Rene Gadelha Announces Iowa Senate District 34 Bid

Linn-Mar School Board Director Rene Gadelha announced for Iowa Senate District 34, which includes the cities of Marion, Robins, Hiawatha, Ely, and Bertram.

Joni Ernst and Rod Blum Ride Republican Wave

Iowa Republicans experienced a wave with Joni Ernst and Rod Blum winning their races, but that did not translate into winning back the Iowa Senate.

Iowa Right to Life PAC Releases Preferred Candidate List

Iowa Right to Life State PAC releases its general election list of preferred candidates in Iowa Governor, U.S. Senate, Congressional, and Legislative races.

Eight Observations Leading to Election Day in Iowa

With less than a month to go before election day here are eight observations about Iowa’s Governor, U.S. Senate, Congressional and down ballot races.

2014 Iowa Political Survey Results

Ernst leads Braley and Hieb edges out Branstad in a recent Caffeinated Thoughts reader survey of likely Iowa voters on different races and issues of concern in the state.