A.J. Spiker Reelected as Iowa GOP Chair
I wasn’t able to live blog the Iowa GOP state central committee meeting as their wifi wasn’t working properly. I live tweeted it instead from my phone. As expected, A.J. Spiker won re-election as...
View Article6th Annual Iowa Homeschool Day at the Capitol Set for February 26
DES MOINES, Iowa — Hundreds of Iowa homeschool families will converge at the Statehouse on Tuesday, Feb. 26, for the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators’ sixth annual Homeschool Day at the...
View ArticleAs Promised Rick Santorum Returns to Lyon County
(Rock Rapids, IA) The night before the Iowa Caucus in the basement of Frontier Bank in Rock Rapids, Rick Santorum told the group, “Next year I’ll be back in Lyon County.” Lyon County GOP Chair, Dr....
View ArticleField Running to Represent Iowa 4th District on RPI State Central Committee...
Three men have announced so far that they plan to run to represent Iowa’s 4th District on the Republican Party of Iowa State Central Committee.Cody Hoefert, 36, said he’s running for re-election....
View ArticleIowa Homeschoolers Wooed by Ted Cruz, Candidates
(Des Moines, IA) Approximately 800 Iowa homeschoolers descended upon Des Moines and the State Capitol yesterday for the Network of Iowa Christian Home Educators’ annual Homeschool Day at the Hill. The...
View ArticleA.J. Spiker, Iowa Republicans and Medical Marijuana
Medical marijuana neon sign at a dispensary on Ventura Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley—Los Angeles, CA.Outgoing Chair of the Republican Party of Iowa, A.J. Spiker, wrote an op/ed on Friday that...
View ArticleBig Change Coming to the Iowa GOP State Central Committee
Republican Party of Iowa Chair Danny Carroll Photo Credit: Kevin HallIt didn’t take a rocket scientist to predict that we would see significant change to the Republican Party of Iowa State Central...
View ArticleDanny Carroll Out, Jeff Kaufmann In as Iowa GOP Chair
From left: Jeff Kaufmann, Tamara Scott, Steve Scheffler, Danny Carroll and Bill Gustoff Photo credit: Dave Davidson – Prezography.comDes Moines, IA – The Republican Party of Iowa State Central...
View ArticleRick Perry Addresses 2016 Plans and an Inane Question
Rick Perry speaks to Jennifer Jacobs of the Des Moines Register and Jamie Johnson. Photo credit: Dave Davidson – Prezography.com After former Governor Rick Perry shared his remarks with Dallas County...
View ArticleRick Perry Announces His Presidential Campaign’s Iowa Team
Rick Perry at 2015 Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition Spring Event.Photo credit: Dave Davidson – Prezography.com Former Texas Governor Rick Perry’s presidential campaign this morning announced the...
View ArticleRick Perry, Ron Paul and Thad McCotter Appeal to Polk County Republicans in...
Approximately 365 people attended the Polk County Republican Summer Picnic at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, IA. They came out to hear from three presidential hopefuls – Texas Congressman...
View ArticleIowa GOP Announces Formation of Committee on the Iowa Caucus
DES MOINES–The Republican Party of Iowa (RPI) State Central Committee today approved the formation of a 17-member Iowa Caucus Review Committee and confirmed Chairman A. J. Spiker’s nominees to the...
View ArticleIowa Caucus Review Committee Final Recommendations for Republican Party of Iowa
The Iowa Caucus Review Committee is proposing a new five-part section of the Republican Party of Iowa Bylaws that would outline certain procedures and responsibilities for conducting Iowa’s...
View ArticleThe Iowa Straw Poll Question
By Jamie Johnson Once again, Iowa is front-and-center in American presidential politics. On November 20, Iowa Governor Terry Branstad expressed to the Wall Street Journal an opinion held by many...
View ArticleDiscussing The Future of the Iowa Straw Poll
My friend Jamie Johnson was subbing on Simon Conway’s show on WHO Radio 1040 AM in Des Moines, IA. He had me on this afternoon to discuss the Iowa Straw Poll which came under fire after Iowa Governor...
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