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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Janice Weiner poses for a portrait Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021.

Iowa City Councilor Janice Weiner to announce Iowa Senate run

Lauren White, Politics Reporter November 14, 2021

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...

From left, Democrats Sen. Joe Bolkcom, Rep. Christina Bohannan, and Rep. Mary Mascher, who all represent Iowa City in front of a map of Johnson County. Graphic by Caleb McCullough.

Fresh faces will represent Johnson County in 2023

Lauren White, Politics Reporter November 14, 2021

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...

Candidate for the U.S. Congress and state Rep. Christina Bohannan, D-Iowa City, addresses supporters on Nov. 14, ahead of door knocking.

Congressional candidate Bohannan gathers supporters to door knock 

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor November 14, 2021

About a dozen supporters gathered at a shelter in City Park on Sunday for state Rep. Christina Bohannan’s, D-Iowa City, first field organizing event of her congressional campaign. The group gathered...

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, and Iowa Rep. Bobby Kaufmann say their goodbyes to the Wilton crowd on November 12, 2021

Kaufmann Harvest Festival hosts Sen. Tom Cotton

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor November 13, 2021

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....

Iowa 3rd Congressional District-elect Cindy Axne speaks to supporters during the statewide Democratic candidates watch party at Embassy Suites in Des Moines on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020.

Ruling out gubernatorial bid, Cindy Axne announces candidacy for redrawn 3rd District

Caleb McCullough, Executive Editor November 12, 2021

Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne, who had said she was not ruling out a run to challenge Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, announced Friday she will seek reelection to Iowa's reconfigured 3rd Congressional...

Fact Check | Yes, Representative Axne’s claims of Iowa’s broadband are correct

Fact Check | Yes, Representative Axne’s claims of Iowa’s broadband are correct

Eleanor Hildebrandt, News Editor November 12, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If your time is short:  Following the passage...

Former Republican Iowa Representative David Young speaks at the Future of the Republican Party event in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

Former Rep. David Young visits UI, talks future of Republican Party

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor November 11, 2021

Former U.S. Rep. David Young, R-Iowa, delivered a speech on the changing political landscape and nature of the Republican and Democratic parties at the Old Capitol Senate Chambers on Wednesday night. Young...

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UI graduate running for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor November 10, 2021

University of Iowa alum, veteran and business owner Kyle Kuehl announced his candidacy as a Republican for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District on Wednesday night.  U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks,...

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, announces she is seeking reelection in Iowa’s 1st congressional district during a press conference at Dahl Old Car Home in Davenport on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. Miller-Meeks said a goal is to win by more than six votes in 2022 after defeating Rita Hart by a slim margin in the 2020 general election. (Jerod Ringwald/The Daily Iowan)

Rep. Miller-Meeks will seek reelection in 1st District

Natalie Dunlap and Rylee Wilson November 10, 2021

DAVENPORT — U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, will run in Iowa’s newly drawn 1st Congressional District in 2022. She made her announcement on Wednesday morning.  The newly drawn 1st...

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) speaks to a crowd on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021 at Ashley Hinson’s BBQ Bash at Linn County Fairgrounds. Hinson talked about the Iowa practicality she brings to Washington D.C.

Fact Check | Tax increases in Build Back Better aimed at the wealthy, but too early to tell full effects

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor November 8, 2021

PolitiFact Iowa is a project of The Daily Iowan’s Ethics & Politics Initiative and PolitiFact to help you find the truth in politics. If your time is short:  Republican members of...

State Rep. Mary Mascher, D-Iowa City, speaks on the first day of the 2019 Iowa legislative session Jan. 14, 2019.

Rep. Mary Mascher not seeking reelection to Iowa House

Natalie Dunlap, Politics Editor November 8, 2021

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...

Iowas new congressional districts were signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds Thursday, Nov. 4. (Legislative Services Agency)

Reynolds signs redistricting maps

Rylee Wilson, Managing Editor November 4, 2021

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed Iowa’s new redistricting maps into law Thursday evening.  The maps were approved by the Iowa house and senate on a bipartisan basis last week.  “Today I signed...

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