was getting his picture taken. Or maybe the Governor’s “hidden message” was intended for someone else in the audience. Recently, members of the media told Culver that he needs to be more assessable and friendly to the ... Full story

Strawn: Time for Democrats to put our kids before their campaign cash Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today said that in the days following the unveiling of Republican public education reform initiatives, leading Iowa Democrats have continued to demonstrate a stunning defense of the status quo and reflexive opposition to new ideas for ... Full story

Nearly 800 people turned out last night for the Republican Party of Iowa’s “Night of the Rising Stars” event at Hoyt Sherman Place in Des Moines. The event was billed as the coming-out party for RPI under the new leadership of Chairman Matt Strawn and Executive Director Jeff Boeyink. Strawn told the audience that ... Full story

The Republican Party of Iowa’s upcoming “Night of the Rising Stars” event is being billed as the coming-out party for RPI under the leadership of Chairman Matt Strawn. While the new leader of the Iowa GOP has made some notable changes, the jury is still out on whether or not the moves he has ... Full story

With the legislative session over, Iowa Republicans are now debating how they should brand themselves as they move forward towards the 2010 elections. The debate was heightened this past week when Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter switched parties and announced he would seek re-election as a Democrat. Specter says the reason for his defection was ... Full story