The results from Tuesday’s election aren’t quite final yet, and one northeast Iowa race looks headed for a recount. “The number has moved fairly strongly in my favor, but I don’t know what the current margin is,” said John Beard, the Democratic candidate in state Senate District 28. “It’s a very, very close race, and [...]
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MARION – A key legislator in state budget discussions and his challenger presented opposing views on how best to make use of Iowa’s best financial position in years. Rep. Nick Wagner, R-Marion, who is in line to lead the House Appropriations Committee that crafts budgets, called for returning surplus funds to Iowa taxpayers. His Democratic [...]
continue »RESEARCH They say timing is everything. That seems to be the case in the Iowa House 68 race where Democratic challenger Daniel Lundby has attacked incumbent Rep. Nick Wagner, R-Marion, for votes on school funding and property taxes. Lundby alleges Wagner “opposed commercial property tax reductions for Marion local independent and small businesses.” [...]
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MARION – Sen. Swati Dandekar, D-Marion, has resigned her seat to accept a $137,000-a-year appointment to the Iowa Utility Board. Dandekar’s resignation could change the balance of power in the Senate where Democrats hold a 26-24 majority. If a Republican would win an as yet-to-be scheduled special election, the Senate would be evenly divided again. [...]
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MARION – The son of a former Senate GOP leader is planning to run for the Iowa House – as a Democrat. Daniel Lundby, the son of the late Sen. Mary Lundby, R-Marion, will challenge Rep. Nick Wagner, R-Marion, in the 2012 election, according to Iowa Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, D-Des Moines. “My mother believed [...]
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