News Source: Des Moines Register
| 10 months ago
Republican Bob Vander Plaats says his third campaign for governor isn't a charm, but the product of years spent building a statewide network. "If we were this tired, old candidate of the past that was losing numbers and support, we wouldn't be...
News Source: Uinta County News
| 10 months ago
Vander Plaats has formed a committee to begin exploring a run for the Republican nomination for Iowa governor next year...Vander Plaats sought the nomination in 2002, losing to eventual nominee Doug Gross. He ran again in 2006, but dropped out to...
News Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette
| 10 months ago
Sioux City businessman Bob Vander Plaats today announced he is establishing an exploratory committee to lay the groundwork for a 2010 bid for governor in Iowa. Vander Plaats, a Republican who ran for governor in 2002 and 2006 and was GOP...
News Source: Des Moines Register
| 10 months ago
Sioux City Republican Bob Vander Plaats announced today he will wage his third bid for Iowa governor. Vander Plaats, 45, becomes the first candidate to publicly launch a 2010 campaign. Republican Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey has said he is...