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Branstad picks Sen. Reynolds as running mate
Republican State Sen. Kim Reynolds (R-Osceola) joins GOP gubernatorial candidate Terry Branstad at the podium Thursday morning at Ankeny Region Airport as her candidacy for Lt. Governor was announced. (Bob Nandell photo)
Former Gov. Terry Branstad announced today that state Sen. Kim Reynolds, an Osceola Republican, is his choice for running mate in his bid for a fifth term as governor in November.
Reynolds, who served four terms as Clarke County treasurer, is half way through her first term in the Iowa Senate after winning election to the District 48 seat in 2008 — which encompasses Adams, Clarke, Decatur, Montgomery, Ringgold, Taylor and Union counties. She also served as a member of the Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) board as a Branstad appointee from 1996 to 2001.
Branstad, who won the 2010 GOP gubernatorial nomination by beating Bob Vander Plaats of Sioux City and Rod Roberts of Carroll, said he went through a thoughtful and deliberative process in finding the best possible choice for running mate.
Branstad, 63, a former lieutenant governor himself who also served four terms as governor from 1983 to 1999, said he expects delegates to the party’s June 26 state convention will ratify his choice for lieutenant governor. Some Vander Plaats supporters have indicated they may enter his name into nomination for lieutenant governor during Saturday’s GOP assemblage.
Steve Roberts, a GOP activist and former national committeeman from Des Moines, called Reynolds an excellent choice for lieutenant governor.
“She brings a lot to the table,” Roberts said. “She’s been a local official, she’s had experience running both at the local level and running for the Legislature and yet she isn’t considered part of the establishment.”
That and her conservative credentials should satisfy Republicans who may have supported Branstad’s rivals in the June 8 primary, he said.
In selecting a running mate, Branstad said he wanted someone who shared his conservative views on economic and social issues, as well as a person with leadership ability and a strong work ethic. Reynolds has a college degree in business administration and marketing and expertise in business development and government administration at the county level. She and her husband, Kevin, have three grown children and two grandchildren.
The newly formed GOP ticket will face the Democratic team of Gov. Chet Culver and Lt. Gov. Patty Judge in the Nov. 2 general election.
The Governor Branstad 2010 campaign made the initial announcement via text message prior to the start of today’s fly-around tour that has scheduled stops in Ankeny, Council Bluffs, Sioux City, Clear Lake, Dubuque, Davenport and Cedar Rapids.
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Good Choice!
time to sit back and see what type of closed minded bigoted hate the liberals throw out LOL
Hooray for generalizing and stereotyping.
time to sit back and see what type of closed minded bigoted hate the Vander Plaats wing of the GOP throws out LOL
yeah that also
Wonder how long it will take the Culver camp to try to make something of her two DUIs. I think I heard she's been sober for 8 years now.
Is Eric sober these days?
Branstad fils was not drunk, just driving in a stupid, aggres*ive manner.
Unless there was ANOTHER incident I've forgotten about…
Eric Bransad's car crash that resulted in two fatalities when he was 16 did not result in any alcohol related charge, that I'm aware. I do however remember some brew-ha-ha about Eric enjoying a helicopter air-lift to Iowa Methodist Hospital while the more seriously injured individuals were transported by ground ambulance. AND, to make matters worse, it turned out the van Eric was operating was technically registered to the Branstad campaign, not the family itself.
But Eric was arrested about a year after the fatal accident (Sept 1992) for an alcohol offense while in the parking lot of Des Moines Dowling High School. He was charged with public intoxication.
Then January 1993, while the public intoxication charges were still pending, he was then charged with using a fake I.D. to buy beer.
Then June 1993, Eric was charged for illegal possession of alcohol under legal age when he was passenger during a single vehicle traffic accident while in a Jeep registered to Terry Branstad. Allegedly a friend was driving.
With all that underage alcohol activity, Eric Branstad did not spend a day in jail. He got probation and was shipped to military school in Missouri.
