Kim Reynolds holds a huge fundraising edge over Democrat Deidre DeJear in a state that has become increasingly friendly to conservative candidates. Contact Editor Kathie Obradovich for questions: info@iowacapitaldispatch.com. Reynolds, who's been governor for five years, has been describing her platform as push back against President Biden. The representative voted against raising the legal age to buy most semiautomatic rifles to 21. All rights reserved. DeJear performs strongest among likely Iowa voters with no religious affiliation, earning 69% to Reynolds 22%; among suburban voters, 51% to 41%; and among city dwellers, 50% to 46%. Both Hinson and Mathis, 63, are former television journalists. There were more registered Republicans than Democrats in Iowa in 2020, but 31.5% were independent. Stubbs, a Republican from Wetumpka, is a financial advisor and he and wife, Jenny, own Frios Gourmet Pops. Reynolds has consistently led DeJear in polling and fundraising during the midterm campaign season. While both men whine about things like cancel culture in equal measure, Healey v. Smith looks like a proxy battle between the old school- and modern GOP. Kim Reynolds is set to deliver the Republican Party's rebuttal to the State of the Union address on Tuesday, giving her a national spotlight to talk about the power of GOP governors to enact policies at a time their party is out of power in Washington and sell conservatism to women voters. In 2018, she became the first Black candidate to win a major party nomination for a statewide office in Iowa when she became the Democratic nominee against Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. The law, if it goes into effect, would include exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormalities and to protect the life of the mother. increases of 2.5% or below in per-pupil school aid, to use public funding to provide scholarships, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Eliminate all laws which insult and discourage Iowans who only ask for a fair wage for their hard work. as well as other partner offers and accept our. Stewart briefly suspended his campaign in May after he was arrested in Washington DC while protesting for the medical use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic drug. Melton said he got into the race to ensure a Democrat would be on the ballot in the historically red district. Another 5% are not sure and 1% say they would not support either candidate. Iowa Republican Gov. Pfannenstiel reported that 17 of Iowas biggest Democratic donors gave $48,000 to Rob Sand's state auditor campaign last year, but just $17,400 to the two gubernatorial candidates, DeJear and Ras Smith. Those that do rate her are split almost evenly with 16% saying they view her favorably and 15% saying they view her unfavorably. Though DeJear had raised close to $280,000, she had only $8,500 left by year's end. Kim Reynolds and all of the other statewide officeholders also face challenges. We must raise our minimum wage, invest in affordable housing, create pathways so that the food that Iowans consume can be produced here in our state and ensure that we all have access to quality affordable health care and child care. All rights reserved. Since becoming governor, Reynolds has ticked through a long list of conservative accomplishments. Democratic candidates have lined up to challenge Reynolds, who was elected governor in 2018, and Grassley, who was first elected to the Senate in 1980. Where did you grow up? More: How is the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll conducted? Another 44% disapprove of the job shes doing, compared to 43% in November, and 7% are not sure, up from 6%. (Photo by Katie Akin/ Iowa Capital Dispatch). A July Iowa Poll also showed Reynolds lead was 17 points over DeJear 48% to 31%. Norwood is a West Des Moines business consultant and county soil and water commissioner. She also has had trouble accessing care after Iowa privatized the state's Medicaid program, a shift madewhile Reynolds was lieutenant governor. Iowa Gov. DES MOINES, Iowa - Gov. Stewart:Iowa should eliminate all licensing laws and allow people who are licensed to perform services in any of the other 49 states to perform the same services in Iowa, thus 100% eliminating the current bureaucratic nightmares and saving taxpayers millions of dollars. We are protecting the unborn and standing up for our law enforcement. Interestingly, they found that the structured roughness, including staggered pillars and . The questions of all Iowans have a margin of error of plus or minus 3.4 percentage points; its plus or minus 4 percentage points for questions asked of likely voters. Hes a small business owner of a school supply company and a Realtor. A single-phase flow in open-cell porous media was characterized while covering a range of Reynolds numbers from the Darcy regime up to the Forchheimer regime (Jorge et al., 2019, Manley et al., 2020, Park et al., 2020). Robert Cohen, Post-Dispatch. The difference falls in the polls margin of error, which is plus or minus 3.9 percentage points for likely voters. We go to family dinners and dont know what to talk about.. Working well in tandem with Luke Reynolds and triple Ken Farmer Medallist Liam McBean, the Bays overpowered the Eagles, playing sparkling footy in an impressive 48-point win. In October, 46% of likely voters who identified as politically independent supported the Democrat, compared to Grassleys 35%. Cunningham