Posts Tagged ‘Strawn’

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

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

The day after the United States House of Representatives passed the controversial healthcare reform bill, President Obama announced that he would return to Iowa to discuss the bill’s effect on small business with Iowans. The president will be at the Field House in Iowa City this afternoon at 1 p.m. It ... 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

Earlier today, Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Matt Strawn joined Rep. Chris Hagenow and Rep. Matt Windschitl to announce The Liberty Agenda. The Liberty Agenda consists of three elements. Allow Iowans to vote of the definition of marriage. Restore the number of State Troopers to the pre-1998 level within the next five years. Since ... 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

There has been a lot of discussion following Haley Barbour’s speech last Thursday night at the Republican Party of Iowa’s Night of the Rising Stars event. While Barbour’s remarks left many social conservatives with a sour taste in their mouths at the conclusion of the event, it would be a mistake to disregard everything that ... 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