Ernst’s Opening TV Ad Ignores GOP’s Reliance on China After Failing to Protect Iowans in Pandemic
With No Positive Vision to Run On, Senator Ernst Copies McConnell Playbook to Cover Up Her Record Putting Corporate Donors Above Working Families After spending the first month of the general election in desperation mode, endangered incumbent Senator Joni Ernst has launched her TV ad campaign with yet another transparent attempt to distract from her […]
E&E News: Ernst’s Vote for Fossil Fuel Lobbyist to Run EPA “Dogging” Her Re-Election
WHO Radio’s Jeff Angelo Called Ernst’s Defense of EPA Head Andrew Wheeler “The First Controversy” of Increasingly Competitive Senate Race More than a week after businesswoman and Democratic nominee Theresa Greenfield called for the immediate resignation of EPA head Andrew Wheeler, Senator Joni Ernst’s refusal to follow suit keeps “dogging” her vulnerable re-election. E&E News […]
Hinson Silently with Koch Brothers Over Iowa Ethanol and Manufacturers
Hinson Endorser Americans For Prosperity lobbying Congress against legislation to help Iowa ethanol production and American manufacturing DES MOINES – Ashley Hinson’s big dollar backers are having a busy week pushing their anti-worker agenda. On Monday, the Koch-Brothers group Americans for Prosperity implored lawmakers to vote against the Moving Forward Act, a key transportation and […]
17 Iowa Biofuels Leaders Demand Senator Ernst Call for Andrew Wheeler to Resign Immediately
In Letter, Farmers “Strongly Implore” Ernst to Hold EPA Accountable for Abusing RFS Waivers for Big Oil at Expense of Iowa’s Farm Economy In a blistering letter to Senator Joni Ernst obtained by the Carroll Times Herald, 17 Iowa farmers and biofuels leaders demanded that Ernst follow the lead of Democratic nominee Theresa Greenfield and […]
REPORT: Ernst Took Thousands from Big Oil Exec, Corporate PAC Abusing RFS Waivers Worth $100 Million
Damning Report Clearly Displays Ernst Raking In Big Oil Contributions While Iowa Farmers and Producers Pay for her Broken Promises A stunning new report from Iowa Starting Line revealed that while Senator Joni Ernst was spouting empty promises to protect the Renewable Fuel Standard, she was simultaneously raking in “thousands of dollars from a large […]
Ernst Long Opposed the RFS – Before “Politically Expedient” and “Disingenuous” Election-Year Flip-Flop
Backed by $420K in Campaign Cash from Big Oil, Ernst is Standing By Her Votes to Empower Fossil Fuel Lobbyists to Undermine Iowa Farmers and Producers For Senator Joni Ernst and her campaign’s reliance on Big Oil, it’s 2014 all over again. Long before her signature broken promise to “make Washington squeal,” Ernst made local […]
Ernst Defends Fossil Fuel Lobbyist While Pinned Between Farmers, Her Record, and Re-Election
In Radio Interview, Senator Ernst Called Wheeler “Qualified” to Oversee the Biofuel Industry – Despite Record of Lobbying for the Fossil Fuel Industry Facing new heat for her vote to confirm fossil fuel lobbyist Andrew Wheeler as head of the EPA, on Thursday Senator Joni Ernst doubled down her support for Wheeler – who has […]
Constituency Caucus Registration and Nominations
The Iowa Democratic Party Constitution recognizes fourteen (14) Constituency Caucuses. The Chair of each Caucus is a voting member of the State Central Committee. The Vice-Chair votes on the SCC in the absence of the Chair. Click here for more information about Caucus leadership. Each caucus met via teleconference on July 11th to elect Caucus […]
VIDEO: Iowans Condemn Senator Ernst’s Silent Support for GOP Lawsuit to Repeal Entire ACA
Ernst’s Complicity in Lawsuit Could Undermine Coverage for Millions of Iowans During Pandemic Today, Republicans filed opening briefs in the Ernst-backed lawsuit before the Supreme Court to repeal the entire Affordable Care Act. Facing an election-year fallout with voters after devoting her career to gutting health care, Senator Joni Ernst has refused to reveal her […]
David Young Watches Supportively as GOP Moves Lawsuit to Overturn the ACA
DES MOINES — Today, Donald Trump and Washington Republicans filed briefs at the Supreme Court to repeal the Affordable Care Act and end pre-existing condition health protections for more than 130 million Americans, including 1.3 million Iowans. David Young voted for the Trump Tax bill that laid the groundwork for this anti-health care lawsuit. IDP […]