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GOP candidates speak in Sigourney
Sigourney :: IA :: USA | 2 days ago
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At the Keokuk County Republican’s dinner Saturday night in Sigourney, gubernatorial candidates made their cases. Gubernatorial candidates Bob Vander Plaats, Rod Roberts and Christian Fong each made their case for governor at the Senior Center Saturday...
Tags: Rod Roberts, Chet Culver, Iowa, Bob Vander Plaats, Chuck Norris, Sigourney, Culver, Iowa gubernatorial election, Christian Fong
Iowa Poll: Low rating for Culver reveals vulnerability
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 10 days ago
Credibility Des Moines Register and Tribune Company Gov. Chet Culver's job approval has fallen to a critical new low, and former Gov. Terry Branstad poses a major potential threat to Culver's re-election, according to The Des Moines Register's new Iowa Poll. Just...
Tags: Des Moines Register, Iowa Poll, moines registering, Chet Culver, Seattle, Iowa, Culver, Terry E. Branstad, Iowa gubernatorial election, Tom Vilsack, Culver's, Politics, Bob Vander Plaats
Iowa: Governor's race shapes up in Iowa
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 22 days ago
Credibility A year out from the 2010 election, five Republican candidates for governor are crisscrossing Iowa while a sixth hires well-known staffers but still hasn't committed to seeking the nomination. Former Gov. Terry Branstad announced Monday he'd hired Tim...
Tags: Bob Vander Plaats, Iowa
GOP gubernatorial candidate responds to criticism
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility During a visit to a Waterloo business, Bob Vander Plaats responded to criticisms leveled at him last week about his tenure as CEO of a nonprofit agency. Vander Plaats has repeatedly called himself a “turnaround CEO” for his work at Opportunities Unlimited.
Tags: Bob Vander Plaats, running mate
Vander Plaats stresses social conservatism
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Republican Bob Vander Plaats stressed his conservative credentials on social issues and took subtle aim at former Republican Gov. Terry Branstad Monday in announcing his candidacy for governor in 2010. Vander Plaats, the GOP's 2006 lieutenant governor...
Tags: Bob Vander Plaats
Political news
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Iowa's senior U.S. senator was on a roll last week, condemning what he says is wasteful Medicare spending on those omnipresent power chairs. Sen. Chuck Grassley lashed out against expenditures outlined in the U.S.
Vander Plaats to officially announce bid for governor Monday
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Republican Bob Vander Plaats said he will officially open his third bid for governor on Monday because the time is right for his sharply conservative message and Democratic Gov. Chet Culver is leading Iowa in the wrong direction. Vander Plaats, 46, plans...
Tags: Bob Vander Plaats, northwest Iowa, conservative message
Rants turns up heat on gubernatorial opponent
Cedar Rapids :: IA :: USA | 2 months ago
Credibility Bob Vander Plaats' claim of being the "turnaround CEO" Iowa needs to lead the state out of its financial problem is being challenged by Rep. Chris Rants, a rival for the GOP gubernatorial nomination. "In every speech he gives, Bob says he was a 'turnaround'...
Tags: Bob Vander Plaats
Huckabee to return for Vander Plaats
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 5 months ago
Credibility Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is scheduled to return to northwest Iowa as the guest of Republican gubernatorial prospect Bob Vander Plaats. The fundraising event, titled an "Evening of Politics in the Park," is set for 4:30 p.m...It would be the...
Tags: Iowa, Mike Huckabee, Bob Vander Plaats
Sex offender changes clear Senate
Des Moines :: IA :: USA | 7 months ago
Credibility The Iowa Senate voted to significantly revise the state's laws regarding sex offenders and to prohibit those convicted of sex offenses against minors from working or visiting places where children are likely to gather. Senate File 340 cleared the Senate...
Tags: Iowa Senate, sex offender, Iowa Family Policy Center, Chet Culver, Bob Vander Plaats, offender law, county recorders, marriage license, Kevin McCarthy, House
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