Posts Tagged ‘United States’

Says Boswell Consistently Favors Federal Control Over Local Control Brad Zaun, candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, responded today to press statements issued by the Boswell campaign: “Leonard Boswell has consistently undercut Iowa’s local school districts with his stance that only the federal government knows what’s best for our Iowa school kids.  He consistently supports taking decisions ... Full story

After their meeting during Mr. Forbes’ three-day visit to Iowa from August 23rd-25th, the magazine publisher and Honorary Chairman of Iowans for Discounted Taxes endorsed Dr. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in her race for the U.S. House of Representatives. Forbes was quoted as saying, “Mariannette has been a supporter of an optional flat-tax as a solution to the ... Full story

Congressman Leonard Boswell has been in his share of close campaigns.  The 76 year old, seven-term member of congress won his seat when he beat Mike Mahaffey by just one percent in 1996.  Since then, Boswell has survived two strong challenges from Des Moines attorney Stan Thompson, and another one by Jeff Lamberti in 2006. Once ... Full story

Iowa Congressman Tom Latham hosted the 2010 Iowa Community Conference on Thursday, leading a discussion on jobs, small business and economic development in Iowa. Panel discussions throughout the day-long event focused on taxes, regulation and development strategies for small business owners and community leaders. The panelists included tax and business experts, including Rep. Sam Graves, ... Full story

Former House Speaker calls King’s repeal legislation, H.R. 4972, “the most practical solution to repeal Obamacare” Washington D.C.- Congressman Steve King (R-IA) announced today that former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, has endorsed King’s legislation, H.R. 4972, which seeks to fully repeal Obamacare. Speaker Gingrich issued his endorsement of King’s efforts ... Full story

It came out yesterday that Ken Mehlman is gay. Mehlman was George W. Bush’s campaign manager in 2004 and followed that up by heading up the RNC in 2006. My blog brother Grant wrote a tribute to Mehlman a month ago. It has some good information if you are looking ... Full story

Coming through on its promise to target Congressman Bruce Braley in Iowa’s First District this fall, the American Future Fund has released a scathing TV ad that highlights Braley’s support of the proposed mosque at Ground Zero. “This insensitive and crass opinion by an Iowan Congressman does not reflect the views of hardworking people of ... Full story

Dave Jamison, current Story County Treasurer and Republican candidate for Iowa State Treasurer received the endorsement of former Speaker of U.S. House Newt Gingrich. "As I've traveled across Iowa meeting and hearing from hardworking Iowans, one thing is resonating: people are tired of the government's out of control wasteful spending, not just in Washington, D.C. ... Full story

Reason #4: Iowans Have Lost Their Representative In Congress Boswell Now a “Rubber Stamp” for Speaker Pelosi and the Liberal Wing of the Party Brad Zaun, candidate for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, today noted that among the 14 Reasons We Need a New Congressman, none is as important as ensuring Iowans have an independent voice in ... Full story

Last week, TheIowaRepublican.com’s 2012 caucus poll showed that Sarah Palin garnered the support of 11 percent of Iowa Republicans.  Palin’s 11 percent put her in fourth place behind Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich. Any candidate who is considering a presidential run for the first time would gladly start off in double-digits in Iowa. ... Full story