Iowa City City Councilor Janice Weiner announced on Tuesday that she is running for Iowa Senate District 45 in the 2022 election.  Weiner, a Democrat, is the first candidate to announce a campaign...

Janice Weiner confirmed to The Daily Iowan that she will be running for a seat in the Iowa Senate in the 2022 election. While an official announcement has not been made, Weiner told the DI of her...

At least four new faces will represent Johnson County under the golden dome in Des Moines following the 2022 election. Political leaders from both parties in Iowa said it will be a refreshing change...

The 14th Annual Kaufmann Harvest Festival drew about 170 attendants in Wilton on Friday night. GOP Chair Jeff Kaufmann and his son, Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, hosted the fundraiser, featuring Sen....

State Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, will not seek reelection in 2022. The legislator made her announcement on Monday morning.  Mascher told The Daily Iowan she had been thinking about retirement...

Iowa Sen. Joe Bolkcom, D-Iowa City, will not seek reelection to his seat in 2022. "I am deeply grateful for the trust, guidance, and strong support I have received from the people of Iowa City and...

Another Democrat has joined the race for Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Senate seat.  Bob Krause, a Democrat who represented portions of the Palo Alto and Humboldt counties in the Iowa House for three...

Republicans in the Iowa Senate voted down the first set of congressional and legislative maps proposed by the Iowa Legislative Services Agency, requiring the nonpartisan agency to return to the drawing...

Sen. Chuck Grassley announced his reelection campaign last week. He is seeking his eighth term in the U.S. as the second oldest current senator, and one of the longest-serving senators in U.S....

Attorney General Tom Miller announced that he will be running for reelection on Saturday. Currently serving his tenth term in the office, the Democrat is the longest serving state attorney general...

Deidre DeJear is running as a Democrat in Iowa’s 2022 gubernatorial race. DeJear announced her campaign at an event on Saturday in West Des Moines.  “I've worked in engaging voters in every...

Rep. Ras Smith, D-Waterloo, became the first person to announce their candidacy for governor for the 2022 election on Tuesday, ahead of incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds, who has not yet indicated if she...