More than 125 gun rights activists from around the state gathered in Des Moines on Tuesday for Second Amendment Day at the Capitol, hosted by the Iowa Firearms Coaltion and the NRA / NRA-ILA. Representative Matt Windschitl (R, Missouri Valley) and Senator Amy Sinclair (R, Allerton) spe to advocates, as […]
A public hearing was held on Monday for HF 516, a bill to improve election integrity in Iowa. During this time, Iowans had an opportunity to speak in favor of or against the bill. HF 516 would require voters to present a valid ID to vote, and moves the dead […]
The Iowa Federation of Republican Women held their annual Day On The Hill on Monday. Conservative women wearing red came from all over the state to meet with lawmakers, tour the Capitol, and socialize with like-minded activists. The morning started with a visit with State Auditor Mary Mosiman. Appointed by […]
Iowa is one step closer to passing historic legislation to protect Second Amendment rights. HF 133, the gun omnibus bill, was passed out of the House Judiciary committee on Wednesday, where it will be debated on the House floor. The bill was discussed and voted on […]
SSB 1163, a bill to improve election integrity, was referred to the Senate State Government committee on Wednesday after a subcommittee hearing. The subcommittee was chaired by Senator Roby Smith (R, Bettendorf), with Senator Jake Chapman (R, A) and Senator Tony Bisignano (D, Des Moines). This bill was proposed by […]
By Tim Overlin, Personhood Iowa Yesterday was the day to see the next historic step by the Iowa Senate, in particular the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee, to recognize that life begins at conception. The word went out late last week that the first public hearing on a Life At Conception bill […]
A bill to recognize life starting at conception in Iowa was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee following a subcommittee hearing on Monday. SF 253 was sponsored by Senator Jake Chapman (R, A), Senator Bill Anderson (R, Sioux City), Senator Mark Chelgren (R, Ottumwa), Senator Jeff Edler (R, State Center), […]
DES MOINES–Todd Prichard from Charles City, one of the last rural Democrats in the Iowa house and a Lieutenant Colonel in the Iowa Guard spe to the Northwest Des Moines Democrats last week to provide a teaser to his upcoming Gubernatorial bid. However, his political acumen is probably not […]
HSB 133, commonly referred to as the “Gun Omnibus Bill”, was referred to the House Judiciary Committee following a subcommittee hearing on Thursday. The subcommittee was chaired by Representative Matt Windschitl (R, Missouri Valley), with Representative Greg Heartsill (R, Melcher-Dallas) and Representative Mary Wolfe (D, Clinton). Included in this bill […]
CHARLES CITY- The old derogatory term typically used to label a wandering politician shopping for a district of constituents has been flipped on its head. Senator Grassley made an appearance in Floyd County to answer questions from locals as part of his “Full Grassley” tour of 99 counties. But democracy […]
Thursday, February 23, 2017 Wheeler Manages First Bill on House Floor (DES MOINES) – On Wednesday, Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R-Orange City) managed his first piece of legislation, House File 217, on floor of the Iowa House of Representatives. The bill passed the House with bipartisan support by a vote of […]
By: Josh Wilson State Senator Jeff Danielson, D-Cedar Falls, who embarrassed himself last year with his politician tattoo and is rud to be a potential candidate for Congress or Iowa Secretary of State to to on Tuesday calling for campaign finance reform. His was in response to a […]
JEFFERSON–The biologist and former head of the DNR under Chet Culver’s administration emerged from obscurity when he became the first Democrat to announce a candidacy for governor. He’s running on a campaign and message to reconnect rural voters to the Democratic Party. “Things for the most part have gotten […]
The 2018 Elections are still nearly two years away and two likely candidates for higher office have already bungled their rollout. Senator Matt McCoy is coming for your guns and Rep Abby Finkenauer has a problem being nice. The Progressive, liberal Blog, Iowa Starting , posted an article that Abby […]
By: MacKenzie Dreeszen Pro-life advocate Jenifer Bowen of Life Right Action gave an update on pro-life coalitions in Iowa at the Polk County Republican Women’s February meeting on Thursday. Jenifer founded Life Right Action in September 2016, and she serves on the board of directors for “And Then There Were […]
By: MacKenzie Dreeszen After months of preparation, HF 291, a bill that reforms the collective bargaining process in Iowa, was passed in the House on Thursday by a vote of 53-47. The Senate adopted the House version of the bill with a vote of 29-21 the same day. All Senate […]
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR Governor Terry E. Branstad « Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, Feb. 6, 2017 Contact: Governor’s Office, 515-281-5211 Courtney Greene, IWD, 515-725-3800 Branstad, Reynolds announce State Workforce Development Board subcommittee to address minority unemployment (DES MOINES) – Governor Branstad and Lt. Governor Reynolds today […]
