VOTE ALERT: IA Congressional Delegation Votes to Protect Sexual Predators
VOTE ALERT: IA Congressional Delegation Votes to Protect Sexual Predators DES MOINES – Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson, Marianette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn voted yesterday to protect sexual predators and bury records on sexual misconduct cases in Congress after standing in the way of bipartisan efforts to release the Epstein files. By voting against transparency and […]
GOP Gov Field Pushes Total Abortion Ban That Goes Even Further Than Kim Reynolds
GOP Gov Field Pushes Total Abortion Ban That Goes Even Further Than Kim Reynolds DES MOINES – New reporting from Talking Points Memo highlights how the Republicans running for governor want to go even further than Kim Reynolds on ripping away reproductive freedoms and agree on banning abortion from the moment of conception without exceptions […]
GOP Gov Race Remains “Unsettled” and “Chaotic” 90 Days Out from Primary
GOP Gov Race Remains “Unsettled” and “Chaotic” 90 Days Out from Primary DES MOINES – Iowa’s Republican gubernatorial race continues to be an “unsettled,” “chaotic and competitive” mess with no clear frontrunner 90 days out from the June 2 primary election. Randy Feenstra has been “unable to clear the primary field” and recently “acknowledge[d] that […]
E15, Tariff Relief Missing from Iowa Republicans’ Long-Delayed Farm Bill
E15, Tariff Relief Missing from Iowa Republicans’ Long-Delayed Farm Bill Flawed Farm Bill does nothing to address challenges Iowa farmers face DES MOINES – After Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn failed to deliver a new Farm Bill for over two years, House Republicans — led by Feenstra and Nunn — are […]
Nearly All of Iowa’s Private Schools Are Now Funded by Taxpayer Dollars While GOP Field Promises to Go Further
Nearly All of Iowa’s Private Schools Are Now Funded by Taxpayer Dollars While GOP Field Promises to Go Further GOP Gov candidates support unaccountable private school vouchers projected to cost Iowa taxpayers $350 million in the next year alone DES MOINES – A new report from the Des Moines Register reveals that 99% of Iowa’s private schools are now funded […]
Brad Sherman Proudly Endorsed by Capitol Rioter Who Claimed “There Are NO Riots Here”
Brad Sherman Proudly Endorsed by Capitol Rioter Who Claimed “There Are NO Riots Here” Sherman is bankrolled by violent criminals who attacked police officers DES MOINES – Over the weekend, Republican candidate for governor Brad Sherman proudly accepted an endorsement from former state representative Luana Stoltenberg, who attended a rally at the U.S. Capitol on […]
NEW: Kim Reynolds Used Secret State-Owned Plane to Attend Multiple Political Events in 2025
NEW: Kim Reynolds Used Secret State-Owned Plane to Attend Multiple Political Events in 2025 Reynolds on jetsetting on the taxpayer’s dime: “I don’t feel bad about doing it.” DES MOINES – New reporting from Bleeding Heartland reveals Kim Reynolds used a secret state-owned plane to travel to multiple political events in 2025, despite claiming the state plane is only “for official use” […]
The Status Quo Squad: IDP Gov Race Newsletter 2/27/26
Welcome back to The Status Quo Squad — your weekly newsletter from the Iowa Democratic Party, bringing you the latest updates on the chaotic, messy, and wide-open Republican gubernatorial primary where all the candidates promise one thing: a continuation of the status quo that has failed Iowa for the last decade. This week, Randy Feenstra was […]
“What Are You Waiting For?”: Iowa Republicans Blow Past Their Own E15 Deadline
“What Are You Waiting For?”: Iowa Republicans Blow Past Their Own E15 Deadline DES MOINES – Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn blew past their self-imposed February 25 deadline for a vote on the year-round sale of E15 yesterday, failing to deliver for Iowa farmers who are struggling to break even under […]
STATEMENT: One Month Later, Iowa Republicans Keep Failing Farmers on E-15
STATEMENT: One Month Later, Iowa Republicans Keep Failing Farmers on E-15 DES MOINES – It’s been a month, and Randy Feenstra, Ashley Hinson, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Zach Nunn have missed not just one, but two critical deadlines on the year-round sale of E-15: today’s deadline for a vote on the bill AND the deadline to reach an agreement on February […]