Posts Tagged ‘Miller-Meeks’

Rep. David Loebsack’s explanation that he worked against a health care provision that hits small business before he voted for the bill that includes it sounds exactly like 2004 presidential candidate John Kerry’s claim that he voted for funding the Iraq war before voting against it. On Monday, Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said she would ... Full story

Rep. David Loebsack’s call for the federal government to use part of a federal settlement with Wall Street investment house Goldman Sachs to reimburse Cedar Rapids and Linn County is “the height of hypocrisy,” Republican candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks said today. “In his four years in Congress, David Loebsack already has a long history of siding with ... Full story

Ben Lange (1st CD), Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (2nd District), and Brad Zaun (3rd District), have all earned “On the Radar” status from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).  The status is part of the NRCC’s Young Guns program that assists Republican candidates for Congress. The Young Guns program was founded in the 2007-2008 election cycle ... Full story

The current political environment may be the most favorable that Iowa Republicans have ever experienced. The last time Republicans had a favorable environment like this was in 1994. That year, they re-elected Governor Terry Branstad after a bitter primary with 57% of the vote, won 63 seats in the Iowa House, and ... Full story

OTTUMWA, Iowa – The following is Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ speech following her overwhelmingly victory Tuesday night in the Second Congressional District in which she captured more than 51 percent of the votes in the four-way Republican primary: “Thank you, very, very much. We just received some tremendous news moments ago…and I just want to say how ... Full story

Rob Gettemy: 13% Mariannette Miller-Meeks: 51% Steve Rathje: 22% Christopher Reed: 15% Precincts Reporting: 100% Full story

Rathje Calls on Miller-Meeks to Condemn Attacks Miller-Meeks Having it Both Ways on Third Party Group Mudslinging Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Steve Rathje, republican candidate for Congress in Iowa’s second district today called on Mariannette Miller-Meeks to condemn the type of third party cowardly attacks that are being used to attack her opponents in the primary ... Full story

The Republican primary in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District is about to get interesting. Steve Rathje is out with a negative ad that attacks Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the 2008 nominee and presumed frontrunner in the race. Rathje's ad brings up Miller-Meeks' poor performance against Loebsack in 2008. Loebsack won that election 57% to ... Full story

In 2008, Mariannette Miller-Meeks was considered the underdog in her bid for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. Before running for Congress, her previous political involvement was intertwined with her profession as a physician. Miller-Meeks visited the halls of Congress to lobby for healthcare reforms through her work with the American ... Full story

Republican candidate Rob Gettemy announced today his campaign has released two new television advertisements, entitled “Jobs” and “Values”. The ads will begin airing across the Second Congressional District today. “Throughout my travels across the district, there are two concerns that voters constantly bring up to me,” Gettemy stated. “First, there is real and persistent concern that the ... Full story