noted Reynolds has signed increases of 2.5% or below in per-pupil school aid over the last few years, and she disagrees with the governor's proposal to use public funding to provide scholarships to help parents switch their children to private schools or homeschooling. Shewas tapped to help lead Kamala Harris' Iowa campaign ahead of the 2020 caucuses. She was defeated in the general election. She said she would have expected a greater percentage of people to say they werent sure who they would vote for in November, given DeJears low visibility. And that explains pretty much all of whats happening in this early test of that vote., She said the numbers indicate this race will be a fight for the independent vote., The play will be in converting the independents and then getting them to turn out, because independents are notoriously unreliable voters, she said. I think Axne is more likely for the Senate, either in 2022 (if Grassley retires), a special election in 2024 (if Grassley retires), or 2026. DeJear has made education a focal point, saying she would seek to raise year-over-year investment in Iowa schools by a minimum of 4% annually. Political experience and civic activities:Succeeded former Iowa Gov. Political experience and civic activities:Candidate for U.S. Senate (twice), candidate for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture, candidate for Linn County Sheriff. Opinion: Inept Iowa Democrats show little interest in trying to win. The latest Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll. Another 3% say they are not sure which candidate they will vote for or do not remember whom they voted for. Cunningham said support for public schooling is the most important issue for her in the governors race this year and was the deciding factor in her vote for DeJear. 23/04/2023. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Iowa Gov. Selzer said that office-holders typically strive to stay above 50%. Their seeming dismissal of Deidre DeJear proves it. More:How Reynolds' agenda fared in 2022: A win on tax cuts, a loss on education. Throughout her term, Governor Reynolds has put corporate interests over the needs of working Iowans, she said in a campaign statement released on April 13. All rights reserved. Read more. LOS ANGELES (AP) LeBron James finished with 25 points after Dillon Brooks was ejected for striking him in the groin, and the Los Angeles Lakers survived Ja Morant's 24-point fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 111-101 for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series. Most recently, she . While he has maintained a lead in the Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll leading up to the midterms, he faces a much tighter margin than in previous election cycles. Was DeJear being deliberately given the cold shoulder? Nunn said voters want a new representative to take on problems like inflation, gas prices and supply chain issues. That legislation has failed to pass the Republican-controlled Iowa House the past two years. According to the poll, 96% of likely Republican voters support Reynolds and 90% of likely Democratic voters support DeJear in the potential matchup. Melton has just more than $5,800 cash on hand, where Feenstra has more than $900,000. DeJear started 2022 with just $8,500 cash on hand, but raised more than $820,000 in the lead up to the primary, according to June campaign filings. Iowa Capital Dispatch maintains editorial independence. The anti-voucher candidate: David Maxwell, a drainage contractor and farmer from Gibson. 13 district: New district has America first challenger Bo Hines. Axne currently serves on the Financial Services Committee and Agriculture Committee in the U.S. House. Turnout among unaffiliated voters also rose to 46%, the state's data shows. Iowa should quit driving young Iowans away from the state by ending Iowa's drug war. Incumbent Reynolds, 63, is running for her second full term in office. Kim Reynolds holds a huge fundraising edge over Democrat Deidre DeJear in a state that has become increasingly friendly to conservative candidates. Right now, Rep. Ashley Hinson represents Iowas 1st District, but will reside in the 2nd District, where she is running for representative. The state awarded $210 million on Jan. 4 as part of the latest round of Empower Rural Iowa broadband grants. Ambassador to China. The 63-year-old served four terms as Clarke County Treasurer before her election to the Iowa Senate in 2008. He and his twin brother, Kim . Kim Reynolds is campaigning against Joe Biden Kathie Obradovich October 3, 2022 8:00 am Gov. Dahl has previously run for governor and for Congress and lost. DeJear called for the state government to use its budget surplus to increase education and mental health funding at the Iowa State Fairin August. But he resumed his campaign in June. She was sworn in on May 24, 2017, after longtime Gov. We must fully fund our education system so that every student regardless of race, genderor Zip code can have access to a strong, quality public education that prepares them for a limitless future. When Niki 'The Anvil' Anderson, 31, 5ft 10in, 15.9 stone, digger driver by day, Norfolk's finest light heavyweight slap fighter by night, steps up to the barrel at the UK's and his inaugural 'SlapFight' league match in Liverpool, he wonders, just for a second, 'What the f*** am I doing?'