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Zach Lahn, the GOP's candidate for the Iowa governorship, is promising to block state hiring of H-1B visa workers for white-collar jobs and is condemning a House bill to expand the inflow of H-2A laborers into the state's agricultural sector. The post GOP Can…
The new campaign finance reports show a sharp contrast in how each candidate is financing the race so far.
One interesting thing about the political landscape in 2026 is that Democrats are looking surprisingly competitive in statewide races in Iowa. even relative to the favorable national context. According to this story, one reason for that is the increasing risk…
DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand's campaign said Monday he broke an Iowa record for the most money raised by a statewide campaign in a fundraising period, raising…
DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Political expert Charlie Cook, the founder of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said Monday he thinks Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand will win Iowa's gubernatorial…
The campaigns of Republican gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn and Democratic nominee Rob Sand are offering competing proposals for how Iowa voters should hear from the candidates this fall, with both sides calling for more direct engagement but disagreeing over the number and format of debates.
DES MOINES, Iowa (Gray Media Iowa State Capitol Bureau) -- Former presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg spent several days in Iowa this week holding public and private events with Democratic candidates running for…
The Lee County Republican Party is proud to host its Annual Graber Banquet on Saturday, July 25, 2026, at The Hidden Tower Event Center in Keokuk. This year’s event will feature Iowa’s next Governor, Zach Lahn, as the Guest of Honor.
With the November election fast approaching, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand visited Sioux County to pitch himself as the next governor of Iowa in a packed room at the Sioux Center Public Library July 9.
A video taken at a town hall that appears to have occurred last week shows one of Sand’s staffers turning away a videographer because she worked for Adam Steen, a former Republican candidate for governor. In the video, the staffer—who also appears in a Sand campaign ad—tells the videographer that it is their policy not to allow anyone who works for opposing candidates into the town hall.
