Posts Tagged ‘Zaun’

Candidates running for Congress are approaching another fundraising deadline at the end of the month. The first quarter fundraising deadline will tell us which candidates have the necessary resources to wage their campaigns the primaries enter into their final phases. Last Saturday, I recorded Dave Funk, Jim Gibbons, and Brad Zaun’s speeches ... Full story

What kind of barometer are social media sites like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube to a candidate's effectiveness in a primary or general election? Social media is obviously a tool to reach constituents where they already hang out online, but does the popularity of candidates social networking sites translate to votes on Election Day like it did ... Full story

Third District Republican congressional candidate Mark Rees has released a web video for his campaign last night. Rees, a retired architect, is one of seven candidates seeking the Republican nomination in the June primary. Below is the press release and video that the Rees campaign sent out. The Mark Rees for Congress campaign ... Full story

For months, retirement rumors have surrounded Congressman Leonard Boswell. The seven-term Representative in Iowa’s 3rd District tried to quash the retirement rumors early last month, but his statement that he is running has done nothing to dampen the rumors that keep resurfacing in D.C. and back home in Iowa’s third district. The Boswell ... Full story

A poll by Davenport-based Victory Enterprises shows State Senator Brad Zaun with a sizable lead over his primary opponents. Victory Enterprises is a paid consultant for Zaun’s congressional campaign. The poll shows Zaun leading the field of candidates with 26%, while Gibbons had 5%, and Dave Funk had less than 4%. ... Full story

The June 8th primary is only 128 days away. Just three months ago, retired airline pilot Dave Funk was the only Republican candidate in the race. As the weather turned cold, Republicans began to sense that seven-term incumbent Congressman Leonard Boswell was on the hot seat. Since then, a number of candidates have ... Full story

Brad Zaun has launched the first TV ad in Third Congressional District Republican primary. The ad entitled, “If You Believe,” is airing on Des Moines television networks and cable systems across the district. Zaun’s television buy is interesting because he is the first candidate to begin airing ads. Zaun, who ... Full story

Third district congressional candidate Dave Funk has filed his end-of-the-year financial disclosure with the Federal Election Commission. Since October, Funk raised $15,885.00 for his campaign. Since launching his campaign in August, Funk has raised $39,512.00. He ended the year with $16,507.61 cash on hand. In the last month, Funk has hired Tea ... Full story

Congressman Leonard Boswell has had to squelch rumors that he may retire from his third congressional seat in Iowa. Boswell and Iowa Democrats have been quick to say that the seven term congressman will indeed run for another term. Now that Boswell is willing to run, it seems as if he is ... Full story

Third District Republican congressional candidate Jim Gibbons is off to an impressive start in his quest to un-seat Congressman Leonard Boswell. After announcing his candidacy on November 18th, Gibbons has raised $207,313.00 in the first six weeks of his campaign. Of that amount, Gibbons will also report that he has $203,385.00 cash on hand. ... Full story