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Mike Gronstal

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Iowa Senate District 45 Special Election Set Following Joe Seng’s Death

Gov. Terry Branstad declared a special election for Iowa Senate District 45 on 12/27/16, following the recent death of State Senator Joe Seng (D-Davenport).

Candidate Interview: Al Ringgenberg (Iowa Senate District 8)

Al Ringgenberg is a Republican running in Iowa Senate District 8 in a three-way primary to see who will challenge Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal.

Candidate Interview: Mark Hansen (Iowa Senate District 8)

Mark Hansen, a Council Bluffs business owner, is running in a contested Republican primary in Iowa Senate District 8 to take on incumbent Mike Gronstal.

Dan Dawson Announces Iowa Senate District 8 Challenge

Dan Dawson announced will run against Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal for the Iowa Senate District 8 seat.

The Sinclair Report: Iowa Senate Rules & Supplemental State Aid

Amy Sinclair: The Iowa Senate votes to give Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal the power to decide what bills are voted on and overpromises school funding.

Iowa Senate Democrats Rebuff Second Attempt to Find Common Ground

Iowa Senate Democrats denied a 2nd attempt by Senate Republicans to work in a bipartisan manner to bring common ground legislation to the floor for debate.

Caffeinated Thoughts Radio 1-31-15

Shane Vander Hart and Brian Myers discuss nitrate pollution in Iowa agriculture with Dean Lemke and Ferguson with Kevin Jackson of the Black Sphere.

Iowa GOP: Biden Uses Taxpayer Funded Iowa Trip for Partisan Stump Speech

Republican Party of Iowa leaders criticized Vice President Joe Biden for using his official office to pay for a partisan, campaign trip to Iowa.

Jack Hatch’s Obvious Conflict of Interest

State Senator Jack Hatch (D-Des Moines) is accused by the Republican Party of Iowa for using his office to protect his personal financial interests.

Iowa House Passes Webcam Abortion Ban

(Des Moines, IA) The Iowa House passed HF 2175, the webcam abortion…

Iowa Gov. Branstad Pushes Helping Vets in Condition of the State

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad unveiled an agenda to help veterans in his Condition of the State address that received bipartisan approval.

What Tyler Olson Really Believes

State Rep. Tyler Olson (D-Cedar Rapids) in his first web ad of the Iowa Gubernatorial race shows his small business rhetoric doesn’t match his record

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad Signs STO Tax Credit Increase

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad signed HF 625 which raises the School Tuition Organization tax credit cap from $8.75 to $12 million.

2014 Iowa Governor’s Race: A Chet Culver–Terry Branstad Rematch?

Former Iowa Governor Chet Culver is keeping an eye on 2014. Is it possible that we’ll see a rematch with Governor Terry Branstad?

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.

GOPAC’s Top Races to Watch: Iowa State Senate

GOPAC highlighted five Iowa State Senate races that could help swing the Iowa Senate back to a Republican majority