Chuck really had him sweating.. George Santos Shouldnt Be There: Republican Infighting Spills Over at Joe Bidens State of the Union. Grassley has four times more cash than the next leading candidate of either party. And at least a few Democratic state legislators are running unopposed, so if thats what I have to focus on to feel a small amount of hope in November, so be it. Kyle Kuehl, a Bettendorf business owner and military veteran, announced in November he would run for Congress in Iowa's newly redrawn 1st District. 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She launched her congressional campaign in July. Or will it collapse around him? I think there was an inherent sense of fairness, she said to me in a phone interview. 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. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images). Part of HuffPost Politics. Both Gov. Those early days created a rough draft of who hed become as a senatorgruff, hard-working, relentless, frugal. Momentum and reaction are always simultaneous events in American politics. After all, it was the wave of conservative sentiment in the 1980s that brought Grassley to power. I also need Steve King in Congress. In 2019, after The New York Times published an article documenting Kings racism, King was stripped of his committee assignments. The general election will take place on Nov. 8, 2022. At count 22, Cotton stands up and helps pull Grassley, then 87 years old, to his feet. Your email address will not be published. Rep. Cindy Axne, another potential Democratic Senate candidate, declined an interview request. But Ill vote and hope for the best. Des Moines Primary 2022: Abby Finkenauer candidate profile . In response to some of the questions, Grassley explained the legislative process and the history of partisan fights. State Sen. Zach Nunn, 42, entered the race in July. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Cond Nast. The Base? Reach her at kakin@registermedia.com or at 410-340-3440. God will take care of tomorrow.. I will outwork Chuck Grassley. That might seem a long shot, but its how the indefatigable Iowan operates. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra is running for reelection. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Cindy Axne will seek reelection in the 3rd District, which includes Des Moines and Council Bluffs in the state's southwest corner. Figure 2 If you shift the vaccination curve by 6 months, it seems to align well with the death spikes. he was talking to Iowans at the rally about the Biden administrations failures. Culvers pitcher was somehow settled precariously on his podium shelf. Despite the fact that only 27% of Iowans wanted him to do it. He said he believes Grassley would have to debate him during a general election because of his record of service. Vanity Fair may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers. Chuck Grassley. Shilling said he had voted for Grassley until the early 2000s when he became disillusioned with him, particularly over what Shilling said was a lack of support for veterans. In 2021, a Selzer poll showed that the majority of Iowans, including a third of Republicans, hoped Grassley would not seek reelection. As more Iowans tune into the campaigns in the final weeks, the biggest contest is the race to take on Sen. Chuck Grassley. While Iowas senior senator has easily won reelection in the past, theres been some warning signs for him lately, including an approval rating that is now consistently falling under 50%. Smith, 33, has represented Waterloo in the Iowa House since 2017. The constitution [and] bill of rights guarantee a just and speedy trial.. The crowd at the Sioux Center rally on June 29, 2021, is silent. She became the second-youngest woman elected to the US House in 2018 (and the youngest woman ever to flip a seat blue), defeating a multi-millionaire incumbent. Finkenauer is a former state representative who was elected to Iowa's 1st District in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2018 but lost her 2020 re-election bid. He wrote a bill to protect special counsel Robert Mueller from the then-president, but also used hardline tactics as Judiciary Committee chair to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh and stiff-arm Democrats on judicial nominees. She also opened up about her personal diagnosis with endometriosis and pushed for increased research funding on it. Hes tight-lipped about the checkered legacy of former President Donald Trump, whom he has spoken with twice since Trump left office. Conlin recalls that even though she and Grassley were at odds, he still allowed her bills to come out of the committee. Follow her on Twitter at @brianneDMR. Reporter Brianne Pfannenstiel contributed reporting. Despite the fact that the majority of Iowans thought maybe it was time for him to step aside. The radical anti-abortion group Iowa Pro-Life Action Council distributed fliers with the image of an 18-week-old thumb-sucking fetus, telling Iowans to vote for Grassley otherwise that baby might not live. He was part of the wave of conservative election upsets in 1980. Answers provided by the candidate. This is Trump's first rally in Iowa since the 2020 election. