When Kevin Techau announced in April he was running as a Democrat in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, the former U.S. Attorney and first-time candidate said it was because “our state deserves better than the self-serving politicians who put corporate greed over the needs of everyday families.” Techau was the first, and so far only, candidate […]
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Bohannan and Baccam continue to outraise Miller-Meeks and Nunn, but the Republicans have more cash on hand in campaign’s final weeks
Christina Bohannan and Lanon Baccam continue to outraise their incumbent Republican opponents, according to the campaign finance reports published this week by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). Bohannan, the Democratic congressional candidate in Iowa’s 1st District, raised $1,887,603 million in the three-month period ending Sept. 30, almost twice as much as two-term incumbent Rep. Mariannette […]
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Congressional candidate Sarah Corkery says Harris leading ticket will motivate Democratic voters
Sarah Corkery, the 2nd Congressional District Democratic candidate said Tuesday that women’s health care rights will be a crucial issue in the upcoming election — and that having a woman, Vice President Kamala Harris, at the top of the ticket will help Democrats win. Corkery spoke about her commitment to defending legal abortion access at […]
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Two Iowa Dems running for Congress are outperforming their Republican opponents and two are far behind, according to latest fundraising reports
The Democrats running in Iowa’s 1st and 3rd Congressional District outraised their Republican during the three month period that ended on June 30, according to the second-quarter campaign fundraising and spending reports published this week by the Federal Election Commission. Christina Bohannan and Lanon Baccam also raised more money than Republican incumbents Mariannette Miller-Meeks and […]
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Two Iowa Democrats running for Congress call for Biden to drop out of the race for president
Two of the four Democrats running for Congress in Iowa have called on President Joe Biden to give up his reelection bid. “America deserves better than the choice for President we’re currently facing,” Bohannan, who is running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, said in a written statement on Thursday. “This election is bigger than any […]
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‘Ashley’s been in D.C. too long’: Cedar Falls Democrat Sarah Corkery is running for Congress in Iowa’s 2nd District
Sarah Corkery announced on Tuesday she is running for Congress in Iowa’s 2nd District, which covers Linn County and northeast Iowa. Corkery, a Democrat, is the first challenger to enter the race against Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican who is in her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Ashley’s been in D.C. too […]