By: MacKenzie Dreeszen SF 130, a deappropriation bill, passed the Iowa House on Monday following its passage in the Senate last week. The bill was introduced to sufficiently fund state government through the end of the fiscal year on June 30th. Iowa law requires a balanced budget, and cuts were […]
By: Tim Overlin Last Wednesday was an historic event in the life community that cannot be overstated. Anyone who has been involved in the pro-life movement in Iowa (and, to be fair, nationwide) knows there has traditionally been an undercurrent of disunity and even out-and-out disagreement among advocacy groups. Well, […]
Nominations for Iowa GOP Volunteer Awards Dear Republican Leaders, The Republican Party of Iowa recognizes that the success of this past election was due to the hard work and dedication of county leadership and grassroots volunteers. We would like to show our appreciation for those who have continually gone above […]
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN REPORT & UPDATE Fellow Friends & Republicans, Here is hoping you had a Merry Christmas! I also want to wish you a very Happy and prosperous New Year! Taking time for family and friends this time of year is so important, and I hope you were able […]
by: John Thompson A background check of Fort Lauderdale shooter identified in multiple media reports as Esteban Santiago, 26 of Anchorage Alaska reveals an e address of “NAOTA33@HOTMAIL.COM” The unique user name of NAOTA33 was also a handle used in a discussion of downloading Jihad videos on a web bulletin […]
Our next election may be two years out but the first official Democratic candidate for Governor has emerged. The former DNR head under Culver made his entrance official via a live message on Thursday. The Huxley native launched a website where he set the tone as a fiscally conservative […]
It is taking Democrats a long time to figure out what they lost with Tom Harkin. The political ecosystem of Iowa has always become unbalanced when one of the parties lacked a clear leader. The success of Republican Party of Iowa and The Iowa Democratic Party has always required […]
Jim Lykam won the Special Election to replace State Senator Dr. Joe Seng, who passed away in September. Filling the vacancy will not have an impact on control of the Chamber where a Republican wave already ensured the GOP would control the legislature and the Governor’s mansion. Although Democrats […]
By Barry B. Snell John Thompson, the Iowa Statesman’s new managing editor, asked me to write something for Christmas, since due to this publication’s very recent revival most columnists are either not up to speed yet, or are too busy or traveling for the holiday to turn content in. All […]
By Barry B. Snell Fellow Iowans, there is a legitimate, pernicious threat to your right to self-defense and firearms ownership this very moment. No, it’s not Obama. Nope, not the U.N. It’s not any anti-gun organization either. Stumped? Well believe it or not, the danger comes from our very own […]
By Phil Thompson Political activists across the country watched closely as the final chapter of the 2016 Presidential election season was written. Very little drama ensued in Iowa as all six electors officially casted their votes for Donald Trump and Mike Pence on Monday afternoon. A small band […]
by: John Thompson photo by: Lenny Scaletta On a Monday morning radio broadcast with Simon Conway, Cedar Rapids mayor, Ron Corbett, announced that he would not run for reelection. The former Republican Speaker of the Iowa General Assembly has often been rud to be a 2018 candidate for […]
The Iowa Statesman returns today with a new group of contributors offering conservative news and policy analysis. The publication aims to cover stories in rural parts of the state that are left unreported by city based publications and to give insight on policy during the legislative session. John Thompson, an […]
By The Iowa Statesman Every day, we read through our e inbox in order to present you with the information from the political press releases that are most pertinent to you. Short disclaimer: not all candidates send out press releases to us, so if your favorite isn’t showing up […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor Today’s the day for the third court-ordered release of Hillary Clinton es. My guess is there will be something damaging — although not terribly so — in each of the next four data dumps. The one everyone should be loing out for is the planned […]
From Press Release U.S. Rep. Rod Blum (R-IA 1) released the following statement regarding today’s vote for Speaker of the House: “Today I was proud to support my colleague and fellow Midwesterner Paul Ryan for Speaker of the House. There are serious issues with how Washington operates and after […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate and winner of the 2012 Iowa Republican Caucus today announced that his campaign has added five additional staff members to his Iowa Campaign Team: Steven Munoz, Patti Brown, Jane Jech, Bob Algard, and Connor Stes. The five new Iowa staff additions will complement […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate U.S. Ted Cruz is scheduled to speak to the Freedom 2015 Conference on Friday, Nov. 6, in Des Moines. The event will take place that day at the Iowa Events Center. Cruz is scheduled to speak at 4:30 p.m.
By The Iowa Statesman Every day, we read through our e inbox in order to present you with the information from the political press releases that are most pertinent to you. Short disclaimer: not all candidates send out press releases to us, so if your favorite isn’t showing up […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor The morning after a big debate, it’s pretty easy to weed through the e inbox. Every candidate tries to spin out how they won the debate. CLICK HERE to see whom we think actually won. There were a lot of other things going on in […]
The following conversation to place Wednesday night in a nondescript social media chat, somewhere in Central Iowa. The opinions expressed herein are those of the participants, not necessarily The Iowa Statesman. Bob Eschliman — Editor, The Iowa Statesman Before we dig into this debacle … I mean debate … […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee will campaign Friday through Monday next week across Iowa. The following are the details of his events: Friday, Oct 30, 2105 EVENT: Huckabee Huddle- “The Huck Stops Here” TIME: 9:00-10:30 a.m. CT LOCATION: Penny’s Diner ADDRESS: 128 Willow […]
By The Iowa Statesman Every day, we read through our e inbox in order to present you with the information from the political press releases that are most pertinent to you. Short disclaimer: not all candidates send out press releases to us, so if your favorite isn’t showing up […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor There are a lot of questions that are going to be asked tonight, beginning shortly after 5 p.m. Central Daylight Time, on CNBC. Some of those questions should be aimed at the media — and we’ll discuss those tomorrow — but there are some that […]
From Press Release Following Wednesday night’s GOP debate, Marco Rubio will be in Iowa on Friday, October 30, and Saturday, October 31, to meet with voters and share his vision for building a New American Century. Trip Details: Council Bluffs Lunch with Marco Rubio: When: 12:00pm CT, October 30, […]
By The Iowa Statesman To many, the presidential polls matter. To just as many , they’re worthless. But, if you’re going to lo at them, we think you should at least lo at them all. So, taking the Iowa and national polls of the past month, weighing them for […]
By The Iowa Statesman Every day, we read through our e inbox in order to present you with the information from the political press releases that are most pertinent to you. Short disclaimer: not all candidates send out press releases to us, so if your favorite isn’t showing up […]
By Bob Eschliman Editor Donald Trump used to be the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination because he was smart enough to keep the national discussion focused on issues where he was strong: immigration, economics, and the Second Amendment. But as grassroots voters demanded to know about […]
From Press Release Today, during the Administration’s weekly press conference, Gov. Terry Branstad and State Public Defender Adam Gregg announced the creation of the Wrongful Conviction Division at the Office of the State Public Defender. The Wrongful Conviction Division will systematically review and identify potential cases involving wrongful convictions […]
By The Iowa Statesman Republican presidential candidate businessman Donald Trump will hold a campaign rally tomorrow at Sioux City West High School, located at 2001 Casselman Street, in Sioux City. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the event begins at 6 p.m. CLICK HERE for free tickets to the […]
From Press Release This week, Republican presidential candidate former Hewlett Packard CEO Carly Fiorina will be participating in the CNBC Republican Presidential Debate in Boulder, CO. Then, she will travel to Iowa where she will visit Orange City, Sioux City, Des Moines, Indianola, Oskaloosa, and Pella. Friday, October 30 […]
From Press Release Republican presidential candidate former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum will return to Iowa on Thursday to begin a five-day campaign swing through the Hawkeye State. Thursday, October 29 8:30 a.m. — Breakfast and visit with volunteers of the Gabriel’s Corner Crisis Pregnancy Center, 131 South 16th Street, […]
For the first time, we’re beginning to see real cracks in Donald Trump’s armor of invincibility, but not in the way many expected to see it. Iowans seem to vacillating between Trump and second-place Ben Carson in an either-or scenario, seemingly depending on which talking points are resonating. Immigration is […]
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