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley is under pressure to save his party from defending yet another open seat as it labors to retake the majority. See Iowa primary election results across the state, Mike Franken wins Democratic US Senate primary; to take on Chuck Grassley in November, Chuck Grassley sails past Jim Carlin in Republican US Senate primary; moves on to run for 8th term, See Polk County election results as vote counts come in, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy, Education: Morningside University, Biochemistry; University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Engineering, Civil Engineer and Finance; U.S. Grassleys hearings seemed to connect with the cash-poor Republican farmers and the Democrats who were sick of war. She announced in early November after the Iowa Legislature finished its redistricting work. The room was small, with vinyl tile flooring, wood paneling, and homemade curtains. Reynolds, Please Let Iowas Kids Be Kids, 6 Iowa-Made Products, From Hot Sauce to Popcorn, Foodies Have to Try, Sponsor Of Iowa GOP Bills To Ban Gay Marriage Says Thats Not What The Bills Are About, Leaked Texts Reveal: Fox News Knew They Were Spreading Lies and Conspiracies About 2020 Election, Transamerica Cuts Jobs In Cedar Rapids, Buys Back $200M In Stocks, Business Owner: Reynolds Unemployment Cuts Hurt Concrete Workers, 20 House Republicans Sign Bill To Ban Nearly All Abortion In Iowa, The Stories Behind 6 of Iowas Coolest Bridges, Trans Iowan To Republican Lawmakers: You Truly Hate Us, Key Moments From Iowa Democrats US Senate Debate. Whatever else he is, hes a member of the political gerontocracy. If fundraising is any indication, Carlin doesn't pose a significant challenge to Grassley, and the incumbent is expected to easily win the primary. From 2022 races to caucus action, what to watch for in Iowa politics. He is the best path we have to keep the seat in Republican hands and take it off the map., Sen. Chuck Grassley talks to law enforcement officials at an event in West Union, Iowa, on May 4, 2021. Born on a military base in Germany, his family later moved to the Midwest and Hurst would attend medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He got a masters in political science, then went to the University of Iowa for his PhD, but dropped out when he decided to run for the Iowa House, and because he was married and had a growing family of four to feed. And asking him why he was playing footsie with liberals. Mike Franken beat former congresswoman Abby Finkenauer, who was widely expected to win the Democratic nomination. Something must be causing this. Get ready for upcoming elections by registering to vote and marking your calendar for Election Day. You have permission to edit this article. Labor Organizer: Gov. He has. OSSIAN, Iowa Chuck Grassley still gets up at 4 a.m. every day and often goes for a 2-mile run. Multiple Democrats have lined up to challenge Grassley. I will condemn it. LOCAL 5 FORECAST: Enjoy a relatively mild weekend before Sign up for Local 5's "5 Things to Know" email newsletter, Republican 2024 contenders plan trips to early nominating states, DOJ: Iowa has a pattern of endangering Glenwood Resource Center residents, Iowans dismiss partisan politics, back Vilsack as next USDA leader. Mike Franken, a retired U.S. Navy Admiral, announced he would seek the Democratic nomination in October. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) Democrat Mike Franken, a retired Navy admiral, will face Republican Chuck Grassley in the race for an Iowa U.S. Senate seat, winning his party nomination Tuesday over two competitors. Asked about that recent viral tweet about Fox News Channels news ticker, Grassley replied: Im disgusted! Hes now watching CNN but hopes Fox notices his demand. The 87-year-old does push-ups, too. Abby Finkenauer in July became the first major Democrat to announce a 2022 run for the U.S. Senate seat long held by Republican Chuck Grassley. The June 7 primary election will be the first test of a new set of political boundaries following Iowa's decennial redistricting process. In his memoir, Obama describes Grassley as toying with the administration over possibly supporting the Affordable Care Act. Kuehl ended his campaign in March, as a state panel