Iowa Archive

Written by Christian Fong Would you believe that two years after its founding in 2007, 20% of the original members of the Generation Iowa Commission, the state commission studying why the next generation is leaving Iowa, had waved good-bye and left Iowa? Unfortunately, the answer is yes. As a founding member and past-Chair of the Generation Iowa Commission, I ... Full story

In March of 2006, a relatively unknown governor from Arkansas made his way to Iowa to deliver the keynote address to the Iowa Christian Alliance’s annual spring kickoff. The robust crowd that was assembled in the Des Moines Christian school lunch room got their first glimpse of Mike Huckabee, who would win the ... Full story

(URBANDALE, Iowa) – The Governor Branstad 2010 campaign today announced that former Gov. Terry Branstad will compete in three Republican gubernatorial primary debates. “We welcome the opportunity to discuss the future of Iowa with our primary opponents,” said campaign manager Jeff Boeyink. “The governor looks forward to sharing his message of job creation, family income ... Full story

Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee member Bill Schickel has resigned as Secretary of the Party in order to support the gubernatorial campaign of State Representative Rod Roberts. Schickel said he resigned because officers have agreed to remain neutral in the primary. He will, however, complete his term as a member of the State ... Full story

By James M. Johnson The Tea Party Movement is only one year old, yet it has accomplished more in its first 12 months than any political movement in the history of Western Civilization. Although the Tea Party Movement’s results are small compared to the ultimate accomplishments of the Abolition Movement, the Women’s Suffrage Movement, or the Civil Rights ... Full story

An overwhelming majority of Iowa Republicans are undecided about who they would support in the 2012 First-in-the-Nation caucuses. A poll conducted for Rightosphere.com on March 4th shows that 57% of likely Republican caucus goers were undecided when asked who they would support. The early caucus poll shows that Iowa is ... Full story

This message is from Chris Sanger, Republican candidate for Iowa Secretary of State. Chris runs a bakery in Stuart, Iowa with his fiance. Chris ran for State Representative in 2008 on the South Side of Des Moines and won the Republican Primary in a landslide. Chris did not win the General election against Democratic incumbent, Bruce ... Full story

For more than a decade, Bob Vander Plaats has been trying to get himself elected governor of the state of Iowa. In 2002, he finished third in the Republican primary behind Doug Gross and Steve Sukup. In the 2006 gubernatorial primary, he dropped out of the race ... Full story

One of the fundamentals of good government is sound fiscal responsibility. The people of Iowa and the rest of this nation work hard for what they earn, and they expect their tax dollars to be used wisely for everyone’s benefit rather than a select few.   Any financial advisor worth his salt tells his clients ... Full story

The Roberts for Governor Campaign announced today that State Representatives Cecil Dolecheck and Mike May have endorsed Rod Roberts’s campaign for governor. With these endorsements, seven current or former state legislators have now endorsed the Roberts for Governor Campaign in the past two weeks. “As both a fiscal and a social conservative, Rod Roberts ... Full story