Iowa Politics A Look Ahead at the 2018 Iowa Gubernatorial Race Shane Vander Hart: Kim Reynolds is in poll position to become the elected governor of Iowa in 2018. Whoever runs against her will face a major challenge. Shane Vander HartJune 5, 20173 minute read
Iowa Politics Ben Swann Visits Iowa to Rally Liberty Movement Liberty Iowa PAC rallied their grassroots with an event hosted in Des Moines last Friday keynoted by popular media personality Ben Swann. Shane Vander HartJuly 1, 20135 minute read
Iowa Votes for Status Quo in Iowa House and Iowa Senate Expect gridlock: Democrats maintain their majority status in the Iowa Senate, and Republicans hold on to the majority in the Iowa House. Shane Vander HartNovember 7, 20124 minute read
A Delegate’s Perspective: Iowa GOP State Convention By Megan Stuhr Saturday was the 2012 Iowa GOP State Convention. It… Caffeinated ThoughtsJune 18, 20125 minute read
The Ron Paul Party of Iowa After reading Kevin Hall’s piece yesterday at The Iowa Republican about the… Shane Vander HartJune 12, 20123 minute read
Iowa House Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood The Iowa House is considering House File 2435 which would fund the… Shane Vander HartMarch 23, 20121 minute read
Kim Pearson Not Seeking Reelection in HD 30 State Representative Kim Pearson (R-Pleasant Hill) announced in a statement yesterday via… Shane Vander HartJanuary 5, 20121 minute read
Five Items of Interest: Fed’s Takeover of Education, Kim Pearson & Iowa HD 30, Hawkeyes, Chromebooks, and Iran It’s been awhile, but I did want to bring back the five… Shane Vander HartNovember 5, 20113 minute read
Five Items of Interest: Palin’s Emails, Perry 2012?, The Undefeated, Weiner-gate, 18-Week Abortion Ban Good morning, here’s some items of interest for me (and hopefully you)… Shane Vander HartJune 11, 20113 minute read
Iowa House Republicans Voting No on Personhood Need to Explain Themselves I’m not ready to throw these Iowa House Republicans under the bus… Shane Vander HartMay 11, 20113 minute read
Articles of Impeachment Filed Against Four Iowa Supreme Court Justices In Iowa House Articles of impeachment were filed for Iowa Supreme Court Justices: Brent Appel,… Shane Vander HartApril 21, 20111 minute read
Rallying Cry at Des Moines Tea Party: Principles and Patriotism Over Party There were a few prominent local speakers at the Des Moines Tea… Shane Vander HartApril 18, 20111 minute read
An Apology to Make When I started this blog back in 2006 (then it was hosted… Shane Vander HartApril 3, 20112 minute read
What Really Happened to HF 153? Craig Robinson raises some great questions about the personhood bill that State… Shane Vander HartApril 2, 20112 minute read
Iowa House Passes Late-Term Abortion Ban Late yesterday afternoon, the Iowa House passed House File 657 (formerly HF… Shane Vander HartApril 1, 20115 minute read
Iowa’s Late Term Abortion Ban (HF 5) Voted Out of House Government Oversight Committee It’s kind of like watching sausage get made. The bill, HF 5,… Shane Vander HartMarch 24, 20111 minute read
