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Candidate Profile: Cherielynn Westrich
Occupation/profession: Car Builder / Manufacturer Hydraulic Clutch Pedal Systems District: Iowa House 81 Twitter handle: @westrichforIowa Facebook address: Facebook.com/WestrichforIowa Education: Desoto (Mo) High School (1984); Jefferson Community College, (1986) Campaign website address: WestrichforIowa.com IFR: Why did you decide to run for office? I decided to run for office because I...
TV Spending Shows Iowa House Democrats are in Panic Mode
For those paying attention to this fall’s elections, you aren’t surprised to know that there are many competitive races across Iowa. Whether it’s the Presidential, US Senate, or one of the three Congressional races, Iowans are being inundated with TV ads. Just...
Feenstra Meets with Trump
State Senator Randy Feenstra's campaign took him to Washington DC to meet with President Trump in the Oval Office wednesday. While in the District of Columbia, Feenstra also met with Vice President Pence. He was joined by GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy, White House Chief...
Priorities for Iowa Political Fund Goes After Fake Moderate Theresa Greenfield
Priorities for Iowa Political Fund is back at it. The group, which helped take down Bruce Braley in 2014, and helped defeat Steve King this year by supporting Randy Feenstra, has waded back into the Iowa Senate Race. A lighthearted parody of a Theresa...
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Ernst Endorsed By The Iowa Farm Bureau
US Senator Joni Ernst has received the endorsement of the Iowa Farm Bureau, who named her a "Friend of Agriculture" via the IFBF PAC, the political arm of the organization. Ernst, a combat Veteran from Red Oak, celebrated the endorsement and took to the...
Young Fact Checks Axne’s Ad
In a press release Tuesday, Republican David Young’s campaign refuted multiple claims that appear in a Congresswoman Cindy Axne’s new reelection campaign TV ad. The Young campaign took issue with three claims in the ad they claim is fulled with “mistruths and...
Democrat Cancel Culture Tries To Take Down Historic Cafe
The Historic Northside Cafe is right across the street from the town square in Winterset, Iowa. Iowa Field Report went down to Winterset to visit the cafe with owner Scott Valencia after hearing about some issues he and his staff are facing after deciding to appear in...
Des Moines Roosevelt Football players encouraged to march in the wrong direction
The Des Moines public school district isn’t even hiding its political motivations anymore. And worse yet, it’s now pressuring the students to go along.
Critics: Greenfield Weaponized Eminent Domain And Swindled Land Owner
With less than two months until Election Day, new details are coming to light on Democratic Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield’s record as a real estate executive. As Director of Real Estate at Rottlund Homes in Minnesota, Greenfield directly oversaw a project that...
Miller-Meeks Ad Causes A Stir Plus A Must See Video
Republican congressional candidate Mariannette Miller-Meeks released her second TV ad Tuesday. While her first ad focused on her biography this one hits her opponent, Democrat Rita Hart. The transcript of the 30-second ad, which will air district-wide, reads: ...
Ernst Ranked One of the Most Bipartisan Senators of Last 25 Years
Iowa Senator Joni Ernst (R-Red Oak), the first female elected to federal office from the state of Iowa, is one of the most bipartisan senators of the last 25 years, according to a non-partisan study from Georgetown University. The Bipartisan Index, a non-partisan...
Greenfield’s Public Option Hurts Rural Iowa
Theresa Greenfield wants to sell herself as a moderate ag-loving business leader for the “workin’ folks.” She ends her first campaign commercial exclaiming, “Let’s invest in education, small business, and affordable healthcare for all of us. I’m Theresa Greenfield,...
Candidate Profile: Garrett Gobble
I made the decision to run for office after my first year of teaching. In my first year and in the semester of substitute teaching prior to it, I encountered many obstacles and struggles.