Ethics Complaint Filed Against Deidre DeJear

An ethics complaint against Secretary of State candidate Deidre DeJear alleges improper organization filings and several campaign donation violations.

Ethics Board Dismisses Complaint Against Two Iowa House Candidates

The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board unanimously dismissed an ethics complaint made against Rebel Snodgrass and his former volunteer Phil Thompson.

Iowa Ethics Board Reprimands Jim Mowrer for Illegal PAC Donation

The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board reprimanded Jim Mowrer for illegally maintaining a PAC and donating $1500 to his Secretary of State Campaign.

Jim Mowrer’s Illegal Endorsement of Himself

Shane Vander Hart: The Majority Rules PAC, of which Jim Mowrer apparently is still the treasurer of, endorsed his candidacy for Iowa Secretary of State. So essentially he endorsed himself. This is sad, pathetic, and a violation of Iowa law.

Iowa Ethics & Campaign Disclosure Board Sides With Pate, Rebuts AP Story

Ryan Foley, a reporter with the Associated Press, reported that Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate did not disclose a side business of his on his annual ethics filing last week. The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board cleared Pate and said his “statement is not false or fraudulent.”

Brad Anderson’s Campaign Finance Reform Hypocrisy

Brad Anderson, former Democratic Iowa Secretary of State candidate now campaign finance reform champion, had over $1 Million spent to help see him elected.

Candidate for Secretary of State Can’t Even Follow Iowa Election Law

An ethics complaint was registered against Brad Anderson, Democrat for Secretary of State candidate, citing his failure to comply with Iowa election law.

Liberal Bias Masquerading As News

Lynda Waddington of the Iowa Independent broke the story last week that…