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Matt Strawn

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Reynolds Announces Cabinet Appointments

Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds on cabinet appointments: “I am pleased to have these qualified Iowans serve as key leaders in my administration.”

Matt Strawn Becomes Turncoat on Marriage

Former Iowa GOP Chair Matt Strawn started Next Generation Public Affairs that was just hired by the ACLU to lobby for same sex marriage in Illinois.

Steve King Leads Potential GOP Contenders for Harkin’s Senate Seat

According to a recent poll Steve King would lead a GOP primary race among prospective candidates for the open U.S. Senate seat in Iowa in 2014.

Tom Harkin’s Retirement Shifts Iowa’s 2014 Election Landscape

Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) announcing that he won’t run re-election has changed the stakes of the 2014 elections with the first open Senate seat in 30 years.

The Republican Party of Iowa, Fundraising and Unity

How much of the drop in fundraising the Republican Party of Iowa saw in 2012 is due to dissatisfaction is up for debate, but there is a lot of work to do.

Matt Strawn to Chair GOPAC-Iowa Effort

Washington, DC – GOPAC Chairman Frank Donatelli today announced that Iowa businessman…

My Questions About A.J. Spiker Have Been Answered

Well at least one of my questions anyway.  I had a couple…

Ron Paul Iowa Co-Chair, A.J. Spiker, Voted in as New Iowa GOP Chair

The Iowa Republican State Central Committee voted in Ames businessman and current…

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Sue Dvorsky's *Classy* Tweet

Iowa Democratic Party Chair Sue Dvorsky lowers the bar on Twitter with unprofessional tweet.

Polk County Republican Co-Chair Dave Funk Announces Bid for Iowa GOP State Chair

Polk County Republican Co-Chair and former Congressional Candidate, Dave Funk, announces he’s running for the Iowa GOP State Chair seat left vacant by Matt Strawn’s resignation.

Governor Branstad Thanks Matt Strawn for His Service to the Republican Party of Iowa

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad thanks Matt Strawn for his service as Iowa GOP Chairman after news of Strawn’s resignation.

Matt Strawn to Step Down as Iowa GOP Chairman

Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn steps down as chairman effective February 10.

Five Items of Interest: The Iowa Caucus Vote, U.S. Department of Ed Needed?, The Bully Label, Iowa Sec. of State ID Theft by Former Obama Staffer, & The South Carolina Primary

Shane Vander Hart discusses the Iowa Caucus certified vote, a great op/ed by Charles Murphy on the U.S. Department of Education, a Wisconsin school district that discriminates against free speech, bad behavior by a former Obama staffer and today’s South Carolina Primary.

Iowa GOP Releases Certified Vote, Rick Santorum Wins Iowa Caucus

Des Moines, IA – The Republican Party of Iowa today released the…

Update on Iowa Caucus Presidential Preference Vote Certification Process

Following the closest vote total in the history of the Iowa Caucuses,…