Posts Tagged ‘RPI’

I know it’s out of character for me to be posting on a weekend, but I feel the need to write about some developments that I was recently made aware of. This past week, a number of people were mailed a packet of information. The letter enclosed said that it was from “Krusty Konservative.” ... 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

Before you know it, presidential hopefuls will once again inundate the state of Iowa. If you want to get technical about it, you could easily say that we already are. Congressman Ron Paul is scheduled to speak at the Campaign for Liberty’s mid-west conference in Des Moines tonight. Newt Gingrich is planning ... Full story

In every election or campaign, there are events and other occurrences that can one can look back to and realize the significance of what transpired. For example, the stock market crash on September 16, 2008 was not only a significant day in our nation’s history, but it also had an enormous effect on the ... Full story

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