U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who since 2022 has been registered to vote in Scott County, earlier this year changed her voter registration back to her Ottumwa home, according to voter records from Wapello County.
The state’s non-partisan Legislative Services Agency has released its proposed Johnson County Supervisor District plan, which separates the county into five equal population districts ahead of the November 2026 election.
National Democrats are adding the Iowa House and Senate to their 2026 target map, citing recent over-performance in special elections and new opportunities to cut into GOP control in Des Moines.
It took about an hour and 10 minutes into the Iowa GOP forum for 2026 gubernatorial candidates, but the criticism for Republican U.S. House Rep. Randy Feenstra eventually came.
Tiffin Democrat Travis Terrell calls for a $20-an-hour federal minimum wage and tougher corporate accountability in his campaign for Congress, and Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner seeks another term after helping Democrats break GOP super majority.
Iowa Democrats are divided on whether the party should split from national party leadership on how to hold the 2028 Democratic caucuses in the state, while most agree that Iowa should play an influential role in the presidential selection process.
Turning Point Action, the campaign arm of Turning Point USA, endorsed Mitchell, who was described as a longtime friend of Kirk’s
Democrats hoping to represent Iowa in Washington, D.C., highlighted the need for a new Farm Bill, an end to foreign trade tariffs and more support for small and medium sized farms Friday during a candidate forum at the Iowa Farmers Union’s annual conference.
New Iowa House Minority Leader Brian Meyer is endorsing Trone Garriott instead of previous House Minority Leader Jennifer Konfrst
Iowa Democratic congressional candidate Taylor Wettach outlines a sweeping rural economic plan, former Sen. Jackie Smith backs Zach Wahls for U.S. Senate and MAHA Action endorses Republican Zach Lahn in the Iowa governor’s race.
National women’s PACs are jumping into Iowa’s 2026 races, with EMILYs List backing Dubuque Democrat Lindsay James and conservative PACs lining up behind Peosta Republican Shannon Lundgren in the race for northeast Iowa’s U.S. House seat.
Also in the almanac, two insulator union groups endorse different candidates in Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary
States will have access to federal immigration information for the purposes of determining voters’ citizenship, and the federal government will have access to those states’ driver’s license information under a settlement reached in a lawsuit brought by Iowa.
Asked whether he hopes to appear with candidates at future events, Iowa U.S. Rep Randy Feenstra said “Absolutely. It’s just a matter of when they occur. But I look forward to that.”
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