Posts Tagged ‘RPI’

Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn today announced Jim Anderson was confirmed by the Republican State Central Committee as the party’s new executive director. Anderson comes to the Iowa GOP from the Republican National Committee in Washington, DC, where he served as the RNC’s Deputy Political Director. “Iowa Republicans are poised for sweeping gains ... Full story

Politics is a small, strange world. Politics is also a relationship business. It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Sure, there are other professions in which that is the case, but politics is the ultimate networking game. How else can you explain that the guy rumored to be the next Executive Director ... Full story

Governor Tim Pawlenty did a great job of introducing himself to Iowa Republicans tonight. Pawlenty was more than comfortable in talking to Iowans tonight. His speech was full of humor, the serious issues that are facing our nation, and lots of references to the heartland. Below are the notes from his speech.... Full story

With Jeff Boeyink’s departure as the Executive Director of the Republican Party of Iowa, RPI Chairman Matt Strawn now has a difficult task in finding a replacement with just a little over a year to until Election Day. To date, the hiring of Boeyink has been one of Strawn’s best accomplishments. Having run the ... Full story

TheIowaRepublican.com has learned that the Republican Party of Iowa’s Executive Director, Jeff Boeyink, has resigned his position in order to take a key position with former Governor Terry Branstad’s campaign. Boeyink’s resignation is effective immediately. Boeyink provides the Branstad campaign with a competent administrator who has a wealth of experience in running state campaigns. Branstad’s ... Full story

Governor Chet Culver is in the midst of a scandal, the likes of which the state of Iowa has never seen in its history. The scandal involving the Iowa Department of Economic Development (IDED) will likely dwarf the CIETC scandal from 2006. The CIETC scandal centered on state employees who lined their own pockets ... 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

As the son of a farmer and the grandson of a John Deere factory worker, I have a profound appreciation for the men and women whose labors have not just made our state prosperous historically, but helped make Iowa a leader in feeding the world. Whether someone earns their living breaking our fertile soil, working on the ... Full story

Darrell Kearney, long-time Finance Director for the Republican Party of Iowa, today announced his retirement from the Party. Kearney will remain with the Party as a part-time contract employee to assist in the transition of his successor. Kearney said, “I truly love the Iowa GOP and my decade working for Party has been the ... Full story

This spring, Doug Gross commissioned a poll for the Iowa First Foundation. The poll was designed to help Iowa Republicans identify a winning gubernatorial candidate. One of the areas to which Mr. Gross drew attention while sharing the poll’s findings with the media was the issue of how people felt about the Republican ... Full story