Former President Barack Obama endorses Rita Hart, other Iowa Democrats
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
August 3, 2020
Former President Barack Obama endorsed Rita Hart, the Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, along with other Democrats running in Iowa and other states on Monday through his social media. I’m proud to endorse this diverse and hopeful collection of thoughtful, empathe...
Rita Hart calls for overturning Citizens United in virtual rally
Lauren White, Politics Reporter
July 30, 2020
Rita Hart called for an end to corporate money in politics in a virtual rally via Zoom on Thursday. Hart, the Democratic candidate for the House of Representatives in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, teamed up with End Citizens United President, Tiffany Muller to discuss her plan in tacklin...
Miller-Meeks wins Republican nomination in Iowa’s 2nd District House race
Rylee Wilson, News Editor
June 2, 2020
State Sen. Marianette Miller-Meeks, R-Ottumwa, won the Republican nomination for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District with 47.54 percent of the vote at press time, after a contentious campaign against opponent Bobby Schilling. Schilling received 36.38 percent of the vote. Candidates Steve Everl...
Theresa Greenfield wins Democratic Senate primary
Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor
June 2, 2020
Des Moines businesswoman Theresa Greenfield won the Democratic U.S. Senate primary Tuesday, taking 47.7 percent of the vote and beating out three challengers, securing the nomination to face Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, in the November general election. Greenfield, 56, was endorsed by the Democratic Senat...
Randy Feenstra ousts Steve King, clinches Republican party nomination for 4th District
Mary Hartel, News Reporter
June 2, 2020
Iowa State Senator Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, has clinched the Republican party’s nomination representing the 4th District of Iowa following the state’s primary Tuesday night. The victory comes after a competitive battle with Steve King, an incumbent of nearly 20 years, along with three other chal...
Theresa Greenfield’s no-corporate-PAC pledge needs some explanation
Caleb McCullough, Summer Editor
May 28, 2020
PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. Edited by Lyle Muller and Sarah Watson If your time is short: Theresa Greenfield says she has not taken money from corporate political action c...
COVID-19 not slowing giving to Iowa’s congressional races
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
April 21, 2020
While most of the nation’s focus is on the novel coronavirus pandemic, candidates for federal races in Iowa have seen an increase in campaign donations from January, but political scientists say there is potential for depressed donations in future months. Federal Election Commission filings showe...
Campaigns continue virtually through the COVID-19 pandemic
Rylee Wilson, Politics Reporter
April 1, 2020
Christina Bohannan was in the midst of knocking doors for her campaign for Iowa’s 85th House District when schools and businesses began to close in response to the COVID-19 outbreak around March 17. “I had my list and I was going up and down knocking doors on different streets,” Bohannan...
Iowa City engineer Newman Abuissa ends Congressional campaign, endorses Rita Hart
Sarah Watson, Managing Editor
March 3, 2020
Newman Abuissa ended his campaign for the Democratic nomination for a seat representing Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. In an emailed release Monday, the 25-year transportation engineer for the Iowa Department of Transportation wrote that he'd be throwing his support behind Rita Hart, a former...
U.S. Senate candidate Michael Franken highlights rural concerns in Iowa City
Caleb McCullough, Politics Reporter
December 14, 2019
Retired Navy Vice Admiral Michael Franken told The Daily Iowan he is trying to be “the face of rural America” in his campaign for U.S. Senate. Franken, who is one of many Democrats vying to challenge Iowa’s junior senator, Republican Joni Ernst next November, met and spoke with about 30 prosp...
Ernst, Democratic leadership fight over Violence Against Women Act
Julia Shanahan, Assistant Politics Editor
November 21, 2019
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa accused U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of blocking bipartisan work on the 2019 Violence Against Women Restoration Act from coming to the Senate floor in a Nov. 21 conference call with reporters. Ernst was working with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., on the law's renewal...