In 2001, Eric was charged with OWI and received probation. He was also apparently charged with possession of a controlled substance, but that charge was dropped. Eric was also charged with driving with a suspended license in 2005.
I'm sure this is being combed over by anyone who cares to verify info at IowaCourts dot com. Search for Eric David Branstad.
Near as I can tell, Eric and his wife spend more time in public writing letters-to-the Editor of Des Moines area shopper/newspapers asking people to leave them alone.
Through all of this, I would greatly love to see Terry Branstad's position on alcohol– both in regard to social treatment of chemical dependency and personal usage for himself. I look forward to comparing Terry's current stance with his actions for which I personally witnessed at each and every Iowa Hawkeye bowl appearance in the 1980's…. "Go Schlawkeyes!"
Are you implying that Terry Branstad would benefit from a 12-step program with Eddie Podolak as his sponsor?
LOL !!
No, wait… THAT makes too much sense.
Eric Bransad's car crash that resulted in two fatalities when he was 16 did not result in any alcohol related charge, that I'm aware. He was arrested for public intox at Dowling High school, arrested for using a fake I.D. to buy beer, and arrested for PAULA when his friend was driving Terry Branstad's Jeep and his a utility pole. Lately, 2001 there was an OWI with probation for Eric, and a Possession of controlled substance charge dropped. And in 2005, driving while suspended. Eric and the Mrs now write letters-to-the-editor telling us all to leave him alone.
(If he was driving while suspended, how'd he reach the pedals??)
Eric Branstad went to DOWLING!? That settles who's getting my vote, as if there were any doubt.
At least Culver, inept as he is, taught at my alma mater, Hoover High.
You didn't know that? Even I remember that. LOL
It IS God's will that Dowling has never won a state championship in football…
Now that I didn't know. LOL
I only know Dowling as the Catholic DM high school that all the rich kids seem to go to, much like Xavier is to CR.
I was always happy knowing the Iowa State Patrol drove Eric to and from school every day.
LOL!!
Yep, Eric went to Dowling until he got shipped off to a military school in Missouri. According to my sources on the inside, an officer with our Iowa State Patrol was assigned to drive Eric to and from Dowling until Eric was 16.
Naw, I don't think so. No one made any mention of Conlin's escapades years ago… did they?
Repubs sure do like to keep bringing up Tom Slockett in this context.
*shrugs*
Take that, right-whiners!
Us poor white men are victims of discrimination, since both Branstad and Culver have selected female running mates. (I'm kidding!)
Seriously, I'll give Branstad credit: he could have done much, much worse. Time for Vander Plotz to ride off into the sunset.
Iowa hasn't had a male Lieutenant Governor since … looking it up … January 1987, when Robert T. Anderson was succeeded by Jo Ann Zimmerman.
If Reynolds wins, she would be the fifth consecutive female to hold the office.
It appeases the women voters just enough to keep them from running a female Governor candidate. The rich white male fat cats couldn't tolerate anyone but one of their own in the top post.
No surprise in his pick.
Now the long hard decision between the lesser of two evils..
And the the annoying, 1/2 truth TV ads…
Are you sure there's even half a truth in those commercials?
Nah…..
She looks like a mix of Palin and the girl from SVU – hopefully she is closer in inteligence to SVU than Palin.
Since Lt. Governor is for all intents and purposes a ceremonial position, it seems rather demeaning to women to have both parties target women for the positions. "We want your pretty face and the female vote, but don't want you to be able to do any real work".
Patty Judge is a cover girl??
she looks kind of MILF-y in that photo. is this the new thing with republican running mates ?
Now we have to endure the endless TV commercials of 1/2 truths from both sides.
And once again voting for the lesser of two evils…
At least it's d o w n to phony commercials from only ONE candidate on each side now.
Hey, it's another Sarah Palin-like MILF. Color me shocked! Republicans have found a model they think is a winner. Good for them.
Yeah if she's half as smart as Palin…
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