by Luke Martz | Dec 29, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress, Featured, Opinion, State Politics
What a year. When Iowa Field Report launched in January, we, like countless others, could have never have imagined the events that lay ahead. Looking back at 2020, a lot happened. First, remember the Iowa Caucus? Yeah, that was this year. So was the battle between...
by Luke Martz | Dec 21, 2020 | Featured, Legislature, Party Politics, State Politics
As we reported last month, Iowa Senate Democrats have elected sexual harasser Nate Boulton to the leadership ranks, all but declaring that the #MeToo movement is over in Iowa. Today, we found out why. Speaking to the Iowa City Press-Citizen reporter Zachary...
by Luke Martz | Nov 24, 2020 | Campaigns, Congress, State Politics
This morning, the Rita Hart campaign sent out a press release saying that Jasper County should certify recount results from a machine that is known to everyone not to be working correctly. Meanwhile, during his working hours, Rob Sand’s general counsel and chief of...
by Luke Martz | Nov 16, 2020 | Party Politics, State Politics
Rep. Linda Upmeyer announced today via email to state GOP central committee members that she has thrown her hat in the ring to serve as the Iowa GOP Co-Chair. Her announcement comes after former Co-Chairman, Dr. Cody Hoefert, announced that he would not seek another...
by Luke Martz | Nov 15, 2020 | Legislature, State Politics
On Sunday, Iowa Senate Democrats elected Nate Boulton as assistant leader of their caucus. Yes, the very same Boulton who engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct against women and had to drop out of the 2018 governor’s race in disgrace. As reported by The Des...
by Luke Martz | Nov 14, 2020 | Party Politics, State Politics
Republican Party of Iowa Chairman, Jeff Kaufmann announced Saturday that he will seek a fourth term as chair. He made the announcement at the party’s state central committee meetings, held virtually via zoom. Kaufmann was elected to the role of chair in 2014....