. Even one death caused by gun violence is too many. On the campaign trail, Reynolds has hammered President Joe Biden over federal spending legislation she says has led to increased inflation. Kim Reynolds signs bill banning school mask mandates," The Daily Iowan, May 20, 2021 House File 847 , Iowa Legislature Bill Book, signed May 20, 2021 Pat Grassley tweet , May 20, 2021 In NJ's 3rd Congressional District, Democratic incumbent Andy Kim is gearing up for a 3rd term. What you need to know before you cast a ballot, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Postville and Maquoketa, Education:AA Kirkwood Community College, BA Coe College, MBA University of Chicago. Grants totaling $100 million in state money were renewed in a bill signed in April 2021 by Gov. A bird strike sparked an engine fire on a plane headed to Phoenix shortly after it took off Sunday from an Ohio airport. Questions based on the sample of 801 Iowa likely voters have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points. Stewart:Reduce taxes, reduce regulation, shorten the Iowa code to a single slim volume, quit forcing gas stations to sell products consumers do not want to buy and gas stations do not want to sell. Iowa has never come close to having a Black governor. Both Gov. By DAVID PITT March 9, 2022. She was then re-elected in 2018, narrowly defeating. DeJear:In an average year, 302 people die and 489 are wounded by guns in Iowa. She signed into law a reduction in the amount of unemployment benefits that Iowans who have lost their jobs could access. Read More FILE - Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Iowa, speaks during hearing March 29, 2022, in Washington. Reynolds, who is seeking her second full term in office, is crisscrossing the state on a two-week bus tour ahead of the election and appeared at a Sioux City rally Thursday night with former Republican president Donald Trump. In 2010, 69% of registered Republicans turned out compared to 56% of Democrats and 37% of unaffiliated voters, according to data from the Iowa Secretary of State. She also has vowed to veto Reynolds private school scholarship proposal if it reached her desk while she was governor. Three California condors have died from avian flu in northern Arizona and authorities are trying to determine what killed five others in the flock, the National Park Service announced Friday. Skemp, who identifies as an independent but typically votes with Republicans, is among the 60% of men who favor Reynolds compared to the 35% who prefer DeJear. That's so promising candidates without name recognition or endless resources have an equal shot at getting their messages out. Questions based on the subsample of 612 likely voters in the 2022 general election have a maximum margin of error of plus or minus 4.0 percentage points. Terry Branstad resigned to serve as US ambassador to China. As a result, the 2022 Met Gala will be co-chaired by American actress Regina King, actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds, in addition to Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. Democrat Ryan Melton, 37, is an insurance supervisor in Story County. I also feel like she's a fighter, Munoz said. Selzer said Democrats will likely need to convert independent voters if they want to topple Reynolds in November. From. Republican incumbent Gov. Philip Plait is an astronomer, sci-fi dork, TV documentary talking head, and all-around science enthusiast. Smith, who has served in the Iowa Senate since 2011, said during a debate in October that he would advocate for tax cuts in the Legislature and he faulted Fitzgerald for not registering in favor of recent Republican tax-cut legislation. This means we need to commit to raising educator wages, expanding early childhood educationand ensuring that there are mental health professionals in all our schools. DES MOINES, Iowa For the second time this primary election cycle, Governor Kim Reynolds is endorsing someone running against a Republican member of the Iowa House. Still, DeJears lack of name identificationisnt hurting her in a potential head-to-head matchup with Reynolds, according to the poll. Fewer than half of Iowans knew enough about DeJear to form an opinion of her, while 97% of Iowans had an opinion of Reynolds. 2023 www.desmoinesregister.com. Shes also one of the leading supporters of bills researching natural disasters and support victims, following Iowas 2020 derecho. Gov. Republican Gov. Conrad Reynolds said he's again running in the state's 2nd Congressional District, setting up a primary rematch with incumbent U.S. Rep. French Hill over the Central Arkansas seat. Terry Branstad in 2017, A guide to voter rights in Iowa. House Republicans are touting their debt limit package as a first step toward fiscal restraint. By clicking Sign up, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider Ken Potts, one of the last two survivors of the USS Arizona battleship, which sank in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, has died. (Iowa Capital Dispatch photo illustration; Biden photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images; screenshot of Reynolds from Iowa PBS) At the end of September, Stubbs had more than $48,000 in his campaign fund. Rep. Cindy Axne, 56, announced in November that, First-term Rep. Randy Feenstra, 53, faces one opponent in the 4th District. But Reynolds holds a double-digit lead among independents, with 48% to DeJears 32%. She said even though she believes Reynolds will win the election, she doesnt support her policies. Under her leadership, 50% of Iowans say things in the state are headed in the right direction and 41% say things have gotten off on the wrong track. Interviewers with Quantel Research contacted 1,118 Iowa adults with randomly selected landline and cell phone numbers supplied by Dynata. As Mr. Zelensky spoke, Sergey V. Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, was wrapping up a five-day visit to Latin America to drum up support for Russia, making a final stop in Cuba. An Oct. 9-12 Iowa Poll also showed Reynolds with a 17-point advantage over DeJear. Democrat lawmakers in Oregon want to decriminalize homeless camps with a law that would allow the people who live in them to sue for $1,000 if they're harassed or told to leave. And Democratsthe way that they win is by getting independent voters to turn up.. State Rep. Christina Bohannan, a Democrat and University of Iowa law professor. The same October poll showed DeJear was struggling with name recognition. Sen. Joni Ernst, 51, will not be up for reelection until 2026. But DeJear remained upbeat when asked Monday about big Democrats' absence Monday. An October Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa Poll found the governor held a 17-percentage point lead over DeJear. G. K. Butterfield (1st district) will retire. The clean-cut Kyle, then aged 20, was originally accused of assaulting two girls, six and eight, during private swim lessons. But over half of Iowans, 51%, said they did not knowenough about the Democratic candidate to form an opinion. The gasoline tax should be eliminated and replaced with a user fee for using public roadways, based on miles driven and the weight of the vehicle. Here's what the state Supreme Court is weighing, Iowa House passes ban on transgender girls playing K-12 and college girls' sports, Rising star among Iowa Democrats takes on voter ID champion in secretary of state race, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. Kim Reynolds launched her campaign for a second full term Wednesday night at a rally in Des Moines, touting her conservative agenda of cutting taxes, personal freedom from mandates and school choice. Our bodies belong to ourselves, not to politicians. Some Iowa Democrats are panicking, families send their kids to private schools, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Kim Reynolds Gov. Most recently, she signed a 2022 tax law that will lower Iowa's top income tax rate until all Iowans pay a flat 3.9% rate starting in 2026. "Any of those three would be possibilities." He called DeJear and Stewart competent but said their views and records did not align as well with his beliefs. Smith, a three-term state representative,has a background as a youth counselor and holds bachelor's and master's degreesfrom the University of Northern Iowa. Copyright 2022, Des Moines Register and Tribune Co. Republican Gov. Des Moines Register reporter Ian Richardson contributed to this report. According to the Secretary of State, Dahl did not file the necessary paperwork and signatures to make the ballot. June 7, 2022 5:00 AM ET. We ask that you edit only for style or to shorten, provide proper attribution and link to our web site. Women are closely divided in the race, favoring Reynolds over DeJear 47% to 46%. Want more video? Reynolds' primary pick: Dean Fisher, an engineer and farmer from Montour. Results based on smaller samples of respondents such as by gender or age have a larger margin of error. She is backing candidates who support her . And this is Black History Month. (Photo courtesy of the governor's office) Incumbent Reynolds, 63, is running for her second full term in office. Childrens mental health is a leading issue for Mathis, who worked on bipartisan mental health bills in the Iowa Legislature. Responses were adjusted by age, sex, and congressional district to reflect the general population based on recent census data. He plans to vote for a mix of Republicans and Democrats. She is seeking a second full term. All rights reserved. If he wins in 2022, he will be 95 years old at the conclusion of that term. Matt Larkin, an attorney who ran unsuccessfully for attorney general last year, declared a bid for Schrier's seat this month, emphasizing homelessness, crime and efforts to defund police in nearby. Iowa Capital Dispatch is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. GOP challenger in HD38 First-term incumbent Rep. Debbie Wood, R-Valley, has a challenger in the GOP primary. Congressman Kim's GOP rival this November will be Bob Healey or Ian Smith. Democrats could pull many of those voters to their side by making this election relevant to their lives and concerns, registering non-voters and working people who won't benefit from their tax dollars going to cut taxes on corporations. She also hasallocated tens of millions in federal pandemic aid for a range of internship, apprenticeship and scholarship programs. U.S. special operations forces carried out a precarious evacuation of the American embassy in warring Sudan on Sunday. He was appointed to the post earlier that year when his predecessor Bill Northey took a leadership job at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Medical staff told Bash and his . Grassley, 89, announced in September that he will run for an eighth term in the U.S. Senate. What I like about her is shes pro-education, Cunningham said. Prior to being elected lieutenant governor, she served in the Iowa State Senate, representing the 48th District.
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