upheld a challenge alleging he failed to qualify for the ballot. All three candidates have initially qualified to appear on the primary ballot, though Republicans are challenging Finkenauers petition. Heres Starting Lines quick rundown of the Democratic candidates, their backgrounds, and what policies theyre campaigning on. You want me to do 35 for you? he responded when asked about his regimen as he waited for a burger at Bambinos, a haunt in this town of about 800 people. candidate Glenn Hurst, a city council member and doctor from Minden. In September, Democrat Joseph Kerner quietly entered the race and registered his campaign with the Federal Election Commission. Grassley, a man who has held elected office longer than most of his constituents have been alive, has a point to makehuffing and puffing on that stage, Grassley is proving that he wont let go of power. MANILLA, Iowa An Iowa farmer and former Crawford County supervisor has become the first Democrat to announce he is running for Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley's seat. Retired Navy Adm. Mike Franken campaigned on his 40 years ofexperience in the military and in Washington D.C. But Grassley might not be ready to call it quits. Retired Navy Adm. Mike Franken campaigned on his 40 years of experience in the military and in Washington D.C. Patty Judge was his closest since first taking office in 1980 and he won by 24 percentage points. The two-term incumbent already faces several Republican challengers. U.S. House incumbents also face fierce challengers in 2022, as Iowas redistricted map shakes up the races. I'm a 5th generation, farming, labor Democrat. Can the Republican hold on to the political movement he helped build? Still, Trumps popularity in Iowa complicated Grassleys vaunted independent streak. In a state thats looking increasingly red, and in an election cycle where Republicans are expected to sweep, Grassley is favored to win; even though his disapproval numbers have climbed over the years, he remains slightly more popular than not. Ryan O'Leary, an Auburn businessman, has filed paperwork to run in the 4th District as an independent. hoped Grassley would not seek reelection. High 53F. The most senior GOP senator says hell deliberate until the fall. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) was one of 19 Republicans who rebuked Donald Trump and voted for the bipartisan infrastructure deal, but just one day earlier was on the floor of the Senate defending. State Rep. Christina Bohannan, a Democrat and University of Iowa law professor, announced her candidacy in August. Franken supports eliminating the filibuster and codifying abortion protections into federal law, and he wants to expand Medicaid. It speaks to this growling in America, something changing, again. Brianne Pfannenstiel is the chief politics reporter for the Register. Then Jankowicz decided to rebrand her disinformation show and take it on the road, registering as a foreign agent in the United Kingdom to help the British government with their disinformation issues.. Mmmkay. Franken's secured the nomination Tuesday, Abby Finkenauer entered the race as the perceived frontrunner, racking up significant endorsements and fundraising. Burgess Everett/POLITICO. The rise of the Moral Majority, the Jerry Falwellbacked political action group pushing a conservative religious agenda, had given Grassleys election heavenly stakes. Ailes would go on to run Fox News and have an outsize influence on conservative politics as an operative and media executive, helping elect the likes of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. It's laughable. When he needed some water, he fumbled, and spilled on his pants. Sun and clouds mixed. After his first term in Congress, Grassley supported a constitutional amendment to prohibit abortion, which was a change from his softer position in 1974, when hed supported letting states decide. If he retires, they'll have a battle on their hands. Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has revealed the extent of potential criminal evidence against Hunter Biden that has been shared with Congress. The cultural shift that had begun after the 1973 ruling on Roe v. Wade seemed to help Grassley in the heavily Catholic areas of the state. And Grassley won the primary and the general. Listen, theres nothing I see thats going to keep me from serving another six years if I decide to do it, he says during a swing through northeast Iowa as part of his annual 99 County Tour. Reach her at bpfann@dmreg.com or 515-284-8244. Raised in a small town that had more cows than people, as she puts it, Abby Finkenauer was brought up in a working-class family that shaped her outlook on service and politics. Iowa has closed primaries, which means that only registered Democrats or Republicans can participate in their partys primary. State Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa, a Council Bluffs native, was the first Republican to enter the 3rd District race. He could be your grandfatheror maybe more accurately, great-grandfathera respectable relic of another time. Krause, who is president of the Veterans National Recovery Center, unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party's nomination for the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2016. Thats all I can tell you., Fred and I hit a deer on hiway 136 south of Dyersville. The . Now lives in Sioux City. More: Chuck Grassley sails past Jim Carlin in Republican US Senate primary; moves on to run for 8th term. The house had no electricity and no indoor plumbing. It was Culver who had lost touch with Iowans, while Chuck Grassley was a man of the people. A well-known state lawmaker before she served a single term in the U.S. House, Finkenauer is one of the most prominent Democrats in Iowa. His unconventional moves aside, Grassleys a political pro, toeing the line between establishment Republicans and Trump-era hardliners. Grassley has always walked a delicate balance with Trump; he did not formally endorse him in 2016, but attended at least one Trump campaign event. three in four Iowans had not formed an opinion on DeJear, he will run for an eighth term in the U.S. Senate. Some have been held for a year. Hurst also took on leadership roles in the Iowa Democratic Partys Rural Caucus and the 3rd Congressional District committee, and he spoke out locally when a militia group gathered in Council Bluffs in response to baseless rumors of racial justice riots.. Introduction. Last week, Senator Grassley announced his campaign with a short video of him on an early morning run. Bidens 39% approval rating imary winner might be more of a sacrificial lamb considering Bidens 39% approval ratings. He spends his recesses schlepping around the state with a handful of aides in tow, traveling the 99 County tour he invented. Nunn represents Bondurant and has highlighted his Air Force career in campaign ads. More: Who's running for Iowa governor in 2022? Mike Franken, a retired U.S. Navy admiral, highlighted his military record throughout the forum and said his background neutralizes many Republican talking points about Democrats. Bob Krause, a former state representative and veterans activist, announced in October he will run for the U.S. Senate. Check online at sos.iowa.gov. Chuck Grassley is doing push-ups onstage with Tom Cotton while Joni Ernst counts into the microphone. She leaned on her record in Congress and said it demonstrates the kind of policies and resolve that will help Democrats defeat Grassley. Asked if he finds Trump personally responsible for the Capitol riot, he refers to a statement he put out on Jan. 6. Feenstra got a high-profile boost from former Vice President Mike Pence in July, when he headlined a fundraiser for Feenstra in Sioux Center. March 3, 2023. He will hold on to it with every frail and wobbly ounce of his strength. In his campaign, Franken emphasized a need to dial down the political tension in Washington. Not sure if youre registered to vote? Iowa Capital Dispatchis part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. She was elected to serve in the 1st District, but she will seek reelection in 2022 in the 2nd District because of the way Iowa's redistricting process renumbered the congressional districts. Iowa suddenly had political power. State Sen. Zach Nunn, an Altoona native and Bondurant resident, was first elected to the Iowa House in 2014, and he won his Senate seat in 2018. The National Conservative Political Action Committee sent mailers claiming Culver had helped Senator Ted Kennedy concoct [a] fallacy-ridden story about the Chappaquiddick bridge incident. We rely on your financial support to keep our stories free for all to read. If Iowa's incumbent senator runs for reelection in 2022, the seat is safe for Republicans. and instead mounted a race for state auditor. And though he never seriously contemplated challenging Bidens win, he says his colleagues had every right to do so. That age will be a factor down the road, said Ardie Kuhse, a longtime supporter back home who runs the Waukon Economic Development Corporation. With just four months until the primary election, Iowa's congressional and governor races are starting to solidify. Finkenauer first ran for the Iowa House at age 24, serving two terms as she represented part of Dubuque. I asked David Yepsen, former longtime political reporter for The Des Moines Register, why Grassley would conspicuously avoid distancing himself from associations with racism and antisemitism. Grassley occasionally flubs a name or number, calling his colleague Sen. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) Sorry, there are no recent results for popular commented articles. Thats how I feel.. I have voted for rural infrastructure. Franken has framed himself as a candidate who can appeal to Republicans and Independents, but he took issue with the term "moderate" in an Iowa PBS debate. Its nominating process had jumped to the front of the line in 1972, and in 1976, Jimmy Carter won the caucuses and catapulted to the presidency. Mitt Romney calls New Yorks Santos a sick puppy. Lauren Boebert appears to distance herself from Marjorie Taylor Greene and Kevin McCarthy tries very hard to keep his party civil. Throughout her service, Finkenauer made a point of having her fathers old sweatshirt, which had burn holes in it from his welding work, at her desk. She won the seat in 2020 after successfully primarying a veteran Democrat in the district. Hed tell people what he was doing and theyd listen. Do you have information you want to share with HuffPost. The important June 7 primary election is fast approaching in Iowa, with early voting already underway at local county auditors offices. In November 2022, my colleague streiff reported on an investigation conducted by Senators Chuck Grassley and Josh Hawley, which revealed that this same Disinformation Governance Board . Abby Finkenauer in July became the first major Democrat to announce a 2022 run for the U.S. Senate seat long held by Republican Chuck Grassley. Incumbent Reynolds, 62, has not officially announced her reelection plans, but she has a strong standing in the state. Democrat Mike Franken will challenge U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley in November. Not So Much. If Grassley does seek reelection, Republicans and many Democrats concede the seat is essentially safe. But to be honest with you, what I have been hearing is, its time to let new blood into his seat.. She is a former state representative who is serving her first term in Congress after defeating Democratic incumbent, Abby Finkenauer, in 2020. If you want Grassley out, youve got to vote for the one that you think can beat him, Mahl, 66, said after voting at a downtown Council Bluffs church. Rep. Cindy Axne, 56, announced in November thatshe will seek reelection in the 3rd District. Muhlbauers candidacy marks a shift in strategy for Democrats, who havent won a statewide race in Iowa in almost two decades. But sometime in 2009, the tables turned. Hes getting a lot of encouragement, said Senate Minority Whip John Thune. I work with him every day. And after Trump-supporting rioters stormed the Capitol, Grassley voted to certify Bidens win. In 2022, according to Iowa pollster Ann Selzer, Grassley is now polling at the lowest since the earliest days of his career when he had no name recognition. When you outlive the past, its easier to mold it into myth.The biography of Grassley written by Eric Woolson claims that the Grassley family avoided government assistance. Hurst got more involved in local politics after Donald Trumps election in 2016, becoming a leader in the grassroots Indivisible movement. In fact, if the later popularity of Trump and nine-term congressman Steve King (whose racist comments cost him his primary in 2020) have proven anything, these far-right associations were a perk. Behind Grassley was a painting of a soldier with a sunset behind him. Krause's team said in a press release he will work to defend American democracy after . Hes the senator who held public hearings to criticize his partys own president about excessive military spending, and told Donald Trump off about his trade agenda. Grassley was born on September 17, 1933, in a two-story white farmhouse outside of New Hartford, Iowa. Read the full Q&A with Franken here. I didnt eat the Chinese stuff; Im an American. (The restaurant is now the site of Fongs Pizza, a regionally famous Chinese-American fusion pizza parlor, renowned for its crab rangoon pizza. And on January 5, 2021, Grassley suggested he didnt believe that Mike Pence would preside over the certification of Joe Bidens electoral victory, that if Pence didnt show up, he, as president pro tempore of the Senate, would preside over the process, and that it would be really wrong for me to say I have my mind made up about the election results. Krause ended his campaign after he was unable to gather the necessary number of signatures to make the ballot. Hinson, 38, will run in the 2nd District in 2022. He portrays himself as vested in the future of struggling rural America as a fifth-generation farmer. I dont think he wanted to be considered blatantly sexist, though I believe that he was.

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