COMUNICADO: El Partido Demócrata de Iowa propone cambios históricos para el caucus del 2020
COMUNICADO: El Partido Demócrata de Iowa propone cambios históricos para el caucus del 2020 DES MOINES – Hoy, el Partido Demócrata de Iowa (IDP) propuso los cambios más históricos en el proceso del caucus desde su creación en 1972. El IDP ahora ofrecerá seis oportunidades adicionales para que las personas participen a través de una […]
Iowa Democratic Party Proposes Historic Changes to 2020 Iowa Caucuses
RELEASE: Iowa Democratic Party Proposes Historic Changes to 2020 Iowa Caucuses Iowans Will Now Have the Opportunity to Participate in “Virtual Caucuses” – Giving More Iowans The Opportunity To Participate In the Caucuses Than Ever Before 30-Day Public Comment Period On Proposed Changes Is Now Open at IowaDemocrats.org DES MOINES — Today, the Iowa Democratic […]
Iowa Democratic Party Celebrates the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Today, Iowa Democratic Party Vice Chair June Owens released the following statement in celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr: “Although it may not feel like it sometimes, we have made incredible strides in the decades since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. inspired a generation to claim their share of […]
2019 Official Odd-Numbered Year Meeting Call
The Iowa Democratic Party calls upon each County Party to hold an Odd-Numbered Year Meeting, often called “Off-Year Caucus,” within the first quarter of the year of 2019. The purpose of the Odd-Numbered Year Meeting is to nominate committeepersons to fill precinct vacancies, to discuss priorities regarding platform resolutions, and to begin precinct-level planning […]
Troy Price Re-Elected Chair of Iowa Democratic Party
State Central Committee Elects Leadership Team for 2019-2020 Cycle Today, the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee elected the leadership team for the 2019 – 2020 election cycle, including Troy Price as Chair, Andrea Phillips as 1st Vice Chair, June Owens as 2nd Vice Chair, Ken Sager as Treasurer, and Don Ruby as Secretary. Chair Troy […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on the Passage of the 2018 Farm Bill
Chair Troy Price Calls on Republicans to Hold Congressman King Accountable for Failure to Represent His Rural Constituents During Farm Bill Process. The final version of the 2018 Farm Bill passed through Congress today with several changes that protect rural Iowans from GOP-led attacks on food assistance and small, family farms. Iowa Democratic Party Chair […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement in Solidarity with Working Iowa and Organized Labor
With oral arguments underway in the Supreme Court cases AFSCME Council 61, et al v. State of Iowa and the Iowa State Education Association and Davenport Education Association, et al v. State of Iowa, addressing Iowa Republicans’ unprecedented attack on the rights of working Iowans, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price released the following statement: […]
SCC Meeting Notice for December 15, 2018
The next meeting of the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee will be held: December 15, 2018 10:00am Plumbers & Steamfitters Hall, Des Moines This will be the quarterly meeting of the State Central Committee and will include the election of officers.
MEDICAID MELTDOWN: Iowa Medicaid Audit Results Reveal Shocking Mismanagement of Iowans’ Health Care
Today, Auditor Mary Mosiman finally released the results of her audit of political ally Governor Kim Reynolds’ Medicaid Privatization disaster. Mosiman gave in and finally initiated an audit of the obviously troubled program after cost-savings estimates nearly tripled with no explanation, and she was politically no longer able to ignore calls for an audit from Democratic public […]
Iowa Democratic Party Statement on Transgender Day of Remembrance
In honor of the Transgender Day of Remembrance, Iowa Democratic Party Stonewall Caucus Chair Chair Kyla Paterson released the following statement: “Today, we stand in solemn solidarity with the transgender community and all those who have been lost to needless anti-transgender violence. No one should have to fear for their life in this country simply […]