REYNOLDS RECORD: Constitutional Ban on Marriage Equality
Across Iowa this weekend, Iowans will be celebrating the LGBTQ community with Pride festivals. Democrats, and the majority of Iowans, believe that every person, no matter who they love or their gender identity, is worthy of the same rights, dignity, and respect. Unfortunately, the Governor of Iowa disagrees. Even after Iowa became the third state in the nation to […]
#TBT: Iowa Farmers Hit as Reynolds Once Again Fails to Negotiate with Trump
On this Throwback Thursday, the Iowa Democratic Party is taking it all the way back to last week when Governor Reynolds, once again, failed the people of rural Iowa who are counting on her in this critical time. For a year now, Governor Reynolds has been bragging about her unprecedented access to the White House, but Iowans are still […]
RECAP: Our Iowa Story, Fields of Opportunity Lost
Kim Reynolds consistently puts her extreme conservative special interest donors and political buddies ahead of the people of Iowa. Nowhere is this more apparent than the state budget, and Iowa’s “fields of opportunity” are drying up as a result. That’s why young Iowa Democrats gathered together to speak out about the future. House Appropriations Ranking Member […]
OUR IOWA STORY: Fields of Opportunity Lost
Governor Kim Reynolds consistently puts her extreme, conservative special interest donors and political buddies ahead of the people of Iowa. Nowhere is this more apparent than the state budget, and Iowa’s “fields of opportunity” are drying up as a result. That’s why House Appropriations Ranking Member Chris Hall, Educator and Des Moines School Board Member Kyrstin Delagardelle Shelley, […]
Iowa Democrats to Launch “Our Iowa Story: Fields of Opportunity Lost”
Today, Iowa Democrats are hitting the ground running for the General Election and launching the “Our Iowa Story: Fields of Opportunity Lost” tour to set the record straight about Governor Kim Reynolds’ failed record. This afternoon, House Minority Leader Mark Smith, Des Moines School Board Member Kyrstin Delagardelle Shelley, and I-35 School Board Member Josh Hughes […]
Reynolds Kicks Off Re-Election Campaign with Personal Attacks
Tonight, at the kick off of her General Election campaign, Kim Reynolds chose to lob personal attacks at Fred Hubbell instead of focusing on the issues that matter to Iowans Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement in response: “Kim Reynolds launched her general election campaign with personal attacks because she knows […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on 2018 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement on the results of the 2018 Democratic Gubernatorial Primary: “First, we want to say thank you to the candidates, their families, staff, and all the volunteers and activists whose enthusiasm has made 2018 a great year for Democrats. Our Party is proud of your dedication […]
ICYMI: More Reynolds Failures Uncovered in Latest Jamison Report
Two months after Reynolds fired Jamison, still no answers on why harassment was allowed to persist. New reporting from the Des Moines Register out today found that former IFA Director Dave Jamison, as well as the entire IFA staff, completed Governor Reynolds’ sexual harassment training requirements. However, as a letter from an IFA employee would later reveal, it is clear that […]
Iowa Democratic Party Celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month
In celebration of Pride Month, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement: “Happy Pride Month! June is a month to honor the legacy of the LGBTQ pioneers on whose shoulders we stand, celebrate the achievements made, and to recommit ourselves to the fight of protecting the rights of every single Iowan. […]
More Turnover Under Reynolds, Leadership Called in to Question
Today, Governor Reynolds announced that for the second time in four weeks, a high-level staffer will be leaving her administration. Reynolds’ Chief of Staff Jake Ketzner will be leaving the administration for a job outside state government. In May, Tim Albrecht, Reynolds’ Deputy Chief of Staff, left to work with Apple, who received $208 million in taxpayer money […]