Up next
Author
Tags

image State Senator Kim Reynolds (R-Osceola), Bob Vander Plaats and State Representative Rod Roberts (R-Carroll) were nominated to be the Lt. Governor nominee from the floor.  Reynolds was Governor Terry Branstad’s pick.  Roberts took to the podium, endorsed the ticket and declined the nomination.  He told me later he was glad he was nominated as it gave him a chance to speak and endorse.

Bob Vander Plaats accepted the nomination, wanting to listen to the people…

Does he accept the will of the voters here?

749 Delegate votes for Kim Reynolds (55.6%)

579 Delegate votes for Bob Vander Plaats.

You May Also Like

Vote for Ben Lange in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District Primary

I’m not doing a lot of endorsements prior to Tuesday’s primary, but…

Iowa National Guard’s Essential Role in COVID-19 Response

Maj. Gen. Benjamin Corell: “My commitment to the governor is that the National Guard will not be late to need in support of any state mission.”

First Funnel Week Survivors & Casualties in the Iowa House

Steven Holt identifies priority legislation still alive in the Iowa House and bad ideas that are now dead for the year, thanks to the Funnel process.

Iowa Turns Red: Republicans Overtake Democrats in Voter Registration

(Des Moines, IA) Voter registration numbers from the Iowa Secretary of State…