by Luke Martz | Mar 9, 2021 | Campaigns, Governor, Legislature, Policy
Monday, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed into law SF 413. The new law strengthens and improves Iowa elections by updating polling site hours, early voting windows, rules for absentee ballots and establishes new penalties for County Auditors that break the law. Iowa...
by Luke Martz | Mar 3, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress
Today, US. Senator Chuck Grassley filed the necessary paperwork with Federal Election Commission for a possible 2022 run for re-election. The forms, found here, are required by law and ensure that his campaign remains compliant and indicates that Grassley will be...
by Luke Martz | Mar 3, 2021 | Campaigns, Party Politics, State Politics
Gloria Mazza has been elected chair of the Polk County Republican Party. The largest GOP county party in the state held leadership elections Tuesday evening at the downtown Desmoines Holiday Inn. The new chairwoman told Iowa Field Report that she’s ready...
by Luke Martz | Mar 1, 2021 | Campaigns, Congress, Opinion
Did you catch today’s news on Twitter? Big news out of the @IowaSOS office: Iowa Republicans have extended their voter registration advantage to 27,007. On February first it was 26,068. #ialegis #iapolitics #iagov #iasen https://t.co/AGh7GvGceB — Iowa Field...
by David Barker | Feb 4, 2021 | Campaigns, Opinion, Party Politics
Iowa’s congressional delegation of four representatives and two senators voted unanimously against every challenge to the electoral votes that were counted on January 6th, 2021. Given the strong support that Republican members showed for President Trump during the...
by Luke Martz | Jan 16, 2021 | Campaigns, Party Politics
Saturday, the Republican Party of Iowa’s State Central Committee voted to re-elect their current chairman Jeff Kauffman to another term. The committee also elected former Republican Speaker of the Iowa House, Linda Upmeyer, to serve as party co-chair. Both